| Clue | Insect | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Enemy of picnics | Ant | 97%
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| B | Type of bee that flies the highest | Bumblebee | 89%
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| C | Insect that people say will survive the nuclear apocalypse | Cockroach | 89%
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| M | Insect whose posture makes it look like it is praying | Mantis | 87%
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| H | Largest type of wasps | Hornet | 86%
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| F | Spreader of the bubonic plague | Flea | 84%
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| T | Wood-eating insect that is known for building mounds? | Termite | 79%
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| Q | Type of bee that is capable of laying eggs | {Queen} bee | 75%
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| E | It's only a myth that this insect will crawl into your ear and lay eggs | Earwig | 74%
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| G | When swarming, they are called locusts | Grasshopper | 74%
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| L | Animal that can live in human hair | Louse | 71%
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| D | Large, fast, insect that hunts mosquitos | Dragonfly | 63%
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| N | Egg of L that can be "picked" by apes or pedantic quiz takers | Nit | 56%
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| Z | Type of black and white butterfly | {Zebra} butterfly | 55%
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| J | Green type of beetle | {June} bug | 47%
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| W | Beetle that attacks crops such as cotton | Weevil | 46%
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| Y | Common name for predatory wasps in North America | Yellowjacket | 45%
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| S | Type of brown bug named for what it does | {Stink} bug | 42%
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| U | Type of large butterfly with namesake of a James Joyce novel | {Ulysses} butterfly | 41%
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| K | Relative of the crickets that can mimic a leaf | Katydid | 29%
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| R | Another name for Dynastinae | {Rhinoecros} beetle | 22%
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| I | Larva of any member of a large, widespread group of moths | Inchworm | 13%
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| O | What farmers call the giant swallowtail | {Orange} dog | 8%
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| V | Type of moth is often mistaken for a bee or wasp because of its movements | {Vine} borer | 6%
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| P | Their name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves | Planthopper | 2%
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