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Thousands of miles home
The Butterfly's Long Journey
Monarch butterflies fly up to 3,000 miles to a place none of them have ever been before, following a path their great-great-grandparents once flew.
Animal group
Insect wonders
A tiny, hungry helper
The Ladybug's Garden Duty
A single ladybug can eat dozens of plant-munching aphids in just one day.
Wrapped in wonder
The Butterfly's Quiet Change
A crawling caterpillar can wrap itself in a quiet little case and later emerge as an entirely new creature: a butterfly.
Small but strong
The Mighty Ant Team
One tiny ant can lift many times its own body weight, and a whole colony can move things far too big for any single ant.
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Cool light maker
The Firefly's Lantern
A firefly can glow without ever feeling warm, lighting up the summer night with a built-in lantern near its tail.
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Mighty little lifter
The Tiny Strongman
A rhinoceros beetle can carry about 100 times its own body weight on its back.
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Ancient sky acrobat
Four Wings, No Rules
A dragonfly can fly straight up, straight down, and even backward, because each of its four wings moves on its own.
Music made of wings
The Cricket's Nighttime Song
A cricket doesn't sing with its mouth at all; it makes its chirping song by rubbing a pair of special wings together.
Talking with a wiggle
The Bee's Dancing Directions
A honeybee that finds a rich patch of flowers can tell her hivemates exactly where it is, just by dancing in the dark.