• Why does a dragonfly need a mask?
  A dragonfly larva needs a mask in order to eat. The mask is the lower ...

• Why are crickets kept in cages?
  In China, the song of the house cricket has always been really ...

• Why have dragonflies got such good eyes?
  An image on a computer screen is made up of a series of dots. The ...

• How do grasshoppers and crickets sing?
  There are two main ways of "singing" if you are a grasshopper or ...

• Why do dragonflies fly in pairs?
  Dragonflies seen flying together are usually a mating pair. A male ...

• Which bugs feed on human blood?
  A number of assassin bugs can feed on human blood, but most are not ...

• Which bug is an assassin?
  Assassin bugs are predators (creatures that prey on other creatures) ...

• What insect makes sweets?
  Some kinds of scaled insects produce a syrupy secretion. As the ...

• Which bug spends years underground?
  The periodical cicada, of America, has a life span of 17 years. ...

• Which insect can color food?
  Before the days of artificial food colorings, the red color added to ...