Portal:Insects/Did you know/20

... that Petalura hesperia dragonflies lay their eggs along stream margins because their larvae are semi-aquatic?
... that the beetle Typhaea stercorea has been found in grain storages dating all the way back to the Iron Age?
... that Vespula flaviceps larvae are considered a delicacy in Japan?
... that with a forewing length of only 3.36 millimetres (0.132 in) Microberotha is one of the smallest known beaded lacewings to have been described?
... that, in female bedbugs, the spermalege reduces the wounding costs caused by a male's needle-like penis?