Types of insects
the most organized social insect is _______
ant
3 parts of an insects body
head, thorax, abdomen
have wings that are normally the same size, shape, and form
which member of a honey bee colony exists primarily to lay eggs?
queen
includes silverfish
thysanura
the largest and most common bees are _____ bumblebees
social
an insect's upper lip
labrum
largest order of insects
coleoptera
What are the female bees that do all the jobs in the colony?
workers
second largest insect order
lepidoptera
Specialized ants with large mandibles for defending the colony are called _______
soldier ants
an insect's side to side jaw
mandible
consists of true bugs
hemiptera
a male honeybee is _____
drone
includes termites
isoptera
hymenopterans are considered _______ insects
social
Tiny opening that allows air to enter an insects body
spiracle
includes dragonflies and damselflies
odonata
What kind of ants live in mutualism with aphids?
dairy ants
includes earwigs
dermaptera
A wasp that does not live in an organized group is called an _______ wasp.
solitary
An insect's lower lip
spiracle
includes grasshoppers and crickets
orthoptera
Which of the following hymenopterans does not live in colonies?
potter wasp
the banded wooly bear is the larval form of the _____ moth
Isabella Tiger