Body Parts
The number of body parts of an insect
three body parts
This insect is actually the larval stage of butterflies
a caterpillar
Insects use their wings to do this
to fly
Ladybugs have two sets of ______
wings
This insect dies after it protects itself.
a honeybee
The number of legs an insect has
six legs
Caterpillars mostly eat the ______ of flowering plants and trees.
leaves
This insects sucks blood
a mosquito
The outer wings of a ladybug are ___ (adjective).
red (or hard)
This common social insect lives in colonies.
the ant
Name the three sections of an insect's body.
head, thorax and abdomen
As butterflies age, the color of their ______ fades.
wings
The praying mantis is useful in gardens because it _____ other insects.
eats
The inner wings of a ladybug are ____ (adjective).
transparent (or fragile)
This insect has long back legs that it uses to leap.
a grasshopper (or cricket)
Insects have a hard outer shell called...
exoskeleton
Butterflies drink _______from flowers
nectar
A few species of beetles live in the ____during their adult life stage.
water
As ladybugs age, their ______ fade.
spots
This insect looks like a butterfly and goes out at night.
a moth
Insects have these to sense and feel the world.
antennae
The transformation from an immature stage (as a caterpillar) to an adult stage (as a butterfly) is called _______
metamorphosis
Spiders create these wonders of natural architecture.
webs
In the winter, ladybugs do this in the hollow of a tree or under a pile of leaves.
hibernate
The housefly can liquefy many solid food with this.
saliva