May The Best Bug Win! Trivia Quiz

Answer: mantis

The winner of our first battle is... the leaf-tailed mantis! This battle can be seen in "Monster Bug Wars" episode 6, "Super Slayers". This episode is featured in "Monster Bug Wars" season two.

Like its relatives, the leaf-tailed mantis relies on its camouflage to hide it not only from predators but also from potential prey. It sits in the leaves of a tree or bush with its two front legs raised. When a prey item walks past, the front legs snap forward, impaling the prey on their sharp spikes.

Answer: Brown house spider

The winner of our second battle is...the brown house spider! This battle can be seen in "Monster Bug Wars" episode 2, "Enemy Empire". This episode is featured in "Monster Bug Wars" season one.

Both the red-back and the brown house spider can be found living in quiet, dark places including backyard sheds and empty plant-pots. They build tangled, messy webs and feed on a variety of insects. The females are larger than the males, sometimes measuring upto a centimetre in length.

The easiest way to distinguish a female red-back from a female brown house spider is to look for a bright red stripe. Only the female red-back will have this marking.

Answer: scorpion

The winner of our third battle is... the black-tailed scorpion! This battle can be seen in "Monster Bug Wars" episode 1, "Deadly Duels". This episode is featured in "Monster Bug Wars" season two.

There are 1,752 known species of scorpion which are found in various habitats ranging from rainforests to deserts. They feed on mice, insects, lizards, spiders and other scorpions, using their large pincers and a venomous sting on the tail to subdue their prey.

Answer: mantis

The winner of our fourth battle is... the moss nantis! This battle can be seen in "Monster Bug Wars" episode 1, "Deadly Duels". This episode is featured in "Monster Bug Wars" season two.

There are more than two thousand different species of mantis, ranging from the dead leaf mantis to the flower mantis. Their diet consists mostly of insects, however, the larger species will also feed on fish, rats, snakes, birds, lizards, frogs, mice and scorpions.

Answer: cellar spider

The winner of our fifth battle is...the cellar spider! This battle can be seen in "Monster Bug Wars" episode 2, "Enemy Empire". This episode is featured in "Monster Bug Wars" season one.

Living on every continent except Antarctica, the cellar spider, more commonly known as the daddy-long-legs, is a common sight in and around suburban houses. Their diet includes insects and other spiders such as huntsmans and red-backs.

Answer: leopard wandering spider

The winner of our sixth battle is... the leopard wandering spider! This battle can be seen in "Monster Bug Wars" episode 6, "Super Slayers". This episode is featured in "Monster Bug Wars" season two.

There are approximately 43,678 different species of spider, ranging in size from the tiny patu marplesi spider to the enormous giant huntsman spider, which has a leg-span of around thirty centimetres.

Answer: tiger leech

The winner of our seventh battle is... the tiger leech! This battle can be seen in "Monster Bug Wars" episode 5, "When Tribes go to War". This episode is featured in "Monster Bug Wars" season one.

Leeches are related to earthworms and live in many different environments from rainforests to freshwater lakes. While some leeches do feed on blood, the majority of them feed on small invertebrates such as slugs or snails.

Answer: Yes

The winner of our eighth battle is... the army ants! This battle can be seen in "Monster Bug Wars" episode 2, "Blood on the Forest Floor". This episode is featured in "Monster Bug Wars" season two.

Unlike its relatives, the army ant doesn't build an underground nest. Instead, the entire colony is always on the move and is capable of consuming over one hundred prey items every day.

Answer: candy cane katydid

The winner of our ninth battle is... the candy cane katydid! This battle can be seen in "Monster Bug Wars" episode 4, "Mother of All Wars". This episode is featured in "Monster Bug Wars" season two.

Related to grasshoppers, there are more than 6,000 species of katydid. While most feed on leaves, seeds and flowers, some will also feed on snails, lizards, snakes and other insects.

Answer: No

The winner of our final battle is... the common desert centipede! This battle can be seen in "Monster Bug Wars" episode 2, "Enemy Empire". This episode is featured in "Monster Bug Wars" season one.

How to tell the difference between a centipede and a millipede:

Step one: Look at the shape of the body. Is it round like a cylinder or is it flat and wide? If it's a cylinder shape, you've got a millipede. If it's flat and wide, you've got a centipede.

Step two: Look at the legs. A centipede will only have one pair of legs on each body segment while a millipede will have two. It's also worth noting that centipedes don't just use their legs for walking. The two front legs act as pincers and are used for injecting venom into their prey.