The oldest living organisms in the world are the Bristlecomb pines of the mountain regions of California and Nevada. They can live for greater than 5,000 years and in the course of their lifetime they will see 1,000,000 sunrises!
Mondo bugs
Mondo bugs The total weight of insects on Earth is much
greater than the weight of any other group of animals! Insects are
also among the very few species which feed on humans. Carrying
diseases, such as malaria, also makes them responsible for millions
of deaths each year. However, in some countries, insects provide up
to 10 per cent of the protein in human diets! 5 MAY 2000