ENY 2040 – The ‐ Video Review (Second Examination)

“Webs and Other Wonders”

1. How is the crab protected from predators?

2. What is the only use of silk by crab ?

3. The crab spider paralyzes its prey by biting which body part(s)?

4. What is the only use of silk by swamp spiders?

5. How do swamp spiders detect their prey?

6. For what purpose do male nursery web spiders use silk?

7. What interesting mating behavior is characteristic of male nursery web spiders

8. For what one purpose do all species of spiders use silk?

9. What kind of insects are most commonly captured by the webs of sheet web spiders?

10. What is the legend regarding the young of money spiders?

11. What modification of the silk of the comb‐footed spider assists with capture of prey?

12. How often and when does the garden spider make a new web?

13. How do spiders that make sticky webs avoid sticking to the web themselves?

14. What is the function of the stabilimentum in the webs of some spiders?

15. How does the “robber spider escape detection by its orb weaver spider prey?

16. What does the net‐casting spider do with its silk net after capturing prey

17. How does the bolas spider detect its prey?

18. How does the bolas spider attract male moths?

19. Where do purse web and trap door spiders live?

20. How does the giant millipede (Mombassa train) escape capture by trap door spiders

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"Subterranean Termite Biology"

1. What is the role of termites in nature?

2. What are the three major termite castes?

3. Which two termite castes are sterile?

4. Which is the most highly developed of the reproductive castes?

5. Members of which of the termite castes swarm?

6. How are termites able to digest cellulose?

7. How do termites recognize intruders as foreign?

8. When a house is attacked by subterranean termites, where is the bulk of the colony located

9. How long do the king and queen termite generally live?

"Cicada: Methusaleh"

1. Cicadas of which sex make the sound?

2. What organ makes the sound?

3. Which structures of the cicada's body are responsible for amplifying the sound?

4. Which sex severs the tips of tree branches and why?

5. How many years do periodical cicadas spend in the ground?

“An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles”

1. The major function of the front wings of beetles is:

2. The favorite food of tiger beetles is:

3. The male tiger beetle identifies the female by her:

4. The favorite food of ladybird beetles is:

5. One out of every how many animals is a beetle?

6. What is the major defensive mechanism of the ?

7. Which family of beetles is said to have the most effect on humans?

8. What is the special adaptation of the eyes of whirligig beetles?

9. How do whirligig beetles detect their insect food?

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10. What is the natural home of the “death watch beetle?

11. The natural host for the Colorado beetle was:

12. The beetles that served as models for Egyptian scarabs were:

13. How does the water beetle breathe under water?

14. There are at least how many species of dung beetles in Africa

“The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful”

1. What attracts the cabbage root fly to its host plant to lay eggs?

2. Where are the eggs of the cabbage root fly laid?

3. Control measures are most critical for which generation of the Brassica pod midge

4. What major damage is done to cattle by the “warble fly”?

5. Where does the hover fly Rhyngia lay its eggs?

6. How did the “drone fly” get its name?

7. What is the major breathing mechanism of the maggots of the drone fly?

8. Where do horse bot flies lay their eggs?

9. Where do horse bot larvae develop?

10. What stimulates hatching of horse bot fly eggs?

11. Where are the larvae of black flies found?

12. How does the predatory fly called the “ghost” or “phantom” capture its prey?

13. In what stage of development do louse flies spend the winter after their swift hosts migrate south.

14. For what purpose are the maggots of house flies, green‐bottle and blue‐bottle flies used?

"Butterflies" (Shown in class ‐‐ not butterfly video on DVD)

1. Compare butterflies and moths using the three characteristics given in the video.

Butterflies Moths

2. Approximately how many butterfly species are there in the world? In the U.S.?.

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3. What is the larval host of the zebra longwing?

4. Approximately how long is required for the zebra longwing to mature to the adult stage?

5. How many larval instars does a zebra longwing have?

6. How are the wings of butterflies expanded after emergence from the pupal stage?

7. What does "Lepidoptera" mean?

8. What four functions were listed for the scales on butterfly wings?

9. What are the major food sources for adult butterflies? 10. Name three functions given for butterfly antennae.

11. What other function besides standing do the feet of some butterflies serve?

“Birth of the Bees”

1. Approximately how many years ago did flowers first appear?

2. The first flowers were probably pollinated by:

3. Which is hypothesized to be related to the ancestor of the bees?

4. What does the name Ammophila mean?

5. Where do Ammophila lay their eggs?

6. What is the prey with which Ammophila wasps provision their burrows?

7. How many caterpillars may an Ammophila wasp provision its burrow with?

8. How many eggs does Ammophila lay per burrow?

9. With what type of food does the solitary bee Colletes provision its burrow?

10. Which of the following structures does the solitary bee Colletes have that are lacking in wasps?

11. How do Colletes bees mark the entrances to their burrows?

12. Why do Colletes bees not pollinate willows?

13. Where do mason bees nest?

14. With what material do mason bees separate the egg chambers in their tunnels?

15. With what material do leaf‐cutter bees separate the egg chambers in their tunnels?

16. Why are honey bees not good pollinators of alfalfa?

17. In which stage of development do bumble bees spend the winter?

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18. Where do bumble bees typically build their nests?

12. What are bumble bee larvae fed?

20. Bumble bees make their cells from what material?

21. Bumble bee daughters help to raise offspring and are prevented from reproducing (considered a major step in

development of bee societies) by:

22. Which bumble bees do the foraging for nectar and pollen in bumble bee colonies?

23. Of what material are the cells of social wasps made?

24. How do the larvae of social wasps (hornets) call for food?

25. Individuals of which stage of social wasps overwinter?

26. How many “scent” messages do honey bees have to coordinate behavior of colony members?

27. Which of the following are considered to have the most advanced of all insect societies?

“A Thousand Million Million ”

1. It is estimated that there are how many ants to every person:

2. Army workers are:

3. How do army ants form bridges?

4. How do army ants mark their trails?

5. Army ants are:

6. How do army ants kill their prey?

7. How do army ants find their prey?

8. How many army ant larvae might be carried by the colony late in the migratory cycle?

9. After each hunting period of about 2 and ½ weeks, how far might the army ant colony move its camp?

10. On what type of food do “orange” army ants specialize (eat)?

11. For what medical purpose did local Indians use the major workers of army ants?

12. What is the upper size limit of an army ant colony?

13. What limits the upper size of an army ant colony?

14. How many ants may a leafcutter ant colony contain?

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15. What is the function of the smaller leafcutter ant riding on the leaf fragment carried by a larger ant?

16. What is the sole food of leaf cutter ants?

17. What is the maximum length attained by the leafcutter ant queen?

18. Where do ants nest that inhabit the acacia thorn tree?

19. At approximately what time of day do young males and female acacia ants leave the colony to begin new colonies?

20. From what source do acacia ants obtain the nectar on which they feed?

21. Which nutrient do acacia ants obtain from the small egg‐shaped structures that grow on the tips of certain leaves?

22. Which of the following services is provided by acacia ants to the acacia thorn tree?

23. How do acacia ants drive off other insects?

24. How do acacia thorn trees avoid competition from other plants whose seeds have germinated near them?

25. Of what material are the nests of Australian weaver ants constructed?

26. How do Australian weaver ants fasten the components of their nests together?

27. What do Australian weaver ants eat?

28. What do Australian bulldog ants eat?

29. Where do Australian bulldog ants live?

30. Why are eggs produced by Australian bulldog ant workers?

31. Which species of ant is considered most primitive?

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