Thank-you for inviting The Bug Lady to be part of your classroom’s education this year! We are passionate about insect education, and eager to share our ideas and knowledge about bugs with you.
Random Brainstorm Questions for Students
General
- Name the body parts of an
- insect
- spider
- millipede
- centipede
- worm
- snail
- Name the four life stages of a butterfly
- Name the four life stages of a beetle.
- Name the life stages of a cockroach.
- Name an insect that does the following:
- flies
- hops
- slithers
- crawls
- burrows
- buzzes
- is quiet
- chirps
- Name an insect that has the following body parts:
- no wings
- wings
- long antennae
- short antennae
- long back legs for jumping
- red wing covers
- hairy body
- Name and insect that is the following colour:
- red
- orange and black
- green
- brown
- black
- Name some differences between:
- invertebrates and vertebrates
- insects and spiders
- millipedes and centipedes
- slugs and snails
- earthworms and mealworms
- butterflies and moths
- beetles and woodbugs
- scorpions and spiders
Arthropods and their habits
- Name an insect that protects itself by:
- camouflage
- biting
- stinging
- curling into a ball
- flying away fast
- hopping away fast
- Name an insect that is a
- predator
- herbivore
- omnivore
- detritivore
- parasite
- Name an insect that is
- nocturnal
- diurnal
- crepuscular
- Name one insect that creates each of the following structures:
- web
- colony
- nest
- hive
- cocoon
- pupa
- burrow
- trapdoor
- 'tent'
Arthropods and their habitats
- Name an insect that lives on a cat or dog.
- What is a host plant?
- Name three types of bugs that live:
- under the dirt
- in shrubs
- fly through the air
- in freshwater
- flower garden
- your school grounds
- Name an insect that lives in:
- a grassland
- a meadow
- old growth coniferous forest
- deciduous forest
- tropical rainforest
- desert
- streambank
- in a creek
- in a pond