To help find the hidden guest, click on the pictures to enlarge.
Answers can be found at the bottom of this page.
Woolly Bear, Isabella Tiger Moth
|
Woolly Bear, Tiger Moth
|
|
124. Woolly Bear Caterpillar:
a) body hairs look like bristles b) has orange and black hairs c) adult is the Isabella Tiger Moth d) all of the above e) a and b only |
|
125. Armadillo:
a) lives in a burrow or earthen hole b) digs for grubs and insects to eat c) adult has a soft outer body covering d) a and c only e) a and b only |
|
126. Battus Polydamas Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar:
a) host plant is the pipevine b) found in south Texas, Florida and Mexico c) adult is a tailless swallowtail butterfly d) all of the above e) a and c only |
|
127. Imperial Moth:
a) male is smaller than the female b) caterpillar eats leaves of many different trees c) is a member of the royal silkworm family d) all of the above e) b and c only |
Armyworm
|
White-lined Sphinx Moth Caterpillar
|
|
128. Bonus: What’s the difference in these two caterpillars?
a) stripes or lines on the body b) dark body color c) horn tail d) feed on leaves e) smooth body |
|
129. Cicada:
a) nymph can live up to seventeen years underground b) both male and female adults sing c) nymphs and adults destroy plants d) emerge from underground during the winter months e) have a harmful bite |
|
|
|
130. Mournful Sphinx Moth:
a) is nocturnal b) has eyespots on forewings c) wings are wavy or scalloped in design d) a and c only e) b and c only |
Queen Butt, Larve-caterpillar, Mid-area Horns
|
Queen Caterpillar
|
|
131. Queen Butterfly Caterpillar:
a) is similar to the Solider and Monarch butterfly larvae b) has three pair of filaments or projections on body c) host plant is milkweed d) b and c only e) a, b and c |
Fire Ants, Nest
|
Flying Fire Ant
|
|
132. Fire Ants:
a) do not sting b) live in trees c) have a waist d) are native to the United States e) siphon or suck up their food |
|
133. Termites:
a) are classified as subterranean, dry and damp wood b) do not eat wood c) live alone d) are dark red in coloration e) have feather antennae |
|
134. Giant Water Bugs:
a) live on land b) can play dead if bothered c) do not look like cockroaches d) they hop when in water e) they do not bite |
Luna Moth
|
Luna Moth, Feather Antennae
|
|
135. Luna Moths:
a) adults feed during the day b) females have feather-like antennae c) have eyespots on their fore and hind wings d) are very small in size e) all of the above |
|
136. Yellow Crescent Blister Beetles:
a) are toxic to horses when eaten in hay b) mostly have rounded bodies c) cannot fly d) will eat grasshoppers e) none of the above |
Spittlebug
|
Spittlebug Nymph in Bubbles
|
|
137. Two-lined Spittlebug:
a) nymph and adult are pest b) adults are called froghoppers c) spittle is made from plant juices mixed with air bubbles d) all of the above e) a and c only |
|
138. Rose Curculio Weevils:
a) feed by puncturing flower buds and stems b) are purple in coloration c) are a beneficial insect d) have a slender body e) active in winter or cold months |
Doddle Bug, Larva of Antlion
|
Adult Antlion
|
|
139. Antlion:
a) adults look like damselflies b) dig funnel-like pits c) larvae are known as “doodlebugs” d) all of the above e) b and c only |
|
|
|
140. Funereal Duskywing Skipper:
a) larvae food plant are legumes b) is rarely seen in open areas c) is a large butterfly d) all of the above e) a and b only |
Red Underwing Moth, pair
|
Red Underwing Moth
|
|
141. Red Underwing Moth:
a) difficult to follow or locate as they fly b) camouflage on tree trunks during the day to rest c) feed on sour liquids d) a and c only e) b and c only |
|
Answers:
|
124 d, 125 e, 126 d, 127 d, 128 c, 129 a, 130 e, 131 e, 132 c,
133 a, 134 b, 135 c, 136 a, 137 d, 138 a, 139 d, 140 a, 141 b |