Insects did it first
Insects were doing this long before the Wright brothers
What is flying?
Insects have this many body segments
What is three?
You can tell the temperature by the speed of their chirps
What are tree crickets?
This body segment is where the legs and wings are attached
What is the thorax?
These insects migrate to Mexico in autumn
What are monarch butterflies?
Wasps invented this writing surface before the ancient Egyptians
What is paper?
These insects have scales covering their wings
What are butterflies and moths?
Honeybees do this to share information about nectar sources
What is dance?
This part is used to smell and touch things in the environment
What are antennae?
These blood suckers love to hang out on your dog
What are fleas?
These insects are known to "tend" aphids similar to ranchers with cattle
What are ants?
This appendage is a modified egg laying tube found in bees and wasps
What is a stinger?
Female moths give off pheromones to attract males using this sense.
What is smell?
These body parts are divided into many cells called facets
What are compound eyes?
These insects are considered primitive because their wings do not fold over their backs
What are dragonflies?
The colors of these insects are a warning like a stop sign.
What are...? (bees, wasps, ladybugs, monarchs, milkweed bugs)
Caterpillars have six true legs and these other false legs for walking
What are prolegs?
These insects thump plant stems with their feet to communicate with one another
What are plant hoppers?
Mayfly nymphs have these along the sides of their abdomen to breathe underwater
What are gills?
These insects are present during the hot days of summer and have a metallic buzzing sound
What are cicadas?
Many insects produce alcohol or sugar in their bodies to prevent this.
What is freezing?
These knobs act as stabilizers for flies since they do not have two pairs of wings
What are halteres?
Male scorpionflies do this to attract a mate and keep from being eaten by her
What is offer a gift? (a caught insect)
These insects have sponging mouth parts
What are house flies?
An insect that was imported from Europe and Asia to rid gardens of insect pests
What is a ladybug or a preying mantis?