Trivia : Item Teasers

Trivia are facts that can be amusing although they are mostly knowledge that we can do without. Here, we have compiled some of them.

Trivia retrieved for Insects (4 found)

Branch: EntomologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Entomology. Subject: InsectsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Insects. Topic: MosquitoesRetrievalClick for trivia items under Mosquitoes.

Women get bitten by mosquitoes more often than men do because mosquitoes like the scent of estrogen, a female hormone.

NOTE: This fact is based on the assumption that all other factors between males and females are equal. Many factors actually causes mosquitoes to target certain humans. These include sweat, body odour, body chemicals such as uric acid (builds up in skin), lactic acid (released from pores), octanol (in sweat and breath), acetone (in breath), and estradiol (a collective constituent of oestrogen).

Branch: ZoologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Zoology. Subject: InsectsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Insects. Topic: LocustsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Locusts.

Locusts can eat their own weight in food in a day.

Branch: ZoologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Zoology. Subject: InsectsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Insects. Topic: Praying MantisRetrievalClick for trivia items under Praying Mantis.

The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head and look behind its shoulders.

Branch: ZoologyRetrievalClick for trivia items under Zoology. Subject: InsectsRetrievalClick for trivia items under Insects. Topic: FleasRetrievalClick for trivia items under Fleas.

Fleas can jump more than 100 times their height.

Published on: 13 Feb 2019 2124.
Last updated: 13 Feb 2019 2124.