On what day of Creation did God create flying creatures?
Day 5
What are the 3 segments of a an insect's body?
Head, thorax, and abdomen
What country kept silk moths a secret for thousands of years?
China
What is the job of the queen in a colony?
To reproduce
Feed larvae and the queen, make honey and cool the hive, repair the hive with wax, guard the hive, forage for flowers, gather pollen and nectar from flowers.
Which two groups in taxonomy give an animal its scientific name?
Genus and Species
What type of eyes do insects have?
Compound eyes
What are the 4 stages in a butterfly's life cycle?
Egg, larva, pupa, adult
The drone mate with the queen.
How are bumblebees different from honeybees?
Larger, furry, colony dies by winter, except for the queen who hibernates.
What is instinct?
It is a built in need to do something for survival
What is unique about an insect's eyes?
They are made up of many tiny lenses.
What does a moth caterpillar build when entering the pupa stage?
A cocoon.
Fungus
Parasitic bees sneak into the nests of other bees to lay their eggs.
Name a bird that became extinct
Thorax
What are the silk-producing organs called on caterpillars?
Spinnerets
What is this ant doing?
Milking an aphid
How are Africanized bees different from honeybees?
More protective and likely to sting.
What is an extinction error?
When a supposedly extinct animal turns up again.
What is an ovipositor?
It's where eggs one from the female.
What is a chrysalis?
A special exoskeleton that appears only during the pupa stage of the butterfly.
What do midden ants do for the colony?
They are the garbage collectors.
What is this beekeeper doing?