INSECT HUNT LIST #1
by Gary A. Dunn, M.S., F.R.E.S., Director of Education
See if you can find examples of the following insects or insect artifacts, in the time alloted (an hour or more). Do not kill your insects (they will be released at the end of the scavenger hunt). A point value has been assigned to each item according to its significance (maximum score is 50 points). Good luck!
| ITEM | POINTS | CHECK OFF |
| An ant | 2 | |
| A predatory insect | 5 | |
| An insect egg or egg case | 10 | |
| An insect home | 5 | |
| A grasshopper | 5 | |
| A bee or wasp | 3 | |
| An aquatic Hemiptera (true bug) | 2 | |
| A butterfly | 2 | |
| A phytophagous insect (plant eater) | 2 | |
| An aquatic Coleopteras (beetle) | 2 | |
| An insect larva (caterpillar, maggot, grub) | 5 | |
| Insect damage | 5 | |
| A non-aqutic Diptera (true fly) | 2 | |
| Any Hompteran insect | 3 | |
| A dragonfly or damselfly | 5 | |
| A cricket | 2 | |
| A ground dwelling Coleoptera (beetle) | 2 | |
| SCORE (out of 50 points) |
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