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21 Insect Trivia Questions To Set Your Brain Crawling With Excitement

Did you go searching for insect specimens in your yard as a child? Did you have an ant farm that you loved to watch? What about a well-organized bug collection? Maybe you still have a bug collection, in which case, this set of insect trivia questions and answers is going to be right up your chrysalis. Get your transparent boxes, magnifying glasses, and hiking boots ready and prepare for this creepy crawly set of questions! 

These insect trivia questions cover all types of creepy crawlies and insect-related knowledge, including the study of bugs and general facts.

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Only females of what type of insect will bite humans?

Aphid

Mosquito

Scarab Beetle

Centipede

What are the four stages of metamorphosis in insects?

Larva, Caterpillar, Pupa, Adult

Egg, Pupa, Larva, Adult

Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult

Egg, Caterpillar, Pupa, Adult

Which insect is known to live almost exclusively on animal waste?

Dragonfly

Scarab Beetle

Killer Bee

Tiger Beetle

What scientists study insects?

Entomologists

Ornithologists

Oceanographers

Meteorologists

Which insect has the same bioluminescent properties as fungi?

Cockroaches

Locusts

Bees

Fireflies

What do bee-eaters do first when they catch an insect with a stinger?

Drop It From The Air

Ignore The Stinger

Roll It Around

Smack It On A Branch

The sloth’s fur is an entire ecosystem of its own. What do insects live off on a sloth?

Algae In The Fur

Sloth’s Fatty Deposits

Seeds That Attach

Dropped Fruit

What insect couldn’t survive with the Bucket Orchid?

Termite

Orchid Bee

Red Tip Beetle

Orchid Moth

Which insect can see ultraviolet light?

Spider

Bee

Grasshopper

Fly

Which insect uses their silk-exuding larvae for gluing leaves into hollow balls where they nest?

Heliconius Butterflies

African Weaver Ants

Goliath Beetle

Bush Crickets

What insect has a hardened and thickened outer pair of wings?

Beetle

Butterfly

Bee

Dragonfly

Which insect has a hearing organ in one of its wing veins which enables it to hear the shriek of bats?

Dragonfly

Hawk Moth

Horse Fly

Lacewing Butterfly

Which insect can feign a bodily explosion to deter its enemies?

Bombardier Beetle

Nasute Termite

Lyre Beetle

Balor Spider

What insect transmits the disease of sleeping sickness?

Fruit Fly

Cat Flea

Mosquito

Tsetse Fly

Which are the most dangerous insects?

Bombardier Beetles

Tarantula Hawks

Hissing Cockroaches

Mosquitoes

Which insect has four equally-sized wings?

Grasshopper

Housefly

Mayfly

Termite

What insects are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey?

Beetles

Bees

Butterflies

Ants

What insect was sacred in Ancient Egypt?

Cricket

Scarab Beetle

Black Widow Spider

Bee

What is the immature form of an insect that does not pass through a pupal stage?

Nymph

Imago

Embryo

Larva

What is the most abundant insect in the Amazon Rainforest?

Ant

Mosquito

Moth

Bee

What insects have large, colorful wings that are covered with tiny scales?

Ants

Dragonflies

Bees

Butterflies

How does an insect smell?

Through Its Antennae

Through The Nose

Insects Can’t Smell

Through Tiny Pores

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