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20 Cards in this Set
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Silver Fish
Microscope Slide Silver, dark grey |
T H Y S A N U R A
Thy-san-ura thysanura |
LF: Three Long prominent tails on end of abdomen
T: Prehistoric Creature with 3 tails, like a dinosaor name |
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Springtail
Microscope Slide Yellowish |
C O L L E M B O L A
collem-bolla collembola |
LF: Springing tail mechanisim, its there absent in the other buggy that looks like it...
T: Jumps over COLLEMS, and that takes a lot of BOLAS |
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Drangon Flies, Damselflies
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O D O N A T A
odo-nata odonata |
LF: Notch is very evident in its wings
T: Drangonflies O n D amn O ranges don't mean nata (nada) |
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Grasshoppers, Crickets, Cockroaches
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O R T H O P T E R A
ortho-ptera orthoptera |
LF: Enlarged femur on hind leg
T: Have Straight=What root word? Wings |
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Termites
Amber color |
I S O P T E R A
iso-ptera isoptera |
LF: Bead like anntennae and the abdomenen is broadly joined to the thorax (no real distinction)
T: they are iso-lated in caverns of wood, and must fly to escape |
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Earwigs
tan color |
D E R M A P T E R A
derma-ptera dermaptera |
LF: Enourmous claws at the hind of the abdomen
T: Huge claws that derma-tologists will use for picking pimples |
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Book Lice, Psocids
Microscope Slide very transparent |
P S O C O P T E R A
psoco-ptera psocoptera |
LF: Enlarged femur on hind leg, and uncharacteristcally large antennnae
T: While reading a book... PS |
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Thrips
Microscopic Slide transparent |
T H Y S A N O P T E R A
thy-sano-ptera thysanoptera |
LF: 4 feathery looking wings
T: Prehistoric dinasouar creacture but with feathery wings! |
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Chewing Lice
Microscopic Slide Transparent yellow |
M A L L O P H A G A
mallo-phaga mallophaga |
LF: The size of the head is key: greater or = to size of abdomen
T: Fat faggot boys are malo and have huge heads |
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Sucking Lice
Microscopic Slide Transparent yellow |
A N O P L U R A
ano-plura anoplura |
LF: The size of the head is key: smaller than abdomen, also large claws
T: theres a plethora (plura) of these in one year (ano) |
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True Bugs
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H E M I P T E R A
hemi-ptera hemiptera |
LF: Abdomen looks like a shield shape, and has a "X" on it
T: They drive hemis with a rebel X flag on their wind-shield |
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Cicadas, leafhoppers, aphids
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H O M O P T E R A
homo-ptera homoptera |
LF: Roof top held wings
Homoptera a great Egyptian tower that cicadas built |
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Beetles
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C O L E O P T E R A
coleo-ptera coleoptera |
LF: Line runs down the first hard outter shell that covers the pairs of wings
T: Volswagon beetles are Coleo (coolio) |
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Dobsonflies, ant lions, lacewings
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N E U R O P T E R A
neuro-ptera neuroptera |
LF: Wings are NOT notched like ____ and differ from hemoptras because the wings do not house abdomenen over at an angle, only round
T: Vien brain looking wings need neuro surgery |
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Scorpion Flies
tiger wing colors |
M E C O P T E R A
meco-ptera mecoptera |
LF: Scropion tail aparatus at the end of abdomenen
T: The scropion tail sprays paint like Maco Meco paint shops for cars |
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Butterflies, Moths
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L E P I D O P T E R A
lepido-ptera lepidoptera |
Butter flies contain Butter which is a lipid. Lipds make cholesteroal: Lepidor is a medicine that controls chelesterol
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Flies
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D I P T E R A
di-ptera diptera |
LF: for hateers/halters the little things with nobs where the 2nd pair of wings should be, also only 2 pair of wings
T: Flies di fast |
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Fleas
Microscopic Slide transparent, amber |
S I P H O N A P T E R A
siphona-ptera siphonaptera |
LF: laterally flattened, and no tail like springtail mechanisim present
T: Fleas siphon A-type blood from dogs |
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Ants, Wasps, Bees, Sawflies
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H Y M E N O P T E R A
hymeno-ptera hymenoptera |
LF: Pinched abdomenen connection to thorax, and 4 wings present
Hymen, like a virgin vaginal membrane, wasps shaped like a woman |
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HOW TO USE THIS ONE?
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Give you Common Name, need Scientific Name for answer
LF: means Look for when physically looking at a specimen T: Think of to help answer |
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