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- 4. Spiders, along with some insects, have this structure on their posterior abdomen that makes silk (webs).
- 5. The insects in Order Orthoptera make this to woo their mates by rubbing their legs or wings together. Chirp-chirp!
- 6. Ants, bees, and wasps are in this Order of Class Insecta.
- 7. The animals in this class have a long tail called a telson that helps them steer and flip over.
- 11. Honey is bee _______ that they use to feed their larvae.
- 15. Smelly chemicals used by beetles (and many other animals) to communicate and find mates.
- 16. Hymenopterans are unique because they take care of the young of other individuals, which is called this.
- 17. This animal has feathery antennae and are more active at night.
- 18. This Class contains arthropods with 8 legs and 8+ eyes!
- 21. This class means "hundred feet" in Latin, because they can have over 100 legs.
- 22. Lepidopteran wings are made of many of these put together to form beautiful patterns.
- 24. Millipedes curl into a ball to protect themselves, which is called this.
- 25. This group has 10 legs and mostly live in the ocean.
- 27. When the appearance and/or behavior of an animal resembles a dangerous animal to scare predators.
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- 1. The blood of these types of "crabs" are used to make human vaccines. They are endangered due to human harvesting.
- 2. Butterflies and moths are part of this Order of Class Insecta.
- 3. When the appearance and/or behavior of an animal allows it to blend into its environment to hide from predators.
- 8. Lepidopterans have a straw shaped mouth that can curl up, called this.
- 9. The Class of arthropods with round, tubular bodies and up to 400 legs
- 10. Centipedes and Arachnids can inject toxin into their prey or to defend themselves. The toxin is called this.
- 12. Arachnids and Crustaceans have a fused head and body, which is called this.
- 13. The only Hymenopteran that reproduces is called this. Her only job is to lay eggs for the colony.
- 14. This Class of arthropods all have 6 legs.
- 19. The forewings of beetles are hardened into protective cases called this, which protect the folded hindwings used for flight.
- 20. Most insects completely change their bodies from their young larval stage to the adult stage, in this process.
- 21. This is the largest group in phylum Arthropoda with over 400,000 different species!
- 23. Flies and mosquitoes have six legs and this many wings.
- 26. Most insects have these appendages, which help them fly.