Because milkweed bugs have 6 legs, 3 separate body parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and 2 antennae, they are considered to be an _______.
A __________ is a tube-like beak for sucking fluids.
Milkweed bugs have a tough outer covering protecting it. This is called the _______.
An immature milkweed bug is called a(n) _______.
The process of shedding the exoskeleton is called _______.
The milkweed bug will molt 5 times before it becomes an adult. Each of these nymphal stages is called a(n) ________.
A female bug lays her eggs in _____ or clusters of eggs.
Which is the correct identification?
About how long is their lifespan from hatching to death?
(This is for captive bugs in our classroom. In the wild, they usually don't live quite as long.)
What do milkweed bugs eat?
Approximately, how old is the female when she mates?
Approximately, how many eggs can we expect each of our females to lay?
Approximately, what percent of eggs that are laid will be females?
Which of the following is true about molting?
Milkweed bugs go through a process of gradual maturing that happens through stages (eggs, instars, adults). This is called __________________________.