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How much do you know about the crawling insects in your house? You must have seen a couple of them crawling inside your home and their presence freaked you out. You must have tried a lot of things to get rid of them, but it seems they always find their way back into your home. Perhaps instead of fighting them and trying to kill them all the time, you should stop and learn more about them. After all, knowing what your enemies are will give you more insight on how to get rid of them for good.

Fun facts about crawling insects that you might not be aware of. Read on and enjoy!

Houseflies try to find the sugar in your food using their feet. Their feet sensors are 10 million times more sensitive that the human taste buds in your tongue.

Ticks can grow as big as a marble if you let them live in your home. From the regular rice grain size, your ticks might grow bigger and bigger the more they feed on you.

Silkworms are the source of your favourite textile. In order to product a pound of silk, you need about 2,000 silkworms.

Ants may be small, but they can carry as much weight as fifty times their weight. Don’t be surprised when those chips fall on the floor and they’re gone by the minute.
Monarch Butterflies are very light. You need about 100 of these butterflies to weight an ounce.

When cattle dung became a problem in Australia, the government had to fly dung beetles from across continents to get rid of the cattle dung problem. Sometimes, these insects can be very useful too.

Did you know that wasps can get drunk too? When they feed on fermenting juice, they usually pass out a couple of minutes after. They look like they’re dead, but they are not.

Termites are the silent killers of your home. The queen of the termites can give birth to as much as 40,000 eggs per day. You could only imagine how many of them are living in your home when you don’t do something when you see the first sign of them.

There are a handful of species of crawling insects across the globe. Some of them might be bringers of problems and are considered pests while some live to perform a purpose.