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1. The bathroom in my dorm last year has always been a great place to find insects. It didn't have a screen in it for the longest time so insects flew in all the time. This one time I found a giant insect. It was all green and could fly. Its forelegs looked like they were designed for grabbing things. It also had a triangle-shaped head. To which order do you think it belonged?
2. I live in an old apartment now. One of the major insect pests we have here are these medium-sized black insects that buzz around all over the place. On a closer look all of these guys have only two wings. To which order do you think they belong?
3. Occasionally my girlfriend, Kara, and I go out to the stream by my college campus. One insect that is there all the time in the summer are these medium-sized iridescent insects. They quite often hover over the water. They have huge eyes and long, thin bodies. In what order do you think they are?
4. Another really neat insect is this one. They are also one of the most hated. I often find them roaming around on the ground at night. The ones I found in my dorm were several centimeters long, which is quite large for insects. They have really long antennae and can run really fast. I once found one crawling up a wall, which completely freaked out some of the girls passing by. Which order contains these rather uncharismatic insects?
5. As Kara and I were walking by a street light one night we noticed a large conglomeration of insects. These were unusual insects that we do not come across everyday. It looked like they had all hatched on the same day and when we came back in a couple days they had all disappeared. We also noticed that this was near a pond. From which order do think these guys are?
6. Another common pest in my apartment are these little creatures. They tend to be blackish or reddish and if any food gets spilled or left out, they are always there. They are also an extremely social insect and are often found carrying food back out of the apartment with them. What family do you these guys are?
7. My mom's friend owns a farm of these insects. They are yellowish and are very social too. They are also a bit fuzzy. He uses them to make honey. In which family are these?
8. One of the coolest insects are these little flying creatures. When you walk around at night in the summertime, you can quite often find them flashing. They are actually bioluminescent and flash their abdomens to communicate with each other. From which family are these insects?
9. For any botanists, this family of insects is very familiar. These guys are found almost always in huge numbers, eating plants. They are so common that other insects like ants have co-evolved with them. They secrete a substance called honeydew which the ants eat and in return the ants guard these insects from harm. For me to identify them, I always look for two cornicles on the end of their abdomens. Which family of insects is this?
10. I couldn't write this quiz without including a spot for my longtime insect partner. His name is Alex and he loves beetles. Particularly he loves this family of beetles. These are almost certainly the most charismatic of beetles. The family includes such species as Goliath beetles, dung beetles, June beetles, elephant beetles, and many more. This family includes the largest (by mass) species of any insect alive today. They can be easily identified by their unique antennae. Which family of beetles is Alex's favorite?
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