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Insect Oddities Trivia

Cockroaches, ants, aquatic insects, and other bug facts for an unusual animal quiz.

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How long can a cockroach live without its head?

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About this insect trivia quiz

Insect trivia brings together 14 multiple-choice questions about insect oddities. This medium-difficulty set belongs to the animals collection and is designed for a quick, replayable way to test what you know while discovering a few unexpected facts.

The set includes prompts such as “How long can a cockroach live without its head?”, “How many types of photoreceptor cells does the mantis shrimp use?” and “What do horse flies do with their food after swallowing it?”. Read each question carefully, choose an answer, and use the explanation after each round to learn the context behind the correct choice. You can also challenge a friend to the same topic when you are ready for a head-to-head trivia duel.

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What does this trivia set cover?

  • How long can a cockroach live without its head?
  • How many types of photoreceptor cells does the mantis shrimp use?
  • What do horse flies do with their food after swallowing it?
  • How does the greater water boatman breathe?
  • When scared, ladybugs shoot smelly liquid from where?
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14 questions · Animals

Browse the question topics before you play insect trivia. The full answer explanation appears after you choose an option in the quiz above.

  1. How long can a cockroach live without its head?
  2. How many types of photoreceptor cells does the mantis shrimp use?
  3. What do horse flies do with their food after swallowing it?
  4. How does the greater water boatman breathe?
  5. When scared, ladybugs shoot smelly liquid from where?
  6. Bulldog ants can jump up to how many times their body length?
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  1. What do exploding ants do to protect their colony?
  2. What is the only insect species identified in Antarctica?
  3. What makes aphids unusual reproducers?
  4. Insects like bees and ants that follow a strong social structure are known as what?
  5. The horsefly can reach speeds of up to how many miles per hour?
  6. A single mattress that has been slept on can contain what?
  7. Certain ants, like slave ants, capture ants from other colonies for what purpose?
  8. What do dung beetles do with poop?

Questions are from the Selected 500 Trivia Question Bank, with the current set reviewed on 2026-08-07.

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