Hummingbirds & Eggs
Nests
All about Beetles
Beautiful Bats
Flies or Fireflies
200
Where can you find hummingbirds?
South, Central, and North America
200
What kind of nest is this?
A cup nest
200
When are many beetles active?
Bonus: What is the scientific word for this?
At night.
Bonus:
They are nocturnal.200
What are some of the different places that bats roost?
Caves, trees, under bridges, attics
200
How many wings do flies have?
Two true wings
400
What is the thin layer of dried protein on the outside of an egg called?
Cuticle
400
What type of nest is this?
Mound nest
400
What wings usually cover the entire body of a beetle?
The front wings called elytra.
400
What is the name of the stretchy, thin skin in a bat's wing called?
Patagium
400
What time of year are Fireflies most commonly seen?
Summer
600
What does a chick have that allows them to break out of the shell?
Egg tooth
600
What types of birds build platform nests?
Raptors (birds of prey), grebes and loons
600
What beetle makes round balls and rolls them along the ground?
The dung beetle
600
What is echolocation?
By analyzing the sounds and how long it took for them to come back, the bat can detect what is in front of it.
600
What term describes the way fireflies make light?
Bioluminescence
800
Why do so many hummingbirds gather in Rockport, TX each year?
Ruby-throated hummingbirds stop here before flying 500-800 miles across the Gulf of America.
800
Name three birds that don't build nests.
Emperor Penguins, Short-earted Owls, White Terns, pottos, common murres
800
What order are beetles found in?
Coleoptera
800
What is hibernation?
Process of animal reducing its breath and heart rate and lowering body temperature to rest during the winter.
800
Since they can't chew their food, how do flies eat solid food?
They vomit chemicals onto the food to turn it into liquid.
1000
Birds lose feathers on the part of the body that sits on the eggs. What is that exposed patch of skin called?
Brood Patch
1000
What did the Great Hornbill do after it builds its nest?
Close up the nest with herself inside of it.
1000
What beetles were accidentally brought to America?
The Japanese beetle
1000
Unlike microbats, megabats don't have this ability.
Echolocation
1000
What is the main reason a firefly flashes its light?
Attract its mate