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Fierce Bugs

  • November 1, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Gladiator bugs don’t actually fight each other, but these carnivorous insects are fierce hunters that can snag prey as big as they are. When it was found in Africa in 2002, the gladiator bug became the first new order of insect to be discovered in 87 years.

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