Insects Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. A wasp that digs nests in sandy ground and hunts insects for its young.
  2. 5. A beetle commonly found in wet places such as marshes and ponds.
  3. 8. An ant whose colony can store food inside the swollen bodies of special workers.
  4. 10. A common white butterfly often seen flying around gardens and fields.
Down
  1. 1. A brightly colored beetle with a shiny, rainbow-like body.
  2. 3. A small beetle with a long snout whose young develop inside acorns.
  3. 4. A small insect often found living and feeding on goldenrod plants.
  4. 6. A slender insect that lives on plants and makes soft chirping sounds.
  5. 7. A harmless fly that visits flowers and often looks like a bee or wasp.
  6. 9. MOTH A large moth with eye-like markings on its wings that may scare predators.