Question | Answer |
Name 4 characteristics of beetles | Beetles have:
1. a straight line running down the abdomen
2. tough wing covers
3. tough armor
4. chewing mouth parts |
What are immature beetles called? | Grubs |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I eat goldenrod pollen and nectar, but my grubs eat harmful insects. | goldenrod soldier beetle |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I keep my eggs safe during the winter by laying them in an egg case made of hardened foam. | praying mantis |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I am a bee about twice the size of a honeybee. | bumblebee |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I mimic the monarch butterfly | viceroy butterfly |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I mimic the yellow jacket, but I am really a fly | American hover fly |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I attack honeybees from the air and suck out their body juices | bee killer |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - My eight legs and two body parts show that I am not an insect | goldenrod spider |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - My sisters and i move our wings to keep each other warm during the winter | honeybee |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - My grubs are destructive to the black locust tree | locust borer |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - My caterpillar uses a leaf for a blanket | viceroy butterfly |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I am a true bug. I sit camouflaged on the goldenrod blossoms and grab nectar-feeding insects and suck out their insides | ambush bug |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I keep my eggs safe through the winter by placing them in a silken egg sac. | goldenrod spider |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I make a paper nest underground | yellow jacket |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I am a fly that looks like a honeybee drone | drone fly |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I may look as if I'm ready to pray, but I'm really looking for prey. | praying mantis |
Name the invertebrate (on p 9) - I can change from yellow to white to math my surroundings | goldenrod spider |