Beet &
scarlet
red
This joint has a type of macaroni named for it
the elbow
Illacme plenipes, a species of this bug, may have 750 legs, somewhat fewer than the name suggests
The USS Slater, a World War II destroyer escort, is a now a museum in this "Empire State" capital
Albany
...was a Beatle:
Django,
Ringo,
Waldo
Ringo
Canary &
dandelion
yellow
If you're giving someone your full attention, you're "all" these
ears
The painted lady is a common one of these insects in the order Lepidoptera
Butterfly
This capital's Kawaiaha'o church is known as the "Westminster Abbey of the Pacific"
Honolulu
...is a county in Florida:
Lincoln,
Suwannee,
Crockett
Suwannee
Jet &
ebony
Black
The system inside these organs is commonly called the bronchial tree
Lungs
This "pious" insect can turn its triangular head 180 degrees
Praying Mantis
This Idaho capital has a basque museum & basque language school
Boise
...is a weapon in the classic version of the board game Clue:
spear,
hammer,
wrench
a wrench
Coffee &
cinnamon
brown
This "in" word means the upper surface of the foot between the toes & the ankle
instep
Ladybugs & boll weevils are types of this insect, the largest order in the animal kingdom
beetles
Its family history library on NW Temple St. has over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records
Salt Lake City
...borders Mexico:
Belize,
El Salvador,
Honduras
Belize
Azure &
cyan
Blue
If you want to be formal about it, "vermiform" comes before the name of this organ that was previously believed to have no function
Appendix
Dust these, which feed on dander & flakes of skin on pillows & mattresses, can trigger asthma attacks
Mites
It sits on the Mississippi across the river from the sugar plantations that gave the area the name "Sugar Bowl of America"
Baton Rouge
...is a variety of snail:
glider,
sailfoot,
ramshorn
ramshorn