A) 1–3 inches B) 10–100 millimetres C) 7–50 millimetres (1⁄4–2 inches) D) 5–30 centimeters
A) Saint Helena earwig (Labidura herculeana) B) Australian giant earwig (Titanolabis colossea) C) European common earwig D) American burrowing earwig
A) 50 mm (2 inches) B) 100 mm C) 60 mm D) 78 mm (3+1⁄16 inches)
A) Tegmina B) Ovipositors C) Antennae D) Cerci
A) To capture prey, defend themselves and fold their wings under the short tegmina. B) For sensing vibrations C) For mating rituals D) For digging burrows
A) Thread-like with at least 10 segments. B) Clubbed with fewer than 5 segments. C) Spike-like with over 20 segments. D) Feathered and multi-segmented.
A) All earwig families B) Only Karschiellidae and Pygidicranidae C) Karschiellidae, Pygidicranidae, Diplatyidae, Apachyidae, Anisolabisidae, and Labiduridae. D) None of the above
A) Karschiellidae B) Apachyidae C) Labiduridae D) Pygidicranidae and Diplatyidae.
A) To cover the hindwings like the elytra of a beetle. B) For flying long distances C) For sensing light D) For swimming
A) Arixeniina and Hemimerina. B) Dermaptera C) Pygidicranidae D) Neodermaptera
A) Their venation and pattern of folding that requires the use of the cerci. B) They can regenerate if damaged C) They are brightly colored D) They have scales like butterflies
A) It lacks any ganglia B) It has only one large central ganglion C) It consists of a brain, subesophageal ganglion, three thoracic ganglia, and six abdominal ganglia. D) It is similar to that of mammals
A) A midgut B) A hindgut C) Gastric caecae. D) An esophagus
A) On the thorax B) Behind the seventh abdominal segment. C) Near the antennae D) At the front of the abdomen
A) Diploid B) No ovaries C) Polytrophic, with nurse cells and oocytes alternating along the length of the ovariole. D) Monotrophic
A) North America. B) Australia. C) Antarctica. D) Africa.
A) Seven molts. B) Three molts. C) Five molts. D) No molts, they hatch as adults.
A) In the Paleozoic era. B) In the Jurassic period. C) In the Triassic period. D) During the Cretaceous period.
A) Hemiptera. B) Coleoptera. C) Orthoptera. D) Polyneoptera.
A) German, meaning 'pincer creatures'. B) Greek, meaning 'skin wings'. C) Latin, meaning 'winged insects'. D) French, meaning 'ear bugs'.
A) From Europe in 1907. B) Brought over by early settlers from Asia. C) Native to North America. D) Introduced from Australia.
A) Over 100 species. B) Less than 10 species. C) Exactly 50 species. D) About 25 species.
A) 45 species. B) 25 species. C) 60 species. D) 100 species.
A) Forficulidae. B) Spongiphoridae. C) Anisolabididae. D) Labiduridae.
A) 'Skin wings'. B) 'Ear bugs'. C) 'Pincer insects'. D) 'Nocturnal flyers'.
A) Hypermetamorphosis B) Incomplete metamorphosis C) Complete metamorphosis D) No metamorphosis
A) Underwater B) Debris, crevices, or soil C) In open fields D) On tree leaves
A) Triangular B) Oval-shaped C) Square D) Round
A) Communal B) Non-social C) Social D) Solitary
A) After the first molt B) No C) Yes D) Only after hatching
A) Cavernicolous B) Crepuscular C) Diurnal D) Nocturnal
A) Forficula auricularia B) Labidura riparia C) Doru taeniatum D) Anisolabis maritima
A) Revolving the abdomen B) Jumping C) Flicking its tail D) Spinning in circles
A) Deserts B) Grasslands C) Caves D) Forests
A) Migrating long distances B) Hibernating C) Building nests D) Forming swarms
A) In the Sahara Desert B) In the Amazon rainforest C) Near Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK D) On the island of Hawaii
A) Fish B) Dogs C) Cats D) Birds
A) Maggots B) Tachinid flies C) Flea larvae D) Grasshopper larvae
A) Mermis nigrescens B) Vespula maculifrons C) Triarthria setipennis D) Ocytata pallipes
A) Paper wasp B) Cicada killer C) Yellow jacket (Vespula maculifrons) D) European hornet
A) Fluke B) Hookworm C) Roundworm (Mermis nigrescens) D) Tapeworm
A) 50 B) 10 C) 100 D) 26
A) Scarlet acarine mites B) Tyroglyphoid mites C) Histiostoma polypori D) Dust mites
A) Arixeniidae B) Hemimeridae C) Neodermaptera D) Archidermaptera
A) Wings B) Pincers C) Antennal heart D) Compound eyes
A) Three-segmented B) Five-segmented C) Four-segmented D) Six-segmented
A) Dictyoptera B) Blattodea C) Plecoptera D) Notoptera
A) Phasmatodea B) Embioptera C) Notoptera D) Zoraptera
A) Circulatory B) Digestive C) Respiratory D) Reproductive
A) Hemiptera B) Dermaptera C) Coleoptera D) Orthoptera
A) Siphoning-type B) Piercing-sucking-type C) Biting-type D) Chewing-type
A) Partially present B) Absent C) Variable presence D) Present
A) Neodermaptera B) Arixeniina C) Forficulina D) Hemimerina
A) Found in African deserts B) Living in South American jungles C) Native to European forests D) Discovered on a Malaysian hairless bulldog bat
A) Karl Jordan B) Alfred Russel Wallace C) Carolus Linnaeus D) Charles Darwin
A) Free-living and non-parasitic B) Oviparous ectoparasites C) Endoparasites with segmented cerci D) Viviparous ectoparasites
A) 20 B) 10 C) 15 D) 5
A) Cup-shaped bite marks B) Root rot C) Circular holes in leaves D) Stem girdling
A) Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker B) Harold Chester Evans C) Hugh Calvin Edwards D) Henry Charles Ewing
A) "Switch On The Light" B) "A Century Of Creepy Stories" C) "Boomerang" D) "The Caterpillar"
A) The Twilight Zone B) Alfred Hitchcock Presents C) Night Gallery D) Tales from the Crypt
A) "Battle-twig" B) "Fighting-antenna" C) "Combat-bug" D) "War-worm"
A) Ulysses B) The Lady of Shalott C) The Spinster's Sweet-Arts D) In Memoriam A.H.H.
A) Kenta Takada B) Hiroshi Nakamura C) Takashi Sato D) Yasuo Tanaka |