Body Parts
Which body part has the eyes and mouth?
The head!
What is the hard covering that forms around a caterpillar before it goes through metamorphosis?
A chrysalis. (a cocoon is always soft like a blanket!)
What do we call a group of insects that live and work together?
A colony or hive
Insects that live by themselves are called _________
solitary insects
The thorax
What do we call a baby insect that hatches from eggs?
Larva
What is the queen ant/bee's job?
The hard outside of an insects body is called ____________
exoskeleton
What do insects use antennae for?
For feeling and smelling
Name the 4 stages of a butterfly's life cycle.
Egg, Larva, Pupa/Chrysalis, Adult
What do we call ants that take care of the eggs and larva?
What is molting?
When an insect sheds its skin to grow bigger.
Which body part do some insects NOT have? Head, abdomen, wings, or antennae?
The wings! Everything else is necessary to be an insect.
What insects do NOT go through complete metamorphosis?
Grasshopper, Praying Mantis, Termites, Ants, Bees
Every winter, worker bees kick out _________ from the hive.
Drone bees
True or False: Do people normally invite their foe to their birthday party?
False! A foe is a pest or enemy, something that causes harm to you. Most people invite their friends
Name all essential body parts of an insect!
Head, Thorax, Abdomen, 6 legs, and Antennae
Cicadas have an interesting life cycle. List 2 important details of how they grow
They borrow underground and emerge all together every 13 or 17 years!
Name one way insects help humans and one way insects harm humans
Helpful: spread pollen, eat other pests, eat our waste, make products we use (honey, silk)
Harmful: eat our crops, spread germs and diseases, eat the wood in our houses!
Name 4 different ways that insects communicate with each other.
ex. smell (chemical trails) sound (soldier ants rattle their heads when danger is near touch (ants tap each other with their antennae when they are hungry) movement (bees do the waggle dance when they found good nectar) bioluminescence (fireflies glow when they are looking for a mate)