Portal:Insects/Did you know/13


 * ... that the water cricket Velia caprai can travel twice as fast after spitting on the water?
 * ... that along with the giant lacewings, the moth lacewing family are regarded as the most primitive living Neuroptera?
 * ... that the timothy plant bug causes "sticky dough"?
 * ... that the Queen's executioner lives in Windsor Great Park and feeds on weevils and nectar?
 * ... that the maize weevil is a serious pest of maize in the United States, and also infests standing crops and cereals in all tropical areas of the world?