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DIRECTIONS Curious about creepy-crawlies? Learn about the fascinating world of insects by visiting these buggy sites. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper, or on the reproducible provided by your teacher.

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Fill in the blanks to complete three facts about insects:

a) Insects have _ legs.

b) Insects have three body parts: head, thorax, and .

c) There are as many as __ different kinds of insects.

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What are scientists who study insects called? Why do they say some bugs are beneficial?

2

How far can grasshoppers jump?

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There are more than 12,000 species of ants. Ants live in social communities called _.

3

How large is the giant hissing cockroach?

 

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Monarch butterflies migrate great distances to spend the winter in the warm weather of Mexico and California. What colors are the monarch butterflys wings?

4

How did the walking-stick insect get its name? What does it eat?

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The spiny katydid is a singing insect. Where are its ears?

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