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What's in the Garden?
         Game 5

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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70. Millipede:

a) has a thousand legs
b) is a nocturnal plant and wood                      decomposer
c) has four pair of legs per segment
d) is fast moving
​e) can not roll up into a ball when                    bothered 

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71.  Bess Beetle:

a) and larvae live in decomposing wood
b) has siphoning mouth parts
c) is shiny green
d) is a pollinator
​e) b and d only                                                                                                               

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72. Common Checkered Skipper:

a) host plants can be hibiscus and        hollyhock
b) visits fields and flower gardens
c) bluish grey males are territorial
d) all of the above
​e) a and b only

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WINGS CLOSED
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WINGS OPEN
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UNDERSIDE
73. Salt Marsh Moth:

a) female has bright orange on hindwings
b) is uncommon or rare
c) male has bright orange on hindwings
d) a and b only
​e) b and c only

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74. Zebra Longwing Butterfly:
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a) lives year round in Texas and Florida
b) flies slowly
c) lives in thick tropical and subtropical woody ​areas
d) feeds on pollen of lantana flowers
e) all of the above

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75. Pillbug:

a) has seven pairs of legs
b) is a member of the class Crustacea
c) rolls into a ball when bothered
d) all of the above
​e) b and c only

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76. Tenebrio Beetle:

a) decomposes decaying plants and logs
b) larvae is the mealworm
c) has wings but doesn’t fly
d) is a darkling beetle
​e) all of the above 

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77.  Spiny Oak Slug Caterpillar:

a) is a moth caterpillar
b) food sources are trees, scrubs
c) has a painful sting
d) all of the above
​e) a and b only                                                                                                                                



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FEMALE
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MALE
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WINGS UP
78. Pipevine Butterfly:

a) is mimicked by several similar butterflies
b) flies quickly from flower to flower
c) caterpillars eat bad tasting host plants
d) adults like honeysuckle, azalea and lilac flowers
​e) all of the above

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79. Locust Borer:

a) is not a serious pest
b) is drawn to freshly cut wood
c) is solid black
d) is green and gold
​e) has a red head and black body

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80. Bonus:

How many butterflies do you see?

​a) 06-08
​b) 09-11
c) 12-14
d) 15-17
e) 18-20

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81. Julie Longwing Butterfly:

a) is in the Dryas genus all by itself
b) adults drink nectar and eat pollen
c) the passion flower is the caterpillar host      plant
d) is a strong flier
​e) all of the above

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TOPSIDE
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UNDERSIDE
82. Spinyback Orb Weaver Spider:

a) feeds on small insects
b) lives on porches, in trees and gardens
c) faces head down near center of web
d) a and b only
​e) a, b and c 

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83.  Sickle-winged Skipper:

a) rest with wings open
b) forewings (upper wings) have a hook          design
c) lives in hill-like areas
d) all of the above
​e) a and b only           

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84. Rough Green Snake:

a) lives on the ground
b) eats grasshoppers, crickets, spiders and caterpillars
c) does not swim
d) is brown in color
​e) all of the above

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85. Evergreen Bagworm Moth:

a) c and d only
b) c, d and e
c) wingless female stays in the silk bag
d) small twigs make up the home
​e) males have clear wings

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SIDEVIEW
86. Longtailed Skipper:

a) has a long thin body
b) lives in dry areas
c) or “Bean Leaf Roller” is the only green longtail
d) adults can survive cold winters
e) all of the above

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​87. Leaf-footed Bug:

a) is a true bug
b) can give off a foul smell when bothered
c) has wings that fold over each other
d) a, b and c
​e) b and c only

Answers:
(70) b, (71) a, (72) d, (73) c, (74) e, (75) d, (76) e, (77) d, (78) e, (79) b, (80) d or e, ( 81) e, (82) e, (83) d, (84) b, (85)  b, (86) c, (87) d             

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Glossary