European Insects

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Here are some Insects that are found in Europe:-

Mosquito ~ Mosquitoes live in forests around humans. The females carry a disease called Malaria.

Bees ~ There are 22,000 species of Bees in the world.

Ants ~ Ants live in very large colonies and the females can fly.

Flies ~ Flies can fly backwards and turn around in mid-air.

Dragonflies ~ Dragonflies can grow from between 2 and 12.5 cm long.

Moths ~ There are over 200,000 different types of moths from around the world.

Termites ~ Termites can build nests up to 12m high.

Lice ~ Live on mammals, except bats.

 Wasps ~ The bright colours on a wasp act as a warning to predators.

Cockroaches ~ Cockroaches are amongst the most ancient of all insects (35,000,000 years ago). They came before the Dinosaurs.

Grasshoppers ~ Every species of Grasshopper has a different song.

Fleas ~ Fleas can jump over 200 times their body length.

Beetles ~ There are more than 350,000 different species of beetle in the world.

Mantids ~ These are the fiercest predators in the insect world.

Lady Birds ~ Ladybirds hibernate during Winter.