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True or false. All bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs.
True
How many eyes do caterpillars have?
 
12
 
2
 
4
 
23
Are millipedes insects? (yes or no)
No. They are of class Myriapod.
How does the desert dwelling Namib beetle stay hydrated?
 
Catches condensation with its bumpy shell
 
Absorbing the moisture from their rectums
 
Extracting water from food
 
Absorbing the moisture from the ground
Mexican jumping beans are seed pods inhabited by the larva of what insect?
 
A small moth
 
A small fly
 
A small beetle
 
A wasp
Around how many silkworm does it take to make one pound (0,45 kg) of raw silk?
 
2500 silkworms
 
200 silkworms
 
300 silkworms
 
1000 silkworms
Approximately how many times a second does a honeybee´s wings beat?
 
230 times a second
 
150 times a second
 
270 times a second
 
300 times a second
How do female dragonflies avoid mating with undesirable males?
 
Playing dead
 
Flying away
 
Releasing repellent odors
 
Killing the male
What is the egg sac dropped by female cockroaches called?
 
Ootheca
 
Cocoons
 
Gelatinous Mass
 
Clusters
Guess the insect by closeup.
Ant
True or false. Ants never sleep!
False. Ants do sleep but only for 1 to 8 minutes at a time.
Are bed bugs visible to the human eye? (yes or no)
Yes
What color is the blood of insects?
 
Colourless, Pale yellow or green
 
Colourless, Pale orange or blue
 
Colourless, Pale red or purple
 
Colourless, Pale blue or brown
How many stomachs do ants have?
 
2
 
1
 
3
 
4
True or false. Ladybugs are beetles.
True
Guess the insect by closeup
Bee
Guess the insect
 
Aphid
 
Silverfish
 
Pillbug
 
Weevil
What is the term for the mosquito´s needlelike mouth part?
 
Proboscis
 
Palp
 
Halter
 
Cercus
What is the difference between grasshoppers and locusts?
 
Some grasshopper species become locusts
 
Their diet
 
Grasshoppers have 3 stages of metamorphosis, locusts have 4
 
Their habitat
How do ants communicate with one another?
 
Chemical pheromones
 
Sound
 
Physical touch
 
Visual dances
How long can the cicada´s dormancy cycle (nymphs live underground) last for?
 
Up to 17 years
 
Up to 7 years
 
Up to 1 year
 
Up to 10 months
Hornets love to snack on honeybees. What is the defensive mechanism bees developed to combat hornets?
 
Swarm, raise the temperature
 
Sting, they inject their venom
 
Buzz as a threat
 
Release toxic chemicals
What are the most abundant insects in the world?
 
Ants
 
Beetles
 
Flies
 
Bees
The water strider (gerridae) is able to walk on the surface of water. How?
 
Surface tension
 
Light weight
 
Long middle legs
 
Patience
Which body part does the housefly use to taste its food?
 
Feet
 
Abdomen
 
Wings
 
Eyes
What is the study of insects called?
 
Entemology
 
Ornithology
 
Paleontology
 
Seismology
What is the natural predator of termites?
 
Ants
 
Birds
 
Spiders
 
Lizards
Guess the insect by close up
 
Earwig
 
Centipede
 
Stag Beetle
 
Trap jaw ant
What is the loudest insect in the world?
 
Cicada
 
Cricket
 
Longhorn Beetle
 
Bee
What insect was the first living creature to be sent into space?
 
Fruit fly
 
Wolf spider
 
Grain beetle
 
Walking stick
Instead of lungs, insects breathe through openings/pores on their bodies. What are these called?
 
Spiracles
 
Tracheae
 
Glottis
 
Gills
Are ticks and mites insects?
No, they are arachnids
Which beetle is the strongest insect in the world?
 
Horned Dung Beetle
 
Rhinoceros Beetle
 
Antelope Beetle
 
Cedar Beetle
What are the three parts of an insect´s body?
Head, thorax, abdomen
True or false. Grasshoppers existed before dinosaurs.
True
Which ant has the most painful bite?
 
Bullet ant
 
Fire ant
 
Carpenter ant
 
Harvester ant
How many stages of metamorphosis do most insect go through?
 
4 - eggs, larva, pupa, adult
 
3 - egg, nymph, adult
 
5 - egg, first larva, prepupa, pupa, adult
 
2 - larva, adult
What is the ladybug´s defence mechanism against predators?
 
Play dead and then release a bit of foul smelling blood.
 
Fly away, escaping from danger.
 
Blend into something, like a flower.
 
Show their bright colors to predators.
True or false. Fleas have wings.
False. Fleas are jumpers.
What is a hornet´s favourite snack?
 
A bee
 
An ant
 
Nectar
 
A fly
Guess the insect by closeup.
Moth
Are spiders and scorpions insects?
No, they are arachnids
True or false. Only female mosquitoes bite humans to get a blood meal.
True. Only females bite; males feed on flower nectar.
Approximately what percent of animal life on Earth are insects?
 
90% or more
 
85% or more
 
80% or more
 
75% or more
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