What is an insect in the life stage between larva and adult, during which they are in a cocoon, called?
pupae
What is the process of wearing away caused by wind, water, or ice called?
eroding
What is the rear part of an ant's body called?
abdomen
What are living organisms that grow in water and make their own food but are not plants?
algae
What are animals that don't have backbones called?
invertebrates
What is a newly hatched form of a certain animal that looks very different from their parents and that changes greatly in appearance as they become adults?
larvae
In Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck, how many rules did Gram have for the beach?
One. Don't go into the water unless she or Jim were with the narrator.
What is a large group of creatures that live together called?
colony
What is the middle section of an ant's body called?
thorax
In Ants in My Bed, why couldn't the narrator sleep?
Ant's crawled over him/the thought of ants crawling over him.
What are the three parts of an ant?
Head, thorax, and abdomen.
What is it called when an insect or animal digs a tunnel or hole?
burrowing
In Ants in My Bed, how did the narrator fix his ant problem?
He cleaned his room.
In Horseshoes Aren't Just For Good Luck, what type of animal did the author find on the beach?
Horseshoe crabs/limulus
In Horseshoes Aren't Just For Good Luck, where did Gram live?
At the beach/seashore.
What are a member of a group of invertebrates that have a segmented body, and exoskeleton, and jointed limbs?
arthropod
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