Across
- 2. an insect or animal that destroys plants, food, etc.
- 6. any small creature of the class that includes spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks
- 10. a small brown jumping insect that makes a loud high sound by rubbing its wings together
- 11. a small creature like a worm with legs that develops into a butterfly or moth
- 12. a small, soft creature, like a snail without a shell, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants
- 13. a flying insect with a long thin body and four large wings, like a butterfly, but less brightly coloured
- 14. a very small fly with two wings that bites and often flies in large groups
- 15. a black and yellow flying insect that can sting
- 16. a black and yellow flying insect that can sting
- 17. a small creature like an insect, with a long thin body and many legs
- 18. a creature like a small, short worm that is the young form of a fly and is found in meat and other food that is going bad
- 20. a flying insect with a tail that shines in the dark
- 21. a small flying insect, usually red with black spots
Down
- 1. an insect with long back legs, that can jump very high and that makes a sound with its legs
- 2. large numbers of an animal or insect that come into an area and cause great damage
- 3. a large brown insect with wings, that lives in houses, especially where there is dirt
- 4. a large group of insects, especially bees, moving together in the same direction
- 5. a long, thin creature with a soft body and no bones or legs
- 7. an insect with a long, thin body, often brightly coloured, and two pairs of large transparent wings
- 8. a small flat insect that lives especially in beds, where it bites people and drinks their blood
- 9. a structure made for bees to live in
- 10. a fine net of threads made by a spider to catch insects
- 19. a small insect that lives in highly organized groups
- 22. to make a continuous low sound
