Can you name the Insect Trivia? by ChepeCarpenter

Clue	Answer
'Vespula vulgaris' refers to what kind of insect?
A cockroach's 'ootheca' refers to what?
'Phototaxis' refers to nocturnal insects' attraction to what?
What type of insect will either play dead or emit a foul liquid to avoid being eaten?
What kind of insect is a sausage fly?
How many legs to adult insects have?
Sphecius speciosus (sand hornets) kills what other kind of insect?
Insects use Malpighian tubules for what purpose?
What is a baby grasshopper called?
'Bee killer' refers to what kind of insect?
Grasshoppers use their spiracles to do what?
The order Dermaptera refers to what kind of insect?
How many days does an adult mayfly live?

Clue	Answer
True or false: a tick is an insect.
'Diptera' is the order of insect with how many wings?
For how many years does a wasp colony use its nest?
What sort of material do carpenter ants nest in?
Parthenogenesis: This is asexual reproduction, where eggs grow and develop without what?
'Bombus terrestris' and 'Apis laboriosa' refer to what kind of insect?
'Lepidoptera' refers to what sort of insect?
Which is NOT in the homoptera (sub)order: lightning bug, cicada, aphid?
True or False: Only female mosquitoes feed on blood.
True or false: the Praying Mantis is an insect.
What is the scientific study of insects called?
Where are a cricket's ears located?

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Insect Trivia Quiz

by ChepeCarpenter

Created Aug 17, 2010 in Science
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	markyb:	Aug 19th, 2010 at 20:03 GMT		2 points
	Decent quiz. Needs improvement. Mayflies have a long lifespan, only the adults live one day. "Lightning bug" is an incorrect name, as it's really a beetle. Homoptera is no longer an order itself. Hopoptera and hemiptera have been merged into one order called Hemiptera. Ladybug is also incorrect nomenclature. Ladybird Beetle is the insect's proper name.

	ChepeCarpenter:	Aug 20th, 2010 at 10:15 GMT		1 point
	Hello markyb: Thanks for your input. I adjusted the clue for the mayfly. "Ladybird" was an alternate answer to ladybug, but I changed the answer that shows up to make it more proper. The "lightning bug" question is still correct, in my opinion. "Hemiptera" covers the two groups "Heteroptera" and the "Homoptera," and lightning bugs, as they are commonly known, are not part of the order homoptera. However, I adjusted the clue on that question a bit.

	Pyrophorus:	Mar 10th, 2011 at 05:41 GMT		1 point
	The parthenogenesis clue is very vague. Answers that work pretty well seem to include "males," "sex," "sperm," and so forth. Maybe have people guess "parthenogenesis" rather than that blank?