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