Beetle Identification
Instructions: Discover the incredible diversity of beetles, the largest order of insects on Earth
- 1.
Approximately what fraction of all known insect species are beetles?
AAbout one-halfBAbout one-thirdCAbout one-tenthDAbout one-quarter - 2.
Which beetle is famous for rolling balls of animal dung and was sacred to the ancient Egyptians?
ADung Beetle (Scarab)BGoliath BeetleCStag BeetleDRhinoceros Beetle - 3.
Which beetle from Africa is one of the heaviest insects in the world, weighing up to 3.5 ounces?
ATitan BeetleBGoliath BeetleCAtlas BeetleDHercules Beetle - 4.
Which brightly colored beetle is considered a gardener's best friend because it eats aphids?
AGround BeetleBSoldier BeetleCLadybug (Ladybird Beetle)DFirefly - 5.
Which beetle produces light through a chemical reaction in its abdomen, creating a glowing display on summer nights?
AClick BeetleBFirefly (Lightning Bug)CGlowwormDJewel Beetle - 6.
Which large beetle has impressive mandibles resembling the antlers of a male deer?
ATitan BeetleBLonghorn BeetleCRhinoceros BeetleDStag Beetle - 7.
Which beetle from South America is one of the longest insects in the world, including its horn, reaching up to 7 inches?
AElephant BeetleBAtlas BeetleCGoliath BeetleDHercules Beetle - 8.
Which small beetle has devastated millions of acres of pine forests in North America by boring into tree bark?
ABark BeetleBJapanese BeetleCMountain Pine BeetleDEmerald Ash Borer - 9.
Which invasive beetle with a metallic green body has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in North America since its arrival from Asia?
AEmerald Ash BorerBJapanese BeetleCAsian Longhorn BeetleDGreen June Beetle - 10.
Which iridescent beetle from Southeast Asia has wing cases so beautiful they were historically used in jewelry and textile decoration?
ARainbow Stag BeetleBMetallic Wood-boring BeetleCGolden Tortoise BeetleDJewel Beetle (Buprestid) - 11.
Which beetle defends itself by spraying a boiling-hot chemical mixture from its abdomen at predators?
AOil BeetleBBlister BeetleCBombardier BeetleDDarkling Beetle - 12.
Which beetle, considered a pest, has a distinctive copper and green metallic body and was accidentally introduced to the United States around 1916?
AJune BugBRose ChaferCJapanese BeetleDGreen June Beetle - 13.
What is the hard, protective wing cover that distinguishes beetles from other insects called?
AScutellumBElytraCTegminaDCarapace - 14.
Which beetle can lift objects over 1,000 times its own body weight, making it one of the strongest animals relative to its size?
AHercules BeetleBStag BeetleCDung BeetleDRhinoceros Beetle - 15.
Which South American beetle holds the record for the longest beetle body (not including horns), reaching up to 6.5 inches?
AGoliath BeetleBTitan BeetleCGiant Longhorn BeetleDHercules Beetle