Insects Study Guide

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Biology / Animals

46 answers | 154 clues

Must-Know (1)

a mosquito 8x $700 avg J:3 DJ:5

J $100 1991 People get yellow fever from these disease carriers

DJ $800 2004 At 5/8" in length, the Gallinipper is one of the largest of these pests whose name is Spanish for "little fly"

DJ $1,200 2017 The Aedes genus of this insect carries dengue & encephalitis

Should-Know (13)

the praying mantis 7x 14.3% stumper $614 avg J:6 DJ:1

J $100 1990 The Latin name of this insect is mantis religiosa

J $2,500 DD 2006 It's tough to separate church & state in Connecticut while having this as state insect

J $400 1995 This "pious" predator not only feeds on its own kind, it also eats small tree frogs

fleas 6x 16.7% stumper $267 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $100 1987 Troupes of these, pulling tiny wagons & doing other tricks, are featured in tiny "circuses"

J $200 1995 The plague is transmitted to humans by these insects, which get the bacteria from infected rats

J $200 1986 The bubonic plague of Medieval Europe was spread by these insects feeding on rats

beetles 6x 16.7% stumper $750 avg J:3 DJ:3

DJ $200 1987 The 300,000 species of this order of insect make up 1/3 of all animal species, yeah, yeah, yeah

DJ $500 DD 1986 Because males of this Lucanidae species have jaws resembling deer antlers, they are called this

DJ $2,600 DD 2004 About 30% of all animal species are these insects which include the whirligig & weevil families

a wasp 5x 20.0% stumper $640 avg J:4 DJ:1

DJ $200 1993 The potter type of this insect uses mud to make its juglike nest

J $800 2025 A sub-discipline of entomology, vespology is the study of these like the mud dauber

J $1,000 2023 New Mexico chose the tarantula hawk, a type of this stinging insect that preys on tarantulas

a ladybug 5x 20.0% stumper $320 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1987 If you insult this Ohio state insect, she just might "fly away home"

DJ $800 2020 In French this insect is a "coccinelle" & usually rouge avec points noirs (red with black spots)

J $100 1986 In spite of its name, this brightly colored beetle can be male or female

the dragonfly 5x 20.0% stumper $740 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $500 1996 It's also known as the Devil's darning needle

DJ $1,000 DD 2013 4 inches long with a 4-inch wingspan, the giant darner is the USA's largest species of this insect

J $800 2006 Alaska's state insect is the "four spot skimmer" this, so keep it away from St. George

a cricket 5x $500 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 1997 One type of this insect can tell you the temperature; add 40 to the number of chirps in 15 seconds

DJ $1,600 2004 Acheta domesticus, the house species of this, is the one "on the hearth" in literature

J $100 1992 Temperature can be estimated by adding 40 to the number of this insect's chirps in a 15-second period

a butterfly 5x $260 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 1994 Species of this insect include Rajah Brooke's birdwing, tiger swallowtail & red admiral

J $100 1996 The Red Admiral is a brush-footed type of this beautiful winged insect

J $200 2002 Schaus' Swallowtail, a species of this insect, is at risk due to pesticide use to control mosquitoes

a moth 4x $325 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1994 The wooly-bear caterpillar grows up to be one of these

J $300 1992 Although the female of the gypsy species of this insect has wings, it cannot fly

DJ $400 2019 The lepidopteran family Tineidae includes the clothes type of this insect

Insect 4x $700 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $600 2004 The aphid

DJ $600 2000 The katydid

DJ $800 2000 The earwig

cockroach 4x $650 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1987 In 1986, a Dallas exterminator ran a contest to find the largest one of these insects in the city

J $1,000 2014 It's bad enough there are jumping & hissing types--does there really have to be one called the true death's head?

J $300 1990 The German type of this ancient household pest is sometimes mistakingly called a waterbug

the firefly 4x $425 avg J:4

J $200 1995 The pyralis is a common North American species of this insect also called a lightning bug

J $500 1994 Glowworms are the larvae or wingless females of this soft-bodied beetle

J $400 2006 A familiar sight on summer evenings east of the Rockies is the Photinus pyralis, a species of this

a flea 4x 25.0% stumper $225 avg J:4

J $300 1997 Species of this insect include ctenocephalides canis & ctenocephalides felis

J $200 2006 The evocatively named sticktight is one of these pet-tormenting parasites

J $300 1985 This tiny pest, Pulexirritanscan jump 130 times its own height

Worth Knowing (32)

wasps 3 mosquitoes 3 locusts 3 grasshoppers 3 dragonflies 3 crickets 3 boll weevils 3 a gizzard 3 wings 3 the legs 3 the gypsy moth 3 pupa 3 metamorphosis 3 eggs 3 bumblebee 3 a honeybee 3 a cicada 3 a larva 3 nocturnal 2 Madagascar 2 Crustacean 2 aphids 2 a walking stick 2 a grasshopper 2 a centipede 2 the shrew 2 the grub 2 a nymph 2 killer bees 2 Hornets 2 fireflies (lightning bugs) 2 an ant 2

Chemistry / Elements

16 answers | 62 clues

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termites 13x 7.7% stumper $354 avg J:8 DJ:5

J $100 1993 Some species of this insect obtain their cellulose from grass & humus in the soil rather than from wood

J $600 2025 There are 2,700-plus species of this cellulose-eating insect, a close relative of the cockroach--what an awful family reunion

DJ $200 1996 Recent DNA studies indicate that cockroaches & these wood eaters evolved from a common ancestor

a beetle 8x $475 avg J:5 DJ:3

J $200 2006 When placed on its back, the click family of this insect jumps into the air to right itself, making a click sound

DJ $800 2017 Wireworms, which feed on such ag products as corn & soybeans, are the larvae of the click type of this insect

DJ $1,600 2017 To avoid predators, a type of cockroach glows green to mimic the click type of this--why not just click?

Should-Know (3)

antennae 7x 14.3% stumper $414 avg J:4 DJ:3

DJ $400 1991 One way to tell a moth from a butterfly is these on a butterfly end in a knob

DJ $600 1984 Insects use them to smell & feel, & sometimes even to taste & hear

J $200 2003 Almost all insects have 2 of these between their eyes to feel & to smell

butterflies 4x $400 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1990 While moths are nocturnal, these close relatives are diurnal, or "day-flyers"

DJ $1,000 1993 The thistle or painted lady is probably the most widespread one in the world

J $200 2025 When these insects get "social" & mingle as a group, they're in a flutter

the boll weevil 4x $1,975 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1989 Type of beetle that comes in species like pea, green & grain, as well as boll

DJ $800 2007 This snout beetle reached Texas from Mexico around 1890 & spread into most cotton-growing areas of the U.S.

J $2,000 DD 1985 Insect that this song's about:"...Just lookin' for a home / He was lookin' for a home..."

Worth Knowing (11)

lice 3 cockroaches 3 Arachnid 3 the monarch 3 the mayfly 2 pollination 2 pheromones 2 moths 2 drone 2 a monarch butterfly 2 a thorax 2

Other

3 answers | 6 clues

Worth Knowing (3)

larval 2 the katydid 2 a damselfly 2

Astronomy / Space

1 answers | 4 clues

Should-Know (1)

silverfish 4x 75.0% stumper $775 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1986 Named for color of scales on its body, this insect loves to eat cereal, glue & your starched clothes

J $500 1992 A wingless insect with 3 taillike appendages, it feeds on wallpaper paste & book bindings

DJ $1,600 2012 It's the household pestseenhereon dry land

Math / Physics

1 answers | 2 clues

Worth Knowing (1)

an inchworm 2

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