Some insects, like the flea, make themselves at home on other animals! People live together in groups called families. Some insects live together in groups, too. Ants, bees, and termites
Termites
A good wood boring insect inspector is trained to locate even very subtle indications of termite infestation -- slight undulations and tiny holes in wall board, for example, which may indicate infestation in the paper layer of common gypsum board. Termite activity is almost always latent and it often takes a special skill set to identify termite problems before they become structurally severe.
Fleas
Cockroaches
Other insects, like the cockroach and the fly, eat garbage, animal waste, and other dead things. But they recycle garbage to keep the earth clean!
Silverfish
Bees
Ants communicate through smells. They use odors to warn their nest mates of danger and to lead them to food. Other insects send messages with movement! When a bee finds food, it will do a little dance in the nest to tell the other bees "it's time to eat!" Many insects communicate with sounds. Male field crickets chirp by rubbing their wings together to attract a female cricket. Fireflies find each other with flashes of light!
Wasps
Wasps use poison stings to fight off predators. Other insects wear special armor. A few insects, like the stink bug, spray stinky liquids at their enemies. They are the skunks of the insect world! Many insects have colors that blend with the places they live. This is called camouflage.
Crickets
Mosquitoes
Flies
Moths
The of a butterfly. And did you know that there are many more different kinds of moths than there are butterflies? In