Bug Band Vocabulary

Female

• Woman or girl

• Boy or man

• Child or infant

• Adult or elder

Male

• woman or girl

• man or boy

• child or infant

• adult or senior

Cricket

• A type of sport played with a bat and ball.

• A small, winged mammal that flies at night.

• A jumping insect that is usually brown or black with strong back legs and short wings; it makes a chirping sound.

• A type of plant that grows in wetland areas.

Cicada

• A small insect that lives underground for years

• A large insect with a wide head and clear wings; makes a loud buzzing noise.

• A type of butterfly known for its colorful patterns

• An aquatic insect that can swim quickly

Katydid

• A small bird known for its colorful feathers.

• A large insect that is usually green and has long legs and very thin antennae; makes a zinging sound.

• A type of tree that grows in tropical regions.

• A musical instrument used in orchestras.

Scraper

• A tool used for cleaning surfaces.

• A hard edge on the wing of a male cricket or katydid that it rubs against its file to make sounds.

• A type of insect that feeds on plant sap.

• A device for removing paint from walls.

Insect

• A small animal with a three-part body, six legs, and often one or two pairs of wings.

• A large animal with a four-part body and eight legs.

• A small animal that lives in water and has gills.

• A flying animal with feathers and a beak.

Tymbal

• A type of musical instrument

• A body part on a male cicada that allows it to make sounds.

• A term used in botany for a type of leaf

• A part of the human ear involved in hearing

File

• A type of document used for storage.

• A row of bumps on the wing of a male cricket or katydid that it rubs against its scraper to make sounds.

• A tool used for smoothing rough edges.

• A collection of data stored in a computer.