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Article: Insects on the move.
- Article from:
- Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- May 4, 2007
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A grasshopper can jump a distance of more than 20 times the length of its body! That means a 2-inch grasshopper can jump more than 3 feet!
AMAZING INSECTS
These insects take the prize for their athletic abilities. Some expert runners, swimmers, or fliers. Others can jump very far or even do acrobatics. They can really move!
The dragonfly is one of the fastest flying insects. Some dragonflies can reach 35 miles per hour. This insect is also acrobatic. It can fly backward and turn around quickly. It can also hover, or hang, in the air.
The record for longest insect flight goes to the monarch butterfly. Each fall, millions of monarch ...