Insects

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1.Which insect spins the cocoon from which silk is harvested?
- A. cockroach
- B. tiger beetle
- C. silkworm
- D. glasswing butterfly
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silkworm
Did you know? Silk production began in ancient China.
2.Which insect waits motionless with folded front legs?
- A. praying mantis
- B. katydid
- C. leaf insect
- D. leafhopper
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praying mantis
Did you know? The praying mantis is the only insect that turns its head to look behind.
3.Which insect builds paper nests from chewed wood?
- A. mosquito
- B. cricket
- C. beetle (click)
- D. hornet
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hornet
Did you know? Hornet nests can hold hundreds of workers.
4.Which insect jumps many times its own body length?
- A. weevil
- B. grasshopper
- C. mayfly
- D. silverfish
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grasshopper
Did you know? Grasshoppers have ears on their bellies.
5.Which insect catches prey mid-air with a success rate above 90%?
- A. stag beetle
- B. glasswing butterfly
- C. termite
- D. dragonfly
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dragonfly
Did you know? Dragonflies have four independent wings.
6.Which insect finds people by the carbon dioxide they breathe?
- A. mosquito
- B. ant (black garden ant)
- C. silverfish
- D. bedbug
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mosquito
Did you know? Only female mosquitoes drink blood.
7.Which insect builds towering mounds with natural ventilation?
- A. ant (black garden ant)
- B. beetle (click)
- C. ladybug (ladybird beetle)
- D. termite
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termite
Did you know? Termite mounds can exceed six meters in height.
8.Which insect eats aphids and is welcomed by gardeners?
- A. termite
- B. rhinoceros beetle
- C. ladybug (ladybird beetle)
- D. weevil
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ladybug (ladybird beetle)
Did you know? Ladybugs can eat thousands of aphids in a lifetime.
9.Which insect jumps up to 200 times its body length?
- A. flea
- B. beetle (click)
- C. leaf insect
- D. mosquito
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flea
Did you know? The flea's spring-like legs store energy in a protein pad.
10.Which insect migrates thousands of kilometers between Canada and Mexico?
- A. damselfly
- B. monarch butterfly
- C. cicada
- D. bombardier beetle
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monarch butterfly
Did you know? Monarchs navigate using the sun and magnetic cues.
11.Which insect flies mostly at night and seeks lights?
- A. weevil
- B. moth
- C. bumblebee
- D. hawk moth
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moth
Did you know? Many moths pollinate flowers that open only after dark.
12.Which insect survives on almost any organic food?
- A. grasshopper
- B. termite
- C. firefly
- D. cockroach
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cockroach
Did you know? Cockroaches have existed for over 300 million years.
13.Which insect disguises itself as a twig on trees?
- A. tiger beetle
- B. earwig
- C. hornet
- D. stick insect
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stick insect
Did you know? Some stick insects lay eggs that look like seeds.
14.Which insect chirps by rubbing its wings together?
- A. cricket
- B. earwig
- C. silkworm
- D. wasp (paper)
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cricket
Did you know? Cricket chirps speed up as the temperature rises.
15.Which insect dances to tell the hive where flowers are?
- A. stag beetle
- B. aphid
- C. grasshopper
- D. honeybee
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honeybee
Did you know? A honeybee colony can hold tens of thousands of workers.
16.Which insect organizes colonies around a single queen?
- A. housefly
- B. stag beetle
- C. ant (black garden ant)
- D. glasswing butterfly
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ant (black garden ant)
Did you know? Black garden ants farm aphids for their sweet secretions.
17.Which insect produces light through a chemical reaction?
- A. hawk moth
- B. cricket
- C. cockroach
- D. firefly
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firefly
Did you know? Firefly light is nearly 100% energy-efficient.
18.Which insect rolls balls of dung across the ground?
- A. dung beetle
- B. moth
- C. mosquito
- D. bumblebee
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dung beetle
Did you know? Some dung beetles navigate by the Milky Way.
19.Which insect hides by day near sleeping areas?
- A. aphid
- B. silkworm
- C. bedbug
- D. hawk moth
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bedbug
Did you know? Bedbugs detect people by body heat and breath.
20.Which insect carries leaf pieces many times its own weight?
- A. beetle (click)
- B. leafhopper
- C. dragonfly
- D. leafcutter ant
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leafcutter ant
Did you know? Leafcutter ants farm fungus inside their nests.
21.Which insect builds nest cells from paper-like material?
- A. wasp (paper)
- B. flea
- C. glasswing butterfly
- D. hornet
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wasp (paper)
Did you know? Paper wasps recognize individual faces.
22.Which insect has wings transparent as glass?
- A. glasswing butterfly
- B. bedbug
- C. leaf insect
- D. grasshopper
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glasswing butterfly
Did you know? Glasswing butterflies are hard for birds to track in flight.
23.Which insect lives only a day or two as a winged adult?
- A. termite
- B. mayfly
- C. bombardier beetle
- D. damselfly
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mayfly
Did you know? Mayflies molt after they have wings, which is rare among insects.
24.Which insect sings for weeks from treetops?
- A. ladybug (ladybird beetle)
- B. cicada
- C. leafcutter ant
- D. katydid
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cicada
Did you know? Some periodical cicadas emerge together every 17 years.
25.Which insect hovers like a hummingbird while feeding?
- A. hawk moth
- B. cicada
- C. honeybee
- D. katydid
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hawk moth
Did you know? Hawk moths have among the longest tongues in insects.
26.Which insect can lift objects hundreds of times its own weight?
- A. cockroach
- B. rhinoceros beetle
- C. bumblebee
- D. stick insect
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rhinoceros beetle
Did you know? Rhinoceros beetles are among the strongest animals for their size.
27.Which insect has a long snout for boring into seeds?
- A. weevil
- B. silkworm
- C. glasswing butterfly
- D. cicada
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weevil
Did you know? Weevils are among the most species-rich beetle groups.
28.Which insect flies even in cold weather thanks to shivering muscles?
- A. bumblebee
- B. mosquito
- C. cicada
- D. stag beetle
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bumblebee
Did you know? Bumblebees pollinate crops such as tomatoes by vibrating flowers.
29.Which insect tastes food with sensors on its feet?
- A. ladybug (ladybird beetle)
- B. bumblebee
- C. housefly
- D. glasswing butterfly
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housefly
Did you know? Houseflies beat their wings about 200 times a second.
30.Which insect mimics the sound of rustling leaves?
- A. dung beetle
- B. katydid
- C. leafcutter ant
- D. honeybee
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katydid
Did you know? Katydids are named after the sound of their call.
31.Which insect reproduces rapidly on plant sap?
- A. damselfly
- B. aphid
- C. glasswing butterfly
- D. ladybug (ladybird beetle)
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aphid
Did you know? Aphids give birth to live young without mating.
32.Which insect runs fast and thrives in humid homes?
- A. ant (black garden ant)
- B. leaf insect
- C. bedbug
- D. silverfish
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silverfish
Did you know? Silverfish have existed essentially unchanged for millions of years.
33.Which insect carries folded pincers at the tip of its abdomen?
- A. ladybug (ladybird beetle)
- B. honeybee
- C. tiger beetle
- D. earwig
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earwig
Did you know? Earwig mothers guard their eggs until they hatch.
34.Which insect sprays a hot defensive chemical mist?
- A. bombardier beetle
- B. leafcutter ant
- C. stick insect
- D. monarch butterfly
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bombardier beetle
Did you know? The bombardier beetle mixes chemicals in an internal chamber.
35.Which insect has jaws resembling a stag's antlers?
- A. grasshopper
- B. katydid
- C. tiger beetle
- D. stag beetle
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stag beetle
Did you know? Stag beetle males wrestle rivals with their jaws.
36.Which insect rests with its wings folded along its body?
- A. ladybug (ladybird beetle)
- B. dung beetle
- C. ant (black garden ant)
- D. damselfly
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damselfly
Did you know? Damselflies differ from dragonflies by their slimmer bodies.
37.Which insect looks exactly like a green leaf?
- A. glasswing butterfly
- B. monarch butterfly
- C. hornet
- D. leaf insect
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leaf insect
Did you know? Leaf insects sway like leaves in the wind.
38.Which insect runs so fast its eyes cannot focus?
- A. tiger beetle
- B. cicada
- C. hornet
- D. leafhopper
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tiger beetle
Did you know? Tiger beetles are among the fastest running insects.
39.Which insect jumps between plants with powerful hind legs?
- A. leaf insect
- B. hornet
- C. leafhopper
- D. cicada
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leafhopper
Did you know? Leafhoppers pierce plant stems to feed on sap.
40.Which insect flips itself upright with an audible click?
- A. honeybee
- B. beetle (click)
- C. monarch butterfly
- D. wasp (paper)
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beetle (click)
Did you know? Click beetles snap a hinge to launch into the air.

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