Metamorphosis
This is the first stage in any metamorphosis cycle
egg
I have six legs
insect
A painted lady belongs to this order (either Diptera or Lepidoptera)
Lepidoptera
The name of a male bee is?
drone
What is the term used to describe when an animal sleeps through the winter?
hibernate
The name for the process where the nymphs of an insect do not go through a major change of appearance.
incomplete metamorphosis
I have two body parts
arachnids
A soldier ant belongs to this order (either Hemiptera or Hymenoptera)
Hymenoptera
What is the name of the egg-laying and stinging part of an insect?
Ovipositor
When the larva of an insect changes its appearance greatly during its maturation.
complete metamorphosis
I do not have antennae
arachnid
A firefly belongs this order (either Coleoptera or Orthoptera)
Coleoptera
An appearance that blends in with the surroundings is called?
camouflage
One of the reasons why insects seem to disappear during the winter is because they stay together in the _________?
hive
The name for the third stage in complete metamorphosis.
Pupa
I have a head, thorax, and abdomen
insect
What is another name for Hemiptera?
true bug
What is a larva of a beetle?
grub
Give the name of the insect we learned about in class that migrates during the winter from Canada to Mexico (HINT: Lepidoptera)
Monarch butterfly
Give an example of an insect that goes through incomplete metamorphosis.
grasshoppers, crickets, or mantises
I do not have wings
arachnid
give an example of a Diptera
bee killer, American hover fly, drone fly
List three examples of how insects can harm people
disease, annoy/ irritate, destruction of crops
Another reason why insects seem to disappear during the winter besides hibernation, migration, or staying together is that they _________
die