Portal:Insects/Did you know/20


 * ... that Petalura hesperia dragonflies lay their eggs along stream margins because their larvae are semi-aquatic?
 * ... that the beetle Typhaea stercorea has been found in grain storages dating all the way back to the Iron Age?
 * ... that Vespula flaviceps larvae are considered a delicacy in Japan?
 * ... that with a forewing length of only 3.36 mm Microberotha is one of the smallest known beaded lacewings to have been described?
 * ... that, in female bedbugs, the spermalege reduces the wounding costs caused by a male's needle-like penis?