Body Parts
The number of body parts of an insect
three
Butterflies go through one of these cycles during their lifetime.
metamorphosis
Insects use their wings to do this.
fly
Insects have different adaptations to help them do this.
survive
The number of legs an insect has
six
Before I begin metamorphosis, I am this worm like creature.
caterpillar
Insects do this to start the life cycle over again.
mate or lay eggs
This insect transforms inside a chrysalis
butterfly
Name the three sections of an insect's body.
head, thorax and abdomen
Butterflies rely on this as their primary source of food.
sugar water / liquid diet
Insects do a lot of this during the larva stage.
eat
The insect can blend in with trees.
walking stick
Insects have these to sense and feel the world.
antennae
These are the stages of complete metamorphosis.
egg, larva, pupa, adult
Insects do this during the pupa stage.
rest
This insect dies after it protects itself.
honeybee
There are believed to be this many insect types in the world.
A. 2-5 million
B. 1-3 million
C. 6-10 million
6-10 million
Butterflies use these to taste.
their feet
When insects shed their skin it is called this.
molting
This insect has long back legs that it uses to leap.
cricket or grasshopper