1. MetaQuizziks Meetings Topic: Insects

2. These insects use camouflage to fool their predators, even going so far at to sway in the wind so as to maintain their disguise. The species in the picture was named Phobaeticus chani after Datuk Chan Chew Lun, the amateur naturalist who discovered it in 1989.What name are they commonly known by? 1

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4. Borneo walking stick

5. Oh, de ___ ____, Come from Mexico, dey say, Come all de way to Texas, Jus' a-lookin' foh a place to stay, Jus' a-lookin' foh a home, Jus' a-lookin' foh a home. De first time I seen de ____ ____, He was a-settin' on de square. De next time I seen de ____ ____, He had all of his family dere. Jus' a lookin' foh a home, Jus' a-lookia' foh a home. Fill and connect. 2

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7. Boll Weevil. On the left is the vandalized monument to the Boll Weevil in Enterprise, Alabama.

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17. Connect 6

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19. Lady Bird. On the right is “Lady Bird” Johnson

20. Connect Kaggalipura village on Kanakapura Road, with a chemical reaction involving the enzyme luciferase, magnesium ions, adenosene triphosphate and oxygen. 7

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22. Fireflies

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25. Predicta Moth - Darwin predicted the existence of the moth. The Star of Bethlehem Orchid boasts a nectar well that often reaches about 12” in depth, too deep for the average moth or bee to reach the nectar and therefore unlikely to attract the insect assistance the orchid needs to pollinate. Darwin suggested that some species of insect existed on Madagascar with a physical attribute--possibly a retractable proboscis--that allowed it to tap the orchid's nectar well. When the moth was discovered decades later, it was found to have a coiled proboscis that, when unfurled, measured 10 to 12 inches. Darwin also correctly predicted that the insect would be nocturnal, as the star orchid only released its fragrance at night.

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29. Honey-pot ants drink nectar and hang upside down in the nest and act as mobile larders.

30. The obelisk posture is a handstand-like position that dragonflies and damselflies assume on certain days. What is the purpose? 10

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32. To minimize exposure to the sun and avoid over-heating

33. A form of biotherapy. Explain. 11

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35. A wound being cleaned by maggots

36. At least 109 people died of a disease in Ningbo, south of Shanghai, in 1940, after Japanese war planes dumped certain insects over the city center. The three Chapekar brothers in 1897 shot and killed W. C. Rand, an Indian Civil Services officer who headed a special committee setup in Pune. Connect. 12

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38. Bubonic plague