A look at Insects Lesson 9
The study of insects
What is Entomology?
Many insects send out these that insects can smell to find a mate.
What are pheromones?
Termites have both ____ and ____ in the colony.
A king and queen.
True or False: There are more species of beetles than any other insect.
True
The termite queens job.
To lay all the eggs for the colony
The hard outer part of an insect
What is the exoskeleton?
The two basic types of metamorphosis.
What is Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis?
The Isoptera order contains
Termites
The beetle is more active at night so they are ____
Nocturnal
True or False: Bumblebees are smaller and sting more than honeybees.
False
Name the 3 types of insect mouths.
Chewing, sucking, sponging.
The four stages of Complete Metamorphosis.
What is Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult?
The Hymenoptera order contains
Bees, wasps, and ants.
The Firefly can make their own light so they are called _____.
Bioluminescent
This mosquito drinks your blood.
The female mosquito.
These little holes all over the abdomen insects use to breath.
What are spiracles?
God's first defense for an insect.
What is its Exoskeleton?
A bees ovipositor contains this.
What is a venom chamber?
Name 3 reasons fireflies flash their lights.
1. Attract a Mate, 2. Warn of danger, 3. Warn Predators they are not tasty.
An insects molted skin is called a _________
Cast
The two types of insect eyes.
What are compound and simple eyes?
A caterpillar with encase itself in this.
What is a Chrysalis?
All three types of wasps build this type of nests.
What is a paper nest?
This means "two wings"
What is Diptera?
Another name for "Simple" insect eyes.
What are Ocelli (O-sul-eye)?