1. Challenge #1 T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/

2. 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? Scorpion http://newsblaze.com/pix/2006/0531/pix/death-stalker-scorpion.jpg

3. 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 eyespots. What am I? Buckeye http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/KKhp/1insects/buckeye.html

4. 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? Honey Bee http://www.gpnc.org/honeybee.htm