INSECTS
| Largest Insect | Goliath
beetle (found in Africa) Weight (male) 100g |
| Longest Insect | Tropical stick
insect Length up to 33 cm |
| Largest locust Swarn | A Swarn of desert locusts
that crossed the Red Sea in 1889. Swarn estimated to contain 250,000,000 insects weighing about 500,000 tonnes and covering 5,000 sq. km |
| Largest Butterfly | Queen Alexandra
bird wing (found in Guinea) Wing span 28 cm, weight 5 g |
| Most Dangerous Ant | Black bulldog
ant (found in Australia and Tasmaina) One bite can kill a man. |
| Fastest Wing Beat | A tiny midge can beat its wings 1000 times a second. |
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