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Test your knowledge of arthropods and insects with a fun challenge! Identify critters based on their descriptions and images. Explore the fascinating world of scorpions, butterflies, and honey bees. Can you guess what they are?
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What is it? ? ? Challenge #1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/
Scorpion http://newsblaze.com/pix/2006/0531/pix/death-stalker-scorpion.jpg Critter #1 I am an arthropod. I have eight legs. I am a predator and paralyze my prey with venom. I can be found in the southwestern USA. What am I?
Buckeye http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/KKhp/1insects/buckeye.html Critter #2 I belong to the order Lepidoptera. I am medium size – not as large as swallowtails, but bigger than hairstreaks. I am a migratory species. You might know me from my “eye”spots. What am I?
Honey Bee http://www.gpnc.org/honeybee.htm Critter #3 I belong to the order Hymenoptera. I live in a hive that may contain as many as 20,000 individuals. I am an important pollinator I might be the “sweetest” insect around. What am I?