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Three Favorites

JULIAN VANKIM

It is hard for Dr. Sammy to pick which insect he likes best. He has so many favorites! Here are a few of them.

Honeybee

JACKIE BALE— GETTY IMAGES

Honeybees sip nectar from flowers. Bees live in colonies. They communicate with one another by dancing.

Preying Mantis

TATYANA SANINA—ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PLUS

Praying mantises are predators. They eat other insects. Sometimes, they eat bigger creatures, such as mice and snakes.

Beetles

SEKSAN44—ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES PLUS

There are thousands of different kinds of beetles. These insects have a hard outer shell. It helps protect them.