Insect of the Day Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
What do assassin bugs/wheel bugs eat?
A
Smaller insects
2
Q
Where are soldier beetles found?
A
The prairie
3
Q
What is parthenogenesis? What insects reproduce this way?
A
Reproduction by instead of laying eggs giving birth directly to smaller editions of themselves
4
Q
What does a milkweed beetle eat?
A
The seeds and tissue of a milkweed plant. They also eat sunflower seeds in captivity
5
Q
What type of life cycle does a dragonfly have?
A
Incomplete metamorphosis (nymph stage lives underwater)
6
Q
Where are katydids found?
A
Forests or thickets (anywhere there are shrubs)
7
Q
How do you make a stinkbug release its odor?
A
Hold the insect with your thumb and forefinger on the sides
8
Q
What does a stinkbug eat?
A
Plant sap and aphids
