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Really Bugging Me Trivia Quiz

This quiz is on a variety of insect topics. Some questions are a little easier than others. I hope you learn something new!

A multiple-choice quiz by myrab51. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
myrab51

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
270,730

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1193

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When butterflies emerge from their chrysalis, they hang upside down for a time. Why is this? Hint

They are taking advantage of gravity.

They are still too vulnerable to go to far from the chrysalis opening.

This is the direction they develop and they must readjust.

They are strengthening their legs before they leave home.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where is the tympanum or 'eardrum' located on a cricket? Hint

on the leg

in the abdomen

on the antennae

on the head

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the hard purse-like egg container that a cockroach produces called? Hint

Ootheca

dimorphism

Realia Nastia

oothovule

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Question 4 of 10

4. The tarantula hawk is the world's largest known wasp. What is the reason behind its name? Hint

They are from the same family as the tarantula.

They have large hairy bodies that resemble the tarantula.

The females use spiders to hatch their eggs.

They are a tarantula's favorite meal.

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the purpose of a proboscis? Hint

to flex their wings

to feed

move their antennae

to land with

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Question 6 of 10

6. Bedbugs are an actual insect, not just a children's myth.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Honeypot ants have a special behavior that helps them survive in very dry areas. Which of these is it? Hint

They dig small 'wells' to collect and store water during the rains.

They live in the trees and take fluids from the leaves.

They dig their colonies under the sides of small lakes.

Part of the colony is used as living vases.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Some insects have gills to breathe under water like a fish.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these insects did the ancient Egyptians compare to their sun god, Ra? Hint

scarab beetle

locust

demosis beetle

glowworm

10. Some insects, such as butterflies, go through complete metamorphosis. Other insects, such as dragonflies, go through incomplete metamorphosis. Which statement about the two types of metamorphosis is true? Hint

In incomplete metamorphosis the insect hatches looking just as the adults do.

Incomplete metamorphosis occurs entirely during the larval period.

Complete metamorphosis usually involves several molts. After each molt the wing buds develop further.

Complete metamorphosis occurs more quickly than incomplete.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When butterflies emerge from their chrysalis, they hang upside down for a time. Why is this?

Answer: They are taking advantage of gravity.

When butterflies first emerge, they hang upside down for a while so that gravity will help draw blood into their wings. This causes the wings to unfold and stiffen.

2. Where is the tympanum or 'eardrum' located on a cricket?

Answer: on the leg

They are on the cricket's front legs. It is a membrane that looks like a small bump under the knee joint.

3. What is the hard purse-like egg container that a cockroach produces called?

Answer: Ootheca

Each ootheca contains two rows of upright eggs inside.

4. The tarantula hawk is the world's largest known wasp. What is the reason behind its name?

Answer: The females use spiders to hatch their eggs.

The female tarantula hawk will capture a large spider and sting it. While the spider is paralyzed, she will push her eggs into it. When the eggs hatch, the grubs will eat the host spider.

5. What is the purpose of a proboscis?

Answer: to feed

A proboscis is a long coiled mouth piece used by butterflies and moths to pull liquids.

6. Bedbugs are an actual insect, not just a children's myth.

Answer: True

Bedbugs are a bloodsucking bug about the size and shape of an apple seed. They can survive several months at a time without feeding. They are more common in bat and bird nests, but can also infest a home and feed on humans.

7. Honeypot ants have a special behavior that helps them survive in very dry areas. Which of these is it?

Answer: Part of the colony is used as living vases.

Some honeypot ants will drink nectar until their body is so swollen they can not move around. Then, they hang upside down in the nest until they are needed.

8. Some insects have gills to breathe under water like a fish.

Answer: True

During the nymph phase, the damselfly and the mayfly both have external gills. The dragonfly has a complicated set of internal gills. They also live the first two to three years of the their life underwater as a nymph.

9. Which of these insects did the ancient Egyptians compare to their sun god, Ra?

Answer: scarab beetle

It was felt the scarab rolling around a dung ball was comparable to Ra rolling the sun.

Answer: Complete metamorphosis occurs more quickly than incomplete.

In complete metamorphosis a larva produces a chrysalis. The entire body is then reorganized and a fully developed adult is produced. In incomplete metamorphosis, the changes are gradual. The nymphs will molt several times. Each time a molt is complete, they will look a little more like their adult form.

Source: Author myrab51

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