Museum Facts
What is the name of the Museum?
Royal BC Museum
What is at the very top of an insect?
Antennae
Can an insect have 8 legs?
No
What is the monarch butterfly colourful
To indicate to predators that it is poisonous
How does an insect fly? Be specific.
Like a butterfly swim stroke
What is the province that the museum is in?
British Columbia
How many legs does an insect have to have?
6
Can an insect have wings?
Yes
What type of plant does a monarch butterfly require to eat?
Milkweed
How fast is the Sphinx Moth
53 km/hour
What city is the museum in?
Victoria
What are the middle large three body parts of an insect called?
Head, Thorax, Abdomen
Why were the antennaes curly on the spider wasp?
From preservation, or perhaps protection in nature.
What do we call A butterfly that does require a specific food for survival?
A Specialist
200,000 feet.
What is the indigenous territory that the museum is located on?
Lekwungen - Songhess and Xxsepsum
What are insect eyes called?
Compound eyes
What does the thorax have in it?
Holds the muscles
How many different types of butterflies are there in the world?
17,000
What type of butterfly uses camouflage from the bark of a tree?
Morning Cloak Butterfly
What room was the presentation occurring in?
How are insect eyes different from human eyes?
They are more sensitive to light, take in less light, but see more around them.
What does the thorax have in it?
Guts and internal organs
What do we call a butterfly that does NOT require a specific food for survival?
Generalist
What is an endangered insect mentioned to be from BC
Jewel Wing Damsel Fly