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Insects can taste with their feet, glow in the dark and carry loads far heavier than themselves. Test what you know about bees, butterflies, ants, dragonflies and more in 10 quick questions.
1. How many legs does an insect have?
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Six. All adult insects have six legs. Spiders have eight, so they are not insects.
2. How many main body parts does an insect have?
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Three. An insect's body has a head, a thorax and an abdomen.
3. Which insect makes honey?
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Honeybee. Honeybees turn flower nectar into honey and store it in wax combs.
4. How does a butterfly taste its food?
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With its feet. Butterflies have taste sensors on their feet, so they can taste a leaf just by landing on it.
5. Fireflies are actually a type of which insect?
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Beetle. Fireflies are beetles that make light with a chemical reaction in their bodies.
6. Which tiny insect can carry many times its own body weight?
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Ant. Ants are famous for lifting loads far heavier than themselves.
7. Which mosquitoes bite people?
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Only females. Female mosquitoes need protein from blood to make eggs. Males feed on plant juices.
8. Which insect catches other insects in mid-air with its huge eyes and four wings?
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Dragonfly. Dragonflies are expert hunters, and their large eyes see in almost every direction.
9. Silk comes from the cocoon of which insect?
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Silkworm. The silkworm is the caterpillar of the silk moth, and it spins silk to make its cocoon.
10. Which insect can survive for days without its head?
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Cockroach. Cockroaches breathe through small holes in their body, so they can live on for a while without a head.
