Advanced Insect-themed Crossword Puzzle
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- 1. This insect's painful sting is an evolutionary adaptation to deter predators
- 2. Unlike humans, a fly has these for touch sensors
- 3. Home that's a-buzz with activity
- 4. A flying insect with a sting
- 5. Insect that produces sounds as part of its courtship behavior
- 5. The larval stage of a lepidopteran, often found on leafy plants
- 6. The sweet lure in flowers attracting insects
- 7. This creature thrives on plant sap
- 8. An insidious invader that can undermine a wooden house's structure
- 9. A relative to the cockroach that's known for its patient hunting technique
- 10. A carnivorous insect, identified by its one pair of legs per body segment
- 11. Unwanted library patron chewing through your literature collection
- 12. The Hermit or Dung __ is an example of this insect
- 13. An insect that lives in colonies and has distinctive roles like queen, soldier, and worker
- 14. The shell-like structure of an insect's body, starts with 'E'
- 15. The phase in insect's metamorphosis when it is encased in a shell
- 16. A pupa of a butterfly, closed in a hard case
- 17. An insect capable of moving in six directions
- 18. This insect is a moocher, it lives off the resources of others.
- 19. Natural dwelling for a host of insects and their larvae
- 20. Common insect found in summer and rainy season
- 20. This insect shares a similar life cycle to the butterfly with stages including egg, larva, pupa, and adult
- 21. What's the insect that has an elongated body and a life span of just six months?
- 22. A creature often found hanging out in the corners of rooms or in the garden.
- 23. A bloodsucking insect that can infest household furniture
- 24. An insect found in tall grasses that causes skin irritation
- 25. A species of beetles commonly recognized for their red or orange shells with black spots
- 26. An insect that has a special organ for producing light to signal its mates or scare predators
- 27. Insect type that experiences a phase known as 'nymph'