7Th Fowler Science Chapter 11 11.13

Front 1

_____ straight winges insects.

Back 1

Orthoptera

Front 2

Name some examples of orthoptera:
1
2
3

Back 2

1.crickets
2. grasshoppers
3.cockroaches

Front 3

When ____ are not flying, they hold their narrowly folded wings straight along their bodies.

Back 3

Orthoptera

Front 4

Most orthopods are ____ - plant-eating and have chewing mouth parts. Most do damage to crops.

Back 4

herbivores

Front 5

The antennae of the grasshopper is also called ___.

Back 5

horns

Front 6

Grasshopper are divided into two families based on their antennae:
1
2

Back 6

1.the long-horned
2.the short-horned

Front 7

____ are well equipped for making sounds.

Back 7

Grasshoppers

Front 8

Each species of grasshoppers have a _______ sound.

Back 8

distinctive

Front 9

The sounds or songs made by a grasshopper are made by the male are made with the ____ __ _______.

Back 9

organs of stridulation

strid-u-la-tion

Front 10

A ____ often a row of ridges like a comb are rubbed against a _____ which may be smooth or knobby.

Back 10

scraper

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Front 11

Perhaps the most easily recognized insect is the ____ which as the praying stance and a long, slender body.

Back 11

mantid

Front 12

Mantids are entirely ____ - meat eating - feeding on insects and sometimes a lizard or even a mouse.

Back 12

carnivorous

Front 13

Many mantids are designed to blend in with their surroundings, which is called ___.

Back 13

camoflauge

Front 14

Mantids prefer ___ or ____ areas so that it is easier to catch an unsuspecting insect.

Back 14

grassy or brushy areas

Front 15

A female mantid produces a weatherproof, spongy capsule called a ____ in which to place the eggs.

Back 15

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