var arrayFacts = [ "Going Buggy:

All bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs. The bug, which has incorrectly become synonymous with the insect, is a specific type of insect.

These are called true bugs and are part of the Order Heteroptera, which includes stink bugs, water striders, and bed bugs. ", "Insect, Inside Out:

Insects actually have their skeletons on the outside of their bodies.

These exoskeletons protect the insects and keep water inside their bodies so they don’t dry out. ", "Small Sage:

The name praying mantis is derived from a Greek word meaning 'prophet.'

The Praying Mantis is the only insect capable of moving its head side-to-side.", "Faster Than a Speeding Horsefly:

No one is quite sure what the fastest insect is... Sphinx moths, a.k.a. hawk moths, have been measured at 32 mph; however, a horsefly was recently clocked at 87 mph! ", "How many insects???

No one is sure how many species of insects there are, though scientists estimate that there are currently over one million known species of insects!

The most recent number is: 1,017,018 species in the world. Over three out of four creatures on the planet are insects.", "'Spit tobacco juice or else!'

In the old days, children often played a game that involved catching grasshoppers on a warm summer day.

You have to be quick because a grasshopper can tell when you are just a few feet away. Hold the grasshopper lightly in one hand and say, 'Spit tobacco juice or else!'

Then, look out because he will spit a disgusting brown-colored liquid that resembles tobacco juice.

Since he breathes through holes on his sides instead of through his mouth, he might feel threatened when being held too closely. ", "Small, But Deadly:

The most poisonous insects are wasps, bees, and ants.

The insects with the most toxic venom are harvester ants. ", "Pride of Connecticut:

The Praying Mantis is the official state insect of Connecticut.", "Outnumbered:

There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings on the entire earth.

A common square mile of rural line will hold literally billions of insects.

This excludes polar and desert regions, but holds true almost everywhere else on earth.", "Teeming With Life:

There are more types of insects in one tropical rain forest tree than there are in the entire state of Vermont.

The rain forests are home to the majority of Earth’s species.", "Wind Beneath My Wings:

Off the coast of South Africa, on the island of Kerguelen, there is an area called the 'furious Fifties,' where the wind never stops blowing, and usually reaches speeds of 60 kilometers per hour.

Because winged insects were getting blown into the ocean by the high winds, wingless variations of common insects have evolved on this island.

Flies do not fly and moths and butterflies have to climb to reach the nectar in the flowers, but at least the winds don't lift them up by the wings and blow them away anymore.", "Homesick:

The Doodlebug is a common name for the antlion, an insect that burrows in the sand and catches prey in small pits.

When Charles Duke saw the craters on the moon, he was reminded of the doodlebug pits in his Southern hometown. He went so far as to sing the doodlebug chant, 'Doodlebug, Doodlebug, are you at home.'

According to Duke, if you spun a piece of straw around a doodlebug's home, and sang the doodlebug chant, the antlion would come to the top.", "Assassin Bug:

If you're looking for an bug exterminator then you may want to look up the Assassin Bug.

This bug has no qualms about destroying its prey. It impales its victim with a sharp spear-like mouth and injects digestive juices into the prey's internal organs. Once done, the assassin just sucks up the homemade bug soup.", "Love Bug Strikes Again:

Love bugs are flies that can wreak havoc on motorists. Swarms of adults often spatter against windshields, lights, grills and radiators.

This can result in overheated motors with extensive engine damage because large numbers are drawn into the cooling systems.", "Decorative Bugs?

Next time you wear that red sweater or take a drink of your favorite red punch, you may be interested in knowing what was used to color it.

The label says no animals used in the making of this product, but what about insects?

The cochineal insect, which is found on prickly pear cacti, is a source for natural red dye. The insects are ground and then cooked to release their color. The powder is used for dyes in clothing and baskets.

It has also been approved by the FDA for use in food and cosmetics. Many brands of lipstick and some kinds of fruit drinks are colored with the cochineal extract. It gives a new meaning to the phrase 'bug juice'.", "The Kissing Bug:

This insect's name may seem harmless but its real intent is quite gruesome. The kissing bug didn't earn its name by kissing fellow critters...

Landing on a sleeping person, it will first painlessly pierce the lips, eyelids or ears of its human target. Next it will take in its blood meal.

The biggest problem with this type of feeding process is that the bug injects its saliva into the victim, causing anaphylactic shock in people who are sensitive to the bite.

In rarer cases, the bite can cause of Chagas disease, a form of African sleeping sickness carried by 40 percent of kissing bugs.", "Hiding in the Bushes...

Imagine bending down to smell a beautifully colored flower only to have it bear its teeth at you!

Flower mantises look so much like flowers, they can easily ambush unsuspecting prey.", "A time to be born, a time to spray insecticide:

The best time to spray households for insects with insecticide is 4:00 p.m. The insects are most vulnerable at that time.", "Bugs rule by majority!

An estimated 80 percent of all animals on the earth are insects. More than 10 quintillion bugs fall into 800,000 species.", "Flying Exterminators:

Worldwide, bats are the most important natural enemies of night-flying insects.", "Incredible Insects:

Insects outnumber humans 1 million to one. There are more different kinds of insects in existence today than the total of all kinds of animals put together.", "Life is Short:

One of the most unusual forms of life in the world are cicadas, also known as seventeen-year locusts.

As soon as these cicadas are born, they burrow into the ground, developing, for 17 years.

At the end of this time they emerge from the ground, fully grown and are ready to live as adults. Sadly, they live above ground only a few weeks, just long enough to reproduce and die.", "Glowworms Are Real!

People flock to the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand to see Glowworms! The larvae of the fungus gnat, glowworms live on the ceilings in the Waitomo Caves.

What draws people to these caves in particular, is that the thousands of glowworms there make the ceiling appear like the night sky.

The glow attracts the insects, which get caught on the long sticky threads that the glowworms dangle like nets.", "I Got the Beat!

The tiny midge has the fastest wing beat of all insects. It can flap its wings at an amazing 62,760 beats a minute!

The midge is also the world's smallest bloodsucking insect. Some midges are less than .04 inches (1 mm) long.", "The LEGend:

Millipedes have between a few dozen to several hundred legs, but never as many as a thousand.", "Bugs as Baubles:

The red and black abdomens of some weevils are used to make beautiful beads in Africa.", "The Weevil: a happy accident.

In the late 1800s, the boll weevil crossed over from Mexico and spread from state to state. Within 20 years it had laid waste to the cotton fields of the Deep South, completely destroying the crops in Alabama.

The disaster proved to be a blessing in disguise. Abandoning cotton, the farmers took to planting peanuts as a replacement crop.

These crops were so successful that they restored the area's economy! The appreciative community erected a statue of the creature sitting in a silver bowl held by a Greek maiden in thanks."];