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Join us in an exciting challLet’s test your knowledge about fascinating arthropods through our interactive critter challenge! Each critter description offers clues to identify these amazing creatures, including a venomous scorpion, a migratory butterfly with striking "eye" spots, and a vital honey bee known for its essential pollination role. Can you guess who they are? Expand your understanding of the unique roles these insects play in our ecosystems and have fun while learning about their traits and habitats!
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What is it? ? ? Challenge #1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/
Scorpion http://newsblaze.com/pix/2006/0531/pix/death-stalker-scorpion.jpg Critter #1 I am an arthropod. I have eight legs. I am a predator and paralyze my prey with venom. I can be found in the southwestern USA. What am I?
Buckeye http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/KKhp/1insects/buckeye.html Critter #2 I belong to the order Lepidoptera. I am medium size – not as large as swallowtails, but bigger than hairstreaks. I am a migratory species. You might know me from my “eye”spots. What am I?
Honey Bee http://www.gpnc.org/honeybee.htm Critter #3 I belong to the order Hymenoptera. I live in a hive that may contain as many as 20,000 individuals. I am an important pollinator I might be the “sweetest” insect around. What am I?