Body Parts
The number of body parts of an insect
What is three?
Butterflies go through one of these cycles during their lifetime. Hint: it's a big, long word that starts with an M.
What is complete metamorphosis or incomplete metamorphosis?
Insects use their wings to do this function.
What is fly?
I have eaten too much and I feel like I might pop, instead I do this.
What is molt?
Insects have different adaptations to help them do this.
What is survive?
The number of legs an insect has
What is six?
Before I begin metamorphosis, I am this worm like creature.
What is a caterpillar?
Insects make themselves into this shape before they go into their chrysalis.
What is J shape?
One structure I have on the outside of my body is bristles. The function of this structure is___________.
What is protection?
This adaptation makes butterflies appear frightening to their predators.
What is eye spots on their wings?
Name the three sections of an insect's body.
What is head, thorax and abdomen?
Butterflies rely on this as their primary source of food.
What is liquid (like nectar)?
Insects do a lot of this during the larva stage.
What is eat?
I have a spinneret on my lower lip. I use this to _____________.
What is spin silk or make a silk button?
The feature looks likes dots on the side of the caterpillar, but it does what human lungs do.
What are spiracles?
Insects have these to sense and feel the world.
What is antennae?
These are the stages of complete metamorphosis.
What is egg, larva, pupa, adult?
Insects do this during the pupa stage.
What is rest?
What is the function of prolegs?
What is helping the caterpillar stick to things?
This adaptation helps a butterfly to hide from a predator.
What is camouflage?
Insects have a different type of skeleton than humans do. Ours is on the inside and is called an endoskeleton. An insect has an _______________.
What is an exoskeleton?
Butterflies use these to taste.
What is their feet?
When insects shed their skin it is called this.
What is molting?
Our caterpillars ate a type of paste from the _________ plant.
What is mallow?
This feature helps butterflies use flowers to help them survive.
What is a proboscis?