Accidentally introduced to the Caribbean in 1994 (Grenada) — rapidly spread across the eastern Caribbean and into Florida (1996), then across the Caribbean basin and southern US over the late 1990s-2000s.
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.
