Article: BUGS FUNNY; As Attenborough uncovers the weird world of insects.(Features)

Byline: By LAURIE HANNA

THE biggest stars on television at the moment are creepy, often slimy and guaranteed to irritate.

And we're not talking about the Dail.

Thanks to Sir David Attenborough's BBC series Life In The Undergrowth - and I'm A Celeb stars eating beasties in the jungle - the secret world of insects has been laid bare.

The tiny creatures have taken over our screens in a big way, so here are 25 facts about the weird and wonderful of insects...

INSECTS were the first animals to appear on land, more than 400 million ...

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