DIRECTIONS Curious about creepy-crawlies? Learn about the fascinating
world of insects by visiting these buggy sites. Write your answers
on a separate sheet of paper, or on the reproducible provided by
your teacher.
1
Fill in the blanks to complete three facts about insects:
a) Insects have
_ legs.
b) Insects have three body parts: head, thorax, and
.
c) There are as many as
__ different kinds of insects.
5
What are scientists who
study insects called? Why do they say some bugs are beneficial?
2
How far can grasshoppers
jump?
6
There are more than 12,000 species of ants. Ants live in social communities called
_.
3
How large is the giant hissing cockroach?
7
Monarch butterflies migrate great distances to spend the winter in the warm weather of Mexico and California. What colors are the monarch butterfly s wings?
4
How did the walking-stick
insect get its name? What does it eat?
8
The spiny katydid is a singing insect. Where are its ears?
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