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 Insects

Cockroaches
can live for 3 months without food & water... and can live a week without it's head.

Crickets
can tell you the tempature. Count the number of chirps you hear in 15 seconds. Add 37 to that
number and you'll have the approximate tempature in degrees Fahrenheit.

Fleas

can jump over 200 times its own height, and the flea accelerates faster than the space shuttle!

Mosquitoes
have a set of sensors that can lead them to human prey from as far as 100 feet away.