Native to southeastern US — INVADED CALIFORNIA in the late 1990s (first detected Tulare County 1989) via accidental introduction of infested ornamental nursery plants. Caused massive economic concern for CA wine industry.
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.
