Stages
What is the first stage of the meal worm?
Egg
What two features of the mealworm help it become aware of its surroundings?
Antenna and Eyes
What do mealworms eat?
leaves, oats, and seeds
What 3 things do every "critter" have?
Head, Abdomen, and thorax
True or False:
The life of a meal worm can be several years long
Typically true, but it can be interrupted.
This part of the body allows the mealworm to twist.
Abdomen
How many eggs can a beetle lay at a time?
1,000
Why do bugs live in piles of leaves?
They use it for food and shelter.
In which stage does it spend most of its life?
Beetle
What other body part is attached to the thorax?
The legs
How many times will a meal worm molt?
15-20
Draw and label a diagram of one critter you saw.
Vary
This stage is where the meal worm has gone into a hard white exoskeleton.
Pupa
What 3 features make up the mealworms head.
Mouth, Eyes, and antennas
What does "Molting" mean?
Shedding of skin
Give the name of 1 insect you found.
Vary
Name and order the 4 meal worm stages
Egg
larve
pupa
beetle
This body part supports the back and gives the meal worm structure.
The spine.
What is an exoskeleton?
The hard skin outside the body of the mealworm. This is used to give support to the structure of the mealworm.
Take one body part.
Why does that body part allow them to live under ground?
eyes and antennas- Eye sight is bad. He uses the antennas to find safe passages under ground.
Legs and claws- are small and agile. The claws can be used to remove obstacles.
head, thorax and abdomen- these parts allow the meal worm to wiggle through dirt obstacles.