Statistics for Insect Knowledge #1

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What insect has caused the most human deaths?	Mosquito	98%
What do insects have six of?	Legs	92%
What insect's posture makes it look like it is praying?	Mantis	90%
What does a caterpillar become inside of a cocoon?	Moth	90%
What wood-eating insect is known for building mounds?	Termite	90%
What is the name of the "feelers" than extend from an insect's head?	Antennae	81%
In what country were scarab beetles considered sacred?	Egypt	79%
What creature is also called a "lightning bug"?	Firefly	77%
What insect's rate of chirping can be used to approximate the temperature?	Cricket	73%
What D word refers to a male bee?	Drone	73%
What insect is known as a locust when it is swarming?	Grasshopper	72%
What insect is thought to have spread the Black Death?	Flea	68%
What part of an insect's body comes between the head and abdomen?	Thorax	66%
What insect, named for a month of the year, has an adult life span of just a few minutes?	Mayfly	62%
What substance is fed to bee larvae to help them become queens?	Royal {Jelly}	56%
What insect spends 13 or 17 years underground before briefly emerging to mate?	Periodic {Cicada}	52%
What stage in a fly's life comes after egg and larva, but before adult?	Pupa	51%
What crop do boll weevils eat?	Cotton	42%