KIDS QUIZ
INSECTS AND BUGS
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praying mantids
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stick insects
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earwigs
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webspinners
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Detailed explanation-1: -The common name is derived from the erroneous superstition that earwigs crawl into the ears of sleeping people. The order Dermaptera is cosmopolitan and currently consists of about 1, 200 named species. Dermaptera are most common in tropical and warm temperate regions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera. With about 2, 000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders.
Detailed explanation-3: -Earwigs are rather cryptic, small to medium sized insects distinguished from other insects by a pair of forcep or pincer-like cerci at the end of the abdomen. The name Dermaptera refers to the thickened leathery forewings and is derived from Greek with “derma” meaning skin and “ptera” meaning wings.