Insects that Fly
Insects that Bite or Sting
Insects that are Unique
Insects that are Deadly
Insects that cannot fly
100
This insect is common in houses and has no mouth
What is housefly
100
this insect can sting but loses its stinger after and it lives in a colony or a hive.
What is a honey bee
100
This insect is the largest known insect to man kind. (extra hint: it was named after a giant)
What is a Goliath beetle?
100
This insect is a tropical insect and carries many diseases including yellow fever, malaria, and more.
What is a mosquito?
100
These bugs stink and are herbivores and are considered pests
What is a stink bug
200
the females of this insect often bite large animals or humans to get blood.
What is horse-fly
200
this insect can sting many times and its stinger will not be pulled off and only the females have stinger.
What is a wasp
200
This insect is tiny but has the biggest colonies of insects. Meaning that they can kill anything working together.
What is a driver ant?
200
This insect lays its eggs under the skin of mammals and causes very bad skin issues.
What is a drone fly?
200
this insects common name comes from its appearance: silvery gray, long, skinny, and fish-like movements
What is a silverfish
300
this insect commonly doesn't bite or sting and its larva or nymph live on water for around a year
What is a dragonfly
300
this insect can sting a couple times and its nests are made of chewed up wood mixed with saliva.
What is a hornet
300
this insect lives in Florida and lives on twigs and branches around the trunk all its life. Normally it covers almost all of the trunk.
What is thorn bug
300
This insect is very deadly it has been known to chase its prey over a mile and it can sting repeatedly.
What is a killer bee?
300
These insects are found in beds and feed exclusively on blood
What are bed bugs
400
this insect is related to the mosquito and also eats or drinks blood but is quite a bit smaller
What is a gnat.
400
this insect can cause asthma, skin rashes, and sneezing
What is a mite
400
this insect is green blue and has red orange wings. It lives in Brazil and eats sap from the trees.
What is Brazilian tree hopper
400
An insect that got its name along time ago from looking like dark clothes they used to wear. The immature form is sometimes called spiny elm caterpillar.
What is a Mourning Cloak?
400
This insect is reddish brown and often mistakenly called a water bug even though it is not aquatic. It is also considered a pest.
What is an American cockroach
500
This insect is the largest dragonfly in North America and Europe and one of the largest dragonflies in the world.
What is a darner
500
This insect has the most painful sting in the world.
What is bullet a ant
500
this insect is the only insect that lives year round on antarctica
What is antarctic midge
500
this moth is more poisonous as a caterpillar, it looks like it has fur but they are just spines. Its poison has been described as feeling like a broken bone.
What is southern flannel moth
500
this insect is a tropical insect but can be found in almost any building with heat.
What is a pharaoh ant