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Syllabus 1.5.2 Common Terrestrial Invertebrates Identification
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2 Has it got legs? YesNo
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3 Has it got a slimy flattened foot? YesNo
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4 Has it got a shell? YesNo
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5 It’s a SNAIL Start again
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6 It’s a SLUG Start again
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7 Is the body divided into segments? YesNo
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8 It’s a ROUNDWORM Start again
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9 Has it got more than 15 segments? YesNo
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10 It’s an EARTHWORM Start again
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11 It’s a MAGGOT (Fly larva) Start again
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12 Has it got more than 6 legs? YesNo
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13 Has it got more than 8 legs? YesNo
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14 Has it got a one-part body? Yes OR Has it got a two-part body? YesYes
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15 It’s a SPIDER Start again
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16 Are the legs at least twice as long as the body? YesNo
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17 It’s a HARVESTMAN Start again
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18 It’s a MITE Start again
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19 Has it got 6 true legs and 4 or more false legs? Yes OR Has it got many true legs and no false legs? YesYes
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20 Has it got 5 or less pairs of false legs? Yes OR Has it got 6 or more pairs of false legs? YesYes
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21 It’s a BUTTERFLY / MOTH LARVA (Caterpillar) Start again
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22 It’s a SAWFLY LARVA Start again
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23 Is it long and thin with many pairs of legs? Yes OR Is it oval with 6 or 7 pairs of legs? YesYes
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24 It’s a WOODLOUSE Start again
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25 Has it got 2 pairs of legs per segment? Yes OR Has it got 1 pair of legs per segment? YesYes
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26 It’s a MILLIPEDE Start again
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27 It’s a CENTIPEDE Start again
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28 Has it got large back legs for jumping? YesNo
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29 It’s a GRASSHOPPER / CRICKET Start again
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30 Has it got a pair of pincers on it’s tail end? YesNo
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31 It’s an EARWIG Start again
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32 Is the abdomen formed of 2 hard wing cases joining in a line down the middle? YesNo
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33 Are the wing cases rounded on top? Yes OR Do the wing cases meet in a ridge? Yes OR Are the wing cases diamond shaped with a clear patch at the end? YesYes
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34 It’s a BEETLE Start again
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35 It’s a LEAFHOPPER Start again
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36 It’s a BUG Start again
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37 Is the upper part of the abdomen covered in a short pair of wing cases? YesNo
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38 Is the body shaped like a shield? Yes OR Is the body shaped like a bullet? Yes Yes
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39 It’s a SHIELDBUG Start again
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40 It’s a ROVE BEETLE Start again
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41 Is it tiny, under 5mm long, with an appendage underneath that causes it to leap? YesNo
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42 It’as a SPRINGTAIL Start again
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43 Does it have obvious wings? YesNo
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44 Does the body have a definite waist? YesNo
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45 It’s an ANT Start again
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46 Is the body very small and shaped like a tear drop? YesNo
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47 It’s an APHID Start again
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48 Are the antennae as long as the front legs and are there wing buds present? Yes OR Are the antennae short and there is no hint of wings? YesYes
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49 It’s a BUG NYMPH Start again
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50 It’s a BEETLE LARVA Start again
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51 Are the wings covered in powdery scales? Yes OR Are the wings covered in hairs? Yes OR Are the wings smooth and perhaps transparent? YesYes
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52 It’s a BUTTERFLY ? MOTH Start again
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53 It’s a CADDIS FLY Start again
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54 Are the legs very long – longer than the body? YesNo
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55 It’s a FLY Start again
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56 Are the antennae very short and stubby and hard to see, or even not present at all? YesNo
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57 Are the wings large and held out horizontally like aeroplane wings when at rest? YesNo
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58 It’s a DRAGONFLY Start again
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59 Does it have 2 or 3 long tails at the end of the body? Yes OR Are there no tails? YesYes
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60 It’s a MAYFLY Start again
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61 Are the wings vertically over the body when at rest? Yes OR Are the wings folded like a tent over the body? Yes OR Are the wings held flat in a horizontal plane when at rest? YesYes
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62 It’s a DAMSELFLY Start again
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63 Are the wings held in a horizontal plane over the body when at rest? YesNo
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64 Does the body have a distinct waist? YesNo
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65 Does the body have black and yellow stripes? YesNo
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66 It’s a WASP Start again
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67 Are the antennae jointed in the middle, making them L-shaped? YesNo
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68 Are both thorax and abdomen very furry? YesNo OR Is the thorax reasonably furry, but the abdomen less so? Yes YesNoYes
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69 It’s a BUBBLEBEE Start again
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70 It’s a BEE Start again
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71 It’s a SAWFLY or a WOODWASP Start again
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72 Is the body small and shaped like a teardrop? YesNo
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73 Are the forewings larger than the hindwings? YesNo
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74 It’s a PARASITIC WASP Start again
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75 Are the veins in the wing mainly parallel? Yes OR Do the veins in the wing form a network? YesYes
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76 It’s a LACEWING Start again
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