Challenge #2
T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/
Critter #1
I have six legs.
I am able to move my head around without moving my
body.
I lay hundreds of eggs in an ootheca.
I am a predator and other insects are my prey.
What am I?
Praying Mantis
http://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum/PhotoGall/Large/Recent/PrayingMantis06.jpg
Critter #2
I have six legs.
I belong to the order Diptera.
As an adult I feed on nectar or may not eat at all.
I am often mistaken for a large mosquito.
What am I?
Crane fly
http://files.myopera.com/sprogger/blog/PapaLonglegs.jpg
Critter #3
I am an arthropod.
I am classified as a crustacean.
I can be found under logs and leaf litter.
Many people call me a “roly poly”.
What am I?
Pill Bug
http://www.sas.org/tcs/weeklyIssues_2006/2006-05-05/mimsci/images/fig_01.jpg