Animals

3. a nocturnal lizard with adhesive pads
5. a burrowing rodent found in North and Central America
8. an eight-legged predator that spins webs
11. a large stinging wasp
12. a tailless amphibian with a short squat body
14. a slow-moving reptile
15. a small rodent with a pointed nose
16. the eggs of a louse
18. a small insect that lives in a complex social colony proverbial for industriousness

1. a flying insect known for its role in pollination
2. a herbivorous turtle that lives on land
4. a small insect
6. a fast-running, long- eared mammal
7. a bloodsucking parasite of birds and mammals
8. a large snake
9. a small mammal adapted to a subterranean lifestyle
10. a slender long-legged fly with aquatic larvae
13. a small wingless jumping insect that feeds on the blood of birds and mammals
15. a flying nocturnal insect with hairy antennae and fat body
17. an external parasite that feeds on blood