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Insect and Spider Mania Trivia Quiz

Spiders and insects are the most common types of animals in the world, but just how much do you know about these fascinating creatures?

A multiple-choice quiz by guypineapple. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
guypineapple

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,021

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2215

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which is a purpose that the spots on the wing of a butterfly serve? Hint

Frighten predators

Absorb carbon dioxide

Make them see-through

Helps with tasting its food

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many pairs of legs do insects have? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the hard, tough outside covering of an insect called? Hint

Endoskeleton

Skeleton

Paraskeleton

Exoskeleton

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a fly larva called? Hint

A maggarita

A grub

A maggot

A flimosaeae

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many times per second may a honey-bee beat its wings in flight? Hint

2000

1000

200

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Question 6 of 10

6. How does a dragonfly kill its prey? Hint

It holds it in its claws and bites it with its jaws.

By picking its prey up and drowning it.

By picking its prey up and dropping it from a height.

It doesn't: it is a vegetarian.

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Question 7 of 10

7. When courting, the female spider often kills the male because it thinks that the male is a predator.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following is not the name of a type of web that spiders can make? Hint

Tubical-web

Orb-web

Tangle-web

Sheet-web

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Question 9 of 10

9. When are male funnel-web spiders most dangerous? Hint

When they are hungry.

When they are searching for a female.

When they have eaten too much natural sugar.

When it is a rainy day.

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Question 10 of 10

10. All worker and soldier ants are male.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which is a purpose that the spots on the wing of a butterfly serve?

Answer: Frighten predators

The spots on a butterfly's wings can frighten predators, or cause them to grab the butterfly's wing instead of its head and perhaps let the butterfly escape. Many other animals have spots like this on another part of their body to help protect themselves.

2. How many pairs of legs do insects have?

Answer: 3

All insects have 6 legs (3 pairs): any creature that doesn't have 6 legs is not an insect. Insects can't grow back a pair of legs if they lose them like starfish, which can lose their arms and grow them back.

3. What is the hard, tough outside covering of an insect called?

Answer: Exoskeleton

Exoskeletons are very helpful in protecting an insect's body. Beetles such as the Christmas beetle are well known for having very tough exoskeletons.

4. What is a fly larva called?

Answer: A maggot

Maggots are well known to be found in rubbish dumps or anywhere that has food that is unguarded. Maggots can be used as a source of food because they are rich in vitamins and minerals.

5. How many times per second may a honey-bee beat its wings in flight?

Answer: 200

A hummingbird beats its wings around 600 times per minute which is the fastest for any bird, but this is hardly a match for the honey-bee. The honey-bee beats its wings a little bit faster than the European bee.

6. How does a dragonfly kill its prey?

Answer: It holds it in its claws and bites it with its jaws.

Many insects kill their prey this way. Dragonflies have been known to capture prey as big as they are!

7. When courting, the female spider often kills the male because it thinks that the male is a predator.

Answer: True

Some species are more prone to have this happen than others. The larger species of spiders have this happen more frequently than smaller spider species.

8. Which of the following is not the name of a type of web that spiders can make?

Answer: Tubical-web

Tubical web is not a type of web that spiders can make but a tube-web is.
A tube web is in the shape of a tube, a tangle-web is a web that is all tangled up and an orb web is a web that goes around in a circular formation.

9. When are male funnel-web spiders most dangerous?

Answer: When they are searching for a female.

These spiders are most dangerous in the summer and autumn months because they are out looking for a mate to breed with. The venom in this spider can kill humans.

10. All worker and soldier ants are male.

Answer: False

Worker and soldier ants are sterile and cannot reproduce. Worker ants look after the structure of the mound while the soldier ants protect the Queen.

Source: Author guypineapple

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