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Education World Internet Scavenger Hunt
Going Buggy?
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Directions: What do you know about insects? Use information from the Web site provided below to answer the questions on this page. Write your answers on the lines.
Web Resource: BugBios
http://www.insects.org/entophiles/index.html
- What does a butterfly use its proboscis for?
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- What is the name for a beetle's hardened forewings?
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- What characteristic of grasshoppers makes them good jumpers?
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- Which members of the arthropod orders are not insects?
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- Insects called walking sticks possess "foliage mimicking defensive strategies." What is the more common term for that characteristic?
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If you're looking for a bigger challenge, complete the Creepy Crawly Insects activity at http://www.memphis-schools.k12.tn.us/admin/tlapages/Insects.html.
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Answer Key: Going Buggy?
- A butterfly uses its proboscis to remove nectar from flowers.
- Beetles' hardened forewings are called elytra.
- Grasshoppers have large hind legs for jumping.
- Spiders belong to the arthropod order, but they are not insects.
- "Foliage mimicking defensive strategies" is camouflage.
9/21/2001
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