Entomology quiz

More questions about Entomology

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1. 1 Easy

   How many legs do all adult insects possess?

   Answer: six

   Why: A caterpillar only looks leggier: just its three front pairs are true jointed legs, and the stubby prolegs behind are gripping stumps.

2. 2 Medium

   How many flowers must honeybees visit to produce one pound of honey?

   Answer: 2 million

   Why: Collecting that pound takes a hive more than 50,000 miles of flying, roughly two laps around the Equator.

3. 3 Hard

   What appendage at the rear of an earwig looks like pincers?

   Answer: cerci

   Why: An earwig uses them to grab prey, fend off attackers and fold its fan shaped hindwings away; males carry curved ones, females straight.

4. 4 Easy

   From what floral liquid do worker honeybees produce sweet edible honey?

   Answer: Nectar

   Why: A single honeybee produces roughly one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey across its entire lifetime.

5. 5 Medium

   For how long can a cockroach survive after losing its head?

   Answer: one week

   Why: The neck seals itself by clotting, so the body dies of thirst rather than blood loss, and the severed head can wave its antennae for hours.

6. 6 Hard

   What is the name of the fluid that circulates in insects?

   Answer: hemolymph

   Why: Lacking hemoglobin, it looks clear, yellow or green rather than red, and it carries nutrients and immune cells instead of oxygen.