Insect Riddles

The boys and girls have been learning about the characteristics of insects and have written these riddles for you to enjoy.

Good luck--some are kind of hard.

 

 

     I am long. I have six legs. I am brown and can blend in for hours on a tree until a bug is near. I have a twig-like body.

What insect am I? answer

                                                                        by David

                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a walking stick

 

     My home is near flowing rivers and quiet ponds. My food is other insects. My special body parts are four delicate wings which beat up to 40 times in just one second. My amazing skill is I am the fastest flying insect in the world. I can zoom along at over 19 miles an hour.

What insect am I? answer

                                                                       by Jessica

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a dragonfly

 

     I am three different colors, pale tan, dark brown, or black. I can treat diseases. I eat plants like flower buds and vegetables. You can see me in June.

What insect am I? answer

                                                                by Jonathan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a June bug

 

     I have a hard shell. I can be black or brown. I can fly.

What insect am I? answer

                                                              by Kaylee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a beetle

 

     I glow in the dark. My glow lasts for two hours or more. I'm also called a glow worm.

What insect am I? answer

                                                                by Kelly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a lightening bug

 

     I am green. I don't like insects to disturb me. I hold my front legs together.

What insect am I? answer

                                                              by Kenneth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a praying mantis

 

     I can't see. I am black or brown. I eat a lot of wood.

What insect am I? answer

                                                                 by Kyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a termite

 

     I have wings and I fly. I have a shell and I don't have bones. I climb out of my shell when I get big.

What insect am I? answer

                                                                 by Mattea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a cicada

 

     I live on dogs and cats. Many people do not like me. We don't fly, but we can jump good.

What insect am I? answer

                                                                   by Sierra

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a flea

 

     I am like crickets. I make noise by rubbing my wings together. When I chirp I sound like my name.

What insect am I? answer

                                                                   by Sophia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a katydid

 

     I am brown. I love people and dogs. I live in grass. I carry disease. I love to drink blood. 

What insect am I? answer

                                                               by Tanasha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a tick

 

     I can glow at night. I have 4 wings. I have 6 legs. You can catch me in the dark.

What insect am I? answer

                                                              by Tatyana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a firefly

 

     I sleep in the day. I fly at night. I am attracted by light. I have feathery antennae.

What insect am I? answer

                                                                 by Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a moth

 

     I am black and yellow. I collect pollen. I have 4 wings. I sting.

What insect am I? answer

                                                               by Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a bee

 

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