Fun with Insects

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Across
  1. 2. I make honey and live in a hive. I have black and yellow stripes.
  2. 4. I am very small and eat leaves. One day, I will become a butterfly.
  3. 7. I have big, colorful wings. Before I could fly, I was a caterpillar.
  4. 8. I have eight legs and spin webs to catch insects.
  5. 10. I am small and white. I eat wood, and I can destroy houses if I am not stopped.
  6. 13. I am very small and I like to bite people. You can hear me buzzing near your ear.
  7. 15. I am green and can jump very far. I like to eat plants and make a chirping sound.
  8. 16. I look like a bee, but I am more aggressive. I can sting many times.
  9. 18. I am red with black spots. Many people say I bring good luck.
Down
  1. 1. I have many legs, much more than a spider. I crawl on the ground and live under rocks.
  2. 3. I have two pairs of long wings. I fly near water and my body is long and thin.
  3. 5. I look like a butterfly, but I usually fly at night. I am attracted to light.
  4. 6. I am small and make a loud sound at night by rubbing my wings together. I can jump very high.
  5. 7. I have a hard, shiny body and two wings under my shell. Some of us can be very big.
  6. 8. I carry my house on my back and move very slowly. I leave a slimy trail behind me.
  7. 9. I am very small, but I work hard and live in big groups. I like to carry food back to my nest.
  8. 11. I have a long, thin body and pincers at the end of my tail. I like to hide in dark places.
  9. 12. I can be found in dark places, and I run very fast. People don’t like me in their homes.
  10. 14. I light up in the dark with my tail. You can see me at night in the summer.
  11. 17. I am very small and fly around. I like to land on food, but people don’t like me.