Insects

Insects:

-There are more insects in 2 square miles of rural land than humans on Earth

-Insects account for 8 out of 10 of all know species.

-They are found everywhere on the Astronaut's Globe, even Antarctica.

-Over 900,000 species have been identified.

-The weight of the Earth's insect population is 12 times greater than the weight of all the people.

-Only 1% of insects are harmful to humans.

(Info from A Crewmember's Guide supplement to The Astronaut's Globe by Earth Seeds Project http://www.earthseeds.net/)

Here are some photos of the wonderful, interesting insects you can find in Michigan.

Now before you get to creeped out don't forget insects include beautiful butterflies which help to pollinate plants and bees which are also useful pollinators. Without them we wouldn't have most of the flowers, fruits and vegetables that we do.

They are varied in shape, size and color

Some blend in with their environment

In some cases, such as the Praying Mantis the female will eat the male after mating.

Some are destructive like the non-native Japanese Beetle