Native to Europe — accidentally introduced to NA in the 1930s via imported elm logs. Spread aggressively across NA over the past 90 years, spreading Dutch elm disease as it expanded.
Male atlas moths can detect a female's pheromones from several kilometers away using their massive feathered antennae.
Workers forage in the rainforest canopy, sometimes climbing 30 meters into a single tree before returning to the colony at the base.
Globe skimmer dragonflies migrate up to 18,000 km across the Indian Ocean — the longest insect migration on Earth.
Driver-ant workers are functionally blind — they navigate entirely by pheromone trail, releasing chemicals strong enough to detect days later.
Dung beetles navigate by the Milky Way — the first insect ever proven to use galactic light to orient.
Hummingbird hawkmoths migrate across the Mediterranean and have been documented crossing the Sahara.
