ANSWER: Cockroaches have fossils that date back 350 million years. These ancient insects walked on the earth long before humans. Dating back to the dinosaurs, cockroaches have six legs, wings and antennae.

ANSWER: Cockroaches can live for a month without any food, but they can only live for two weeks without water.

ANSWER: Fleas — these tiny insects can jump 150 times as high as their body length. They like to live on cats, dogs, humans and rodents. Jumping from animal to animal, these pests are attracted to their new homes by body heat.

ANSWER: Bed bugs are real insects that like to make their homes in human beds and feed on human blood at night. These tiny bugs hide in cracks in and around human environments and are very difficult to spot.

ANSWER: False — ticks are more like spiders than insects. While most insects have three body regions, ticks only have one body region.

ANSWER: Rats! Rats are clever pests that are capable of digging three feet straight into the ground. They have also been known to chew through building materials such as glass, cinderblock, wire, aluminum and lead and climb inside pipes with diameters between one-half and four inches.

ANSWER: House mice do not need to drink water to survive. They get all the nutrition they need from food. These mice prefer eating nuts, grains and sweets and are not particularly fond of cheese!

ANSWER: The Africanized honey bee, also known as the " killer" bee, will pursue its attacker for over a quarter mile if it feels threatened.

ANSWER: A queen underground termite lives to produce eggs. Worker termites build nests, gather food and protect the colony while the queen has babies.

ANSWER: The bombardier beetle can shoot boiling chemicals at its attacker if it feels like it is in danger. The spray is extremely smelly and can reach temperatures of 100 degrees Celsius.

ANSWER: In Singapore, 2-inch long termite queens are considered a delicacy. They can be served live, dipped in alcohol or in rice wine.