beetle
Beetles are insects with six legs and a three-part body plan. This topic is part of Insects within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 8 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
beetle trivia questions
Beetles belong to which class of animals?
Answer: Insects
Bonus fact: Beetles are insects with six legs and a three-part body plan.
What are the hardened front wings of a beetle called?
Answer: Elytra
Bonus fact: Elytra protect the delicate hind wings and abdomen when the beetle is not flying.
What is the scientific order that contains beetles?
Answer: Coleoptera
Bonus fact: Coleoptera is one of the largest orders of animals by number of described species.
What invasive beetle has devastated ash trees in North America?
Answer: Emerald ash borer
Bonus fact: Emerald ash borer larvae feed beneath the bark.
A bombardier beetle defends itself by spraying what?
Answer: Hot irritating chemicals
Bonus fact: It mixes chemicals in a specialized abdominal chamber.
The defensive spray of a bombardier beetle can be close to what temperature?
Answer: Near boiling
Bonus fact: The reaction heats the spray rapidly.
Which chemical reaction type powers the beetle's spray?
Answer: Rapid exothermic reaction
Bonus fact: Catalyzed reactions release heat and pressure.
Fireflies are actually what type of insect?
Answer: Beetles
Bonus fact: They belong to the beetle family Lampyridae.