Helpful bugs
This spotted insect eats aphids in gardens.
What is a ladybug?
Bees live together in this structure.
What is a hive?
These help insects feel and smell things around them.
What are antennae?
This tiny bug drinks blood and can attach to animals.
What is a tick?
This is the first stage in most insect life cycles.
What is an egg?
Bees help flowers grow by doing this.
What is pollination?
This nighttime flying insect is attracted to lights.
What is a moth?
Insects have this number of main body sections.
What is three?
This insect can spread diseases like malaria.
What is a mosquito?
This comes after the egg stage in an insect’s life cycle.
What is a larva ?
Earthworms help soil by doing this to it.
What is aerating/mixing the soil?
This insect has clear wings and can make a loud buzzing sound in summer.
What is a cicada?
Insects have this many legs.
What is 6?
This pest can destroy wooden houses and furniture.
What is a termite?
This is the process where insects change form as they grow.
What is metamorphosis?
This beetle cleans up animal waste by rolling it into balls.
What is a dung beetle?
Butterflies taste with this body part.
What are their feet?
This hard outer covering protects many insects.
What is an exoskeleton?
This spider is famous for its black body and red marking.
What is a black widow?
Every year, monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles to warmer places in a journey called this.
What is migration?
This insect eats pests and can turn its head almost all the way around.
What is a praying mantis?
This insect is known for making paper-like nests hanging from trees or roofs.
What is a wasp?
This insect has ears on its legs.
What is a cricket?
This arachnid is tiny and can live on human skin or animals.
What is a mite?
Dragonflies begin life in this habitat.
What is water?