About Bugs Quiz

What is the real name for a bug?

• a. insect

• b. a bug

• c. creatures

• d. six legs

Why are spiders not insects?

• They have eight legs instead of six.

• They have ten legs instead of eight.

• They have more body parts.

• They spin webs.

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What do good beetles do?

• a. eat plants and trees

• b. do not eat other bugs

• c. eat other bugs

• d. eat rugs

What do honeybees do with pollen and nectar?

• a. get more pollen and nectar

• b. fly to the next flower

• c. spit it out

• d. fly back to the hive with the food

What happens when a caterpillar’s skin gets too tight?

• a. It breaks open and then falls apart.

• b. It breaks open and the caterpillar crawls out in a new soft skin.

• c. It breaks open and the caterpillar eats it.

• d. It gets tighter.

When do butterflies fly?

• a. all day

• b. all night

• c. day and night

• d. at dusk

African army ants march through the jungle in ________.

• a. groups of ten

• b. small groups

• c. in pairs of two

• d. big groups

Why do lantern bugs spread their wings when an enemy comes near?

• a. to use as a shield to protect from the enemy

• b. to make some wind to warn the enemy

• c. to look like the eyes of an owl and scare an enemy away

• d. to look like a butterfly to attract other bugs to help

How does a walking stick stay safe?

• a. by eating a lot

• b. by hiding behind other walking sticks

• c. by walking fast

• d. by not being seen

Where can you study bugs?

• a. in the water

• b. in your own yard

• c. on the moon

• d. in comic books