NASA - the world renowned space agency is also renowned for its wacky experiments. ![nasa-logo-web-rgb_0.gif](https://steemitimages.com/DQmR38Gq3VqAQ5oVTrpGWUqd2EbUWmNWfi1EP4jkRWUYiFQ/nasa-logo-web-rgb_0.gif) so, while watching the movie: Spiderman, I started wondering whether NASA ever sent an insect to space or not. ![spider-man-homecoming-director-on-entering-marvel-cinematic-univ-1003941.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSAPzAip5kwdqw9BG4fTTyCw72kRRHTNjR7nfPkQuHQQL/spider-man-homecoming-director-on-entering-marvel-cinematic-univ-1003941.jpg) I didn't take more than a google search to find out the list of bugs/insects which NASA has sent into space. Here is the List :- * __Fruit Flies__ ![fruit flies.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmd5iCJ1N2UKiVWbrpgW1qHXWZ1nuoJV1MiPkmwyZLBh5H/fruit%20flies.jpg) Fruit Flies were the first animal on Space when launched on a V2 rocket then: *In 2006 NASA sent 15 fruit flies into orbit on the space shuttle discovery which returned to Earth two weeks later with more than 3000 flies on board.* * __Silkworms__ ![silkworm.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYqjvu59rDtgygxGmEjzQLm9cDuZQ7LuCraHZUE6P91Az/silkworm.jpg) That is right NASA believes silkworms to be an excellent meal for future voyages.(My god) * __Ants__ ![Ants.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXW4xggbWmLwNqaFgdEMj1NUX8zbeB54tqys1XAZKPL99/Ants.jpg) A colony of almost 800 ants was sent to space to test insect reactions in unique situations. * __Honey bees__ ![Bees.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdTaqUiGPWFRTx3VG3QMgxQFtP3gK7AJdhLf2vtPCSFuD/Bees.jpg) That is right NASA also sent honey bees to test how they would react and found an amazing thing: *In an experiment clearly designed to terrify everyone on board, NASA sent 3500 honeybees into orbit in 1984. Researchers found that the bees were capable of building honeycombs in microgravity.* * __Spiders__ ![spiders.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPrVMdtF5jvTf7D3vVvJSABgiwxSM5Jn4bgcB78k9M2Uf/spiders.jpg) Spiders were sent for the same reasons to test their reaction: *Scientists wondered whether spiders would be able to weave their elaborate webs in microgravity, which prompted a trip to space in 1973. Although their webs were initially sloppy, the spiders eventually produced a web comparable to those built back home.* . . . Thanks for reading this...
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