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We hear tons of sayings about bugs all the time. There are so many bugs out there and probably an equal amount of myths and old wives tales to go along with them. For example:
- “Daddy longlegs are poisonous.”
- “Mosquitoes prefer adults over children.” (tell that to my kids legs!)
- “Ants can survive underwater.”
I’d say many parents “back in the day” made up stories just to keep their kids from messing around with bugs. Maybe they were scared of them so they made up a story. Who knows? Either way, do you know what’s fact and what’s fake?
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On the quiz, I scored 5 out of 5 answers correct.
My favorite fact form the series was that some ants can live underwater for up to a week.
My favorite myth I’ve heard before is that roaches could survive a nuclear explosion.
I got one out of 5 correct! Wow was I wrong about some of these things!
I have 5 of 5 correct. It was easy for me.
My favorite bug myth was that Daddy Long Legs were poisonous.
I got three out of five correct.
I don’t know any bug myths other than the one about cockroaches surviving a nuclear bomb.
I like the underwater ant video.
I only got 3 out of 5 right on the quiz
I like the are daddy long legs poisonous. I would not stick my head in a box of any bug!
I haven’t heard of many bug myths. I have heard that cockroaches can survive a nuclear bomb also
I’ve heard that people that drink a lot aren’t bothered by mosquitoes as much and that’s Bogart drank so much whiskey while filming African Queen.
I got 5 out of 5 correct in the Fact or Fake Quiz
I’ve heard if you take garlic supplements daily that mosquitoes will not bite you???
Don’t know if it’s Fact or Fake though
I like all the videos as I home school my 9 year old and his favorite subject besides math is Science which is where bugs happen to “crawl”
i got 4 out of 5 on the quiz
My result is 3 out of t5.
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I took the Scientific Fact or Scientific Fake Quiz using the app in this post and scored a 5 of 5 right.
I kinda expected the quiz to be harder…I got a perfect score…it was still fun to take. Thanks for the chance to win the awesome prize pack
Hmm…..bug facts….can’t think of a whole lot but two that come to mind that I know are false are first that bed bugs are so tiny u can’t see them….while they are tiny, you can see them with the naked eye. Luckily I haven’t seen any of these nasty little guys and hope I never do….another thing that I’ve heard my whole life is that granddaddy long legs is the most poisonous spider in the world but their mouth is too tiny to bite us. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard this false myth, and by many adults who swear it’s true… There are all sorts of other bug myths that I can’t think of right now…. Its def interesting though researching some of these when u hear them.