Flies Facts
Flies Facts
- The lifespan of a firefly is about seven days. During these days, they are busy trying to find a mate.
- Out of every 1,000 Mosquitoes, one female carries a disease that could be fatal to humans.
- There are more than 2,400 flea species in the world.
- There are approximately 2,700 different species of mosquitoes.
- The dragonfly has not changed over the last 300 million years.
- Some mosquitoes can beat their wings 600 times a second. A midge fly holds the record, with a wing beat of 1046 times a second.
- The average housefly lives for one month.
- The fastest known insect is a dragon fly that has been clocked at 58 kilometers an hour.
- Flies can "taste" with their feet.
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