Caterpillar Vocabulary

1. The caterpillar has 6 __________________________ that will become the butterfly's legs.

• true legs

• prolegs

• antenna

• bristles

The caterpillar __________________________ uses for walking and sticking.

• prolegs

• antennae

• wings

• mandibles

These are the spiky hairs all over the caterpillar's body and are there to protect the caterpillar from predators.

• bristles

• scales

• antennae

• mandibles

The caterpillar is only able to see light and dark with shapes because it has __________________________.

• simple eyes

• compound eyes

• antennae

• wings

This attribute lets the caterpillar eat-__________________________.

• mouth

• wing

• tail

• antenna

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The __________________________ are used to sense food.

• antenna

• legs

• wings

• eyes

The caterpillars' 13 segments become the __________________________ and __________________________ of the butterfly.

• thorax, abdomen

• wings, antennae

• legs, eyes

• proboscis, wings

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Use the words in the box to fill in the sentences below. Word bank: head, simple eyes, mouth, spinneret, antenna, mouth, thorax, true legs, prolegs, bristles, abdomen, spiracles 8. The __________________________ makes silk that the caterpillar uses to travel on and for safety.

• spinneret

• antenna

• mouth

• abdomen

These are the special breathing tubes on either side of the caterpillar's segments-__________________________.

• spiracles

• antennae

• mandibles

• prolegs

The eyes, mouth, antenna, and spinneret belong on the __________________________ of the caterpillar.

• head

• tail

• abdomen

• leg