Insect Crossword

Click on a number to see a clue. Type in the word and then click on "enter". When you are done click on "check".

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3. Insects use these to touch and to detect odors.
4. This is the sole diet of most butterflies.
7. Female crickets use this to deposit eggs into the soil.
9. This is the first stage of the insect life cycle.
10. This is what a buttefly uses to sip nectar.
11. This insect carries many diseases including cholera.
12. The praying ______________ gets its name because it looks like it is praying when it rests.

1. The process by which a caterpillar turns into a butterfly is called ___________________.
2. This is the caterpillar stage in a butterfly's life cycle.
3. This is one of three major parts of an insect (it's the one with the longest name).
5. This outer covering is shed at least several times in the lives of most insects.
6. This is the third stage in the life cycle of a butterfly.
8. This is one of three major parts of the insect.