1. How much do you know about bugs? Challenge #1 T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/

2. Choose the best answer. 1. What is the official state insect for Illinois? A. Ladybug B. Honey Bee C. Firefly D. Monarch butterfly 2. Which is the largest order (type) of insect? A. Coleoptera (beetles) C. Lepidoptera (butterflies/moths) B. Diptera (flies) D. Orthopetera (grasshoppers/crickets) 3. Insects outnumber all other animals by: A. 2 to 1 B. 3 to 1 C. 4 to 1D. 5 to 1 4. Which insect is considered the most dangerous insect as it kills a million people a year? A. mosquito B. coffin fly C. fire ant D. assassin bug 5. Approximately how many mosquito bites would it take to drain the blood from an adult? A. 100,000 B. 1,200,000 C. 12,000,000

3. And the answers are … 1. What is the official state insect for Illinois? A. Ladybug B. Honey Bee C. Firefly D. Monarch 2. Which is the largest order (type) of insect? A. Coleoptera (beetles) C. Lepidoptera (butterflies/moths) B. Diptera (flies) D. Orthopetera (grasshoppers/crickets) 3. Insects outnumber all other animals by: A. 2 to 1 B. 3 to 1 C. 4 to 1 D. 5 to 1 4. Which insect is considered the most dangerous insect as it kills a million people a year? A. mosquito B. coffin fly C. fire ant D. assassin bug 5. Approximately how many mosquito bites would it take to drain the blood from an adult? A. 100,000 B. 1,200,000 C. 12,000,000