One More Thing

Nov 9, 2019

Bugs

Yup! Bugs! And Facts!

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Katydid facts:

• Alternative Titles: Tettigoniidae, bush cricket, bushcricket, long-horned grasshopper
• nocturnal
• produces the repetitive song for which katydids are named; the song is phoneticized as “katy-did, katy-didn’t.”
• Songs differ as to their purpose, being either reproductive, territorial, aggressive, or defensive in nature.
• https://www.britannica.com/animal/long-horned-grasshopper

Thou art a female, Katydid!
  I know it by the trill
That quivers through thy piercing notes
  So petulant and shrill.
I think there is a knot of you
  Beneath the hollow tree,
A knot of spinster Katydids,—
  Do Katydids drink tea?
        ~ Holmes—To an Insect.

Beetle facts:

• There are 12,000 different kinds of beetles in the United States and over 300,000 species in the world.
• Beetles are found on land and in fresh water and can adapt to almost any environment
• Beetles can both hurt and help the environment. Some beetle species destroy crops or property, while some species help get rid of garbage, eat dead trees or help pollinate flowers.
• Adult beetles have two sets of wings.
• Beetles cannot see very well, so they communicate using pheromones, sounds or vibrations.
• https://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/beetles/

Lady bug facts:

• Several cultures even think of ladybugs as good luck charms for anything from marriage to childbirth to the weather to a good harvest
• There are about 5,000 different species of ladybugs
• Farmers have been known to bring in ladybugs to help control the pests on their plants naturally.
• THE AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF A LADYBUG IS 2-3 YEARS.
• when they lay their eggs, they lay them smack dab in the middle of a field where there are pests. And it’s not just one or a dozen eggs they lay either – it’s hundreds!
• To ward off predators, they secrete a foul-tasting fluid from the joints in their legs
• https://familymaven.io/mamateaches/lessons-activities/fun-facts-about-ladybugs-lRP9ycSxK0GSBWDwIuRutA/

Grasshopper facts:

• there are over 11,000 species of grasshopper
• A lot of people around the world eat grasshoppers
• They can leap 20 times as far as their body length.
• They have adapted to most every habitat including deserts, forests, and grasslands.
• https://www.ducksters.com/animals/grasshopper.php

“O’er folded blooms On swirls of musk, The beetle booms adown the glooms And bumps along the dusk.”

~ James Whitcomb Riley

“Most Internet users seem to have the attention span of grasshoppers.“

~ Stephen King

“All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be detestable to you. There are, however, some winged creatures that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper. But all other winged creatures that have four legs you are to detest.”

Bible: Leviticus 11

“Little ladybug on my arm
you wear a heart as part of your charm
You joined me on this sunny day
just for a moment then you flew away.”
~ Author Unknown

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