Army Ant
Army ants have no permanent nest: they link their bodies together to build a living nest, called a bivouac, that can hold hundreds of thousands of ants.
Insect
Atlas Moth
Adult atlas moths have no working mouths and never eat; they live for only a week or two on fat stored as caterpillars.
Bumblebee
Bumblebees can ‘buzz pollinate’, vibrating their flight muscles to shake pollen out of flowers such as tomatoes and blueberries.
Desert Locust
A desert locust swarm covering one square kilometre can eat as much food in a day as about 35,000 people.
Dragonfly
Dragonflies are among the most successful hunters on Earth, catching their prey in flight in up to about 95 percent of attempts.
Dung Beetle
Some African dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate at night, the first animals known to orient by our galaxy.
Firefly
In the Great Smoky Mountains, thousands of fireflies of one species flash in unison for a few weeks each summer, so popular that viewing is managed by a lottery.
Goliath Beetle
Goliath beetle larvae can weigh up to about 100 g, making them among the heaviest insects on Earth.
Hercules Beetle
The Hercules beetle is one of the longest beetles in the world, and the male’s huge horn can be longer than its body.
Honey Bee
A honey bee tells its nest-mates where to find flowers by performing a ‘waggle dance’ that encodes the direction and distance of the food.