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What's in the Garden?
        Game 3

Quest: Find the hidden guest and answer the question correctly.

Click for Glossary
To help find the hidden guest, click on the pictures below to enlarge.
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Answers can be found at the bottom of this page.

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35. Bobwhite:     

a) its song sounds like its name
b) nest in tall grasses or weeds
c) a, b and e
d) a and e only
​e) or group of Quail is called a covey

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​36. Dragonfly: 
  
a) has an incomplete metamorphosis            lifecycle
b) is considered harmful
c) naiads are aquatic predators
d) a and c only
​e) a, b and c

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37. Cricket:  

a) c and d only
b) c, d and e
c) sings by chirping
d) chews plant leaves
e) prefers protection from cold                        temperatures

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BONUS QUESTION:

How many butterflies do you see in the picture above?
38. Empress Louisa Butterfly:

a) c, d and e
b) c and d only
c) Hackberry trees are host plants
d) feeds on rotting fruit juices
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e) discovered and named in 1947

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39. Eastern Cottontail: 
                   
a) prefers to hop
b) lives in brushy areas, thickets
c) has a rust colored neck
d) will shelter in a burrow during winter
​e) all of the above

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40. Western Ribbon Snake:  

a) has a diamond-shaped head
b) c and d only
c) habitat includes cattle
    troughs, ponds and streams    
d) feeds on tadpoles, small frogs and fish
​e) a and c only 

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41.  Armyworm Caterpillar:  
   
a) adult is a Moth
​b) eats leaves of crops and turf grasses
c) a, b and d
d) is active during cool hours of the day
​e) b and d only

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​42. Mockingbird:   

a) has white areas on wings and tail
b) will attack its reflection in a shiny object 
c) is territorial
d) all of the above
e) a and b only

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​43. Sowbug:  

a) is a major pest
b) member of crustacean class
c) a, b and d
d) likes moist areas
​e) b and d only

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44. Largus Bug:                                                                                                          
a) d and e only
b) c, d and e
c) generally causes little damage to plants
d) is a true bug
e) has sucking mouth parts

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45. Wireworm: 

a) some are considered agricultural pests
b) is the larvae of the click beetle 
c) has chewing mouth parts
d) all of the above
e) a and b only

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46. Dragonfly:  
                     
a) all of the below
b) four wings move independently
c) have large compound eyes
d) eats mosquitoes
​e) is considered a beneficial predator 

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​47. Gecko:     
        
a) has suction cups on tips of toes
b) is vocal
c) is a nocturnal hunter
d) b and c only
​e) a, b and c

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​48. June Beetle:   

a) larvae feed on turf grasses
b) adult is attached to light 
c) a, b and d
d) is considered an agricultural pest
e) a and d only

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​49. Scorpion:  

a) lives in wood piles and rocks
b) is an arachnid
c) eats crickets and roaches
d) all of the above
​e) a and b only

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50. Green Lynx Spider:

a) has eight eyes
b) favors low bushes with large leaves
c) eggs are enclosed in a silk cocoon
d) b and c only
​e) a, b and c

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51. Opossum: 
                
a) all of the below
b) is a marsupial
c) plays “dead” when threatened
d) eats grubs, insects, earthworms, corn
​e) is nocturnal

Answers:
(35) c,  (36) d,  (37) b,  (38) a,  (39) e, (40) b,  (41) c,  (42) d, (43) c, (44) b, (45) d, (46) a, (47) e, (48) c, (49) d, (50) e, (51) a
Bonus Question: 7 Butterflies​

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Game 1
Game 8
Game 2
Game 9
Game 4
Game 10
Game 5
Game 11
Game 6
Game 12
Game 7
Glossary