Busy Beetles
This insect group has more kinds than any other on Earth. What are they called?
Beetles
These cute red insects with black spots are actually beetles
Ladybugs
Fireflies
Beetles that sleep during the day and come out at night are called what?
nocturnal
These insects are famous for being super annoying because they land on everything.
Flies
Beetles have hard front wings called this.
Elytra
Ladybugs help gardeners by eating these tiny plant pests. What are those pests called?
Aphids
Fireflies make light mainly to do this with other fireflies.
Talk/communicate
This beetle can spray boiling hot chemicals to scare predators.
bombardier beetle
Flies land on food, trash, and even us because they are looking for what?
Things to taste or smell (they taste with their feet!)
This beetle has a big horn on its head, like a tiny rhinoceros!
Rhinoceros beetle
Ladybugs go through 3 main changes: egg, larva and adult, what is this process called?
Metamorphosis
The glowing from a firefly's body is called what?
bioluminescence
Beetles have this kind of hard outside body covering
exoskeleton
This giant looking fly is harmless, it looks scary but doesn't bite. What is it?
Colossal Crane Fly
Beetles have how many pairs of wings?
2 (two)
Ladybugs gather together in big cozy groups to stay warm in winter. These groups are called what?
Clusters
Fireflies lay their eggs here
Ground/soil
Beetles like to hide during the day under these things.
Rocks, logs. dirt
This kind of fly is a fierce hunter and catches other insects in the air.
Ruthless robber fly
What are the Elytra good for doing?
Protecting the beetle
A ladybug larva looks nothing like the grown-up. it looks more like this kind of creature.
a tiny alligator/little spikey bug
Firefly babies don't glow as bright as adults, but they can still glow. Baby fireflies are called what?
larvae
Most beetles begin life as eggs. After hatching, they turn into this worm-like stage before becoming adults
What is larva
What is a fly larvae called?
Maggots