Home And Garden Zone
Here in our Home & Garden Zone, you’ll get the chance to find out more about the wonderful array of bugs that you live with every day.
From Kent tailed scorpions in your brickwork, to Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches in the kitchen, and the Huntsman Spider in the dining room (potentially joining you on the back of some tropical fruits!), you’ll see your home in a very different way after your visit!
BUGS OF THE HOME AND GARDEN
Lady Bird
Coccinellidae is a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds (British English, Australian English, South African English), ladybugs (North American English) or lady beetles (preferred by some scientists). Lesser-used names include ladyclock, lady cow, and lady fly.
Flies
True flies are insects of the order Diptera (Greek: di = two, and pteron = wing), possessing a single pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax.
BUG TV
INTERESTING WORM FACTS...
- Worms eat dirt or anything that was once alive!
- Some can grow upto 10 inches long.
- You can freeze and then defrost worms.
- 60% of their bodyweight is pee!
DID YOU KNOW?
Flies have a 10 times faster reaction than humans.
Spanish Flies are not flies and do not make good aphrodisiacs. They are beetles and the only thing they produce is a toxic chemical called cantharidin that is recommended for little more than the treatment of warts.
Scientists believe the Mayfly is the most primitive present-day insect around. These insects are the most popular models for artificial flies.