Name: ______Group: ______A Star Among Champions A discovery challenge at the Montréal Insectarium
Meet the fascinating insects in our Diversity exhibition as you explore the six zones around the globe represented here. To start this adventure, read the descriptions below and take a close look at each module in the exhibition. Then, find the insect that matches each description and check your answer against the list. To learn more about these insects, try to answer the question in each case. Once you’re done, the only one left will be the star among champions!
Insect Champions
❑ Rhinoceros beetle ❑ Dragonfly ❑ Silkworm
❑ Ornithoptera priamus ❑ Assassin bug ❑ Sacred scarab
❑ Cockroach ❑ Cicada ❑ Owl butterfly Photos: © Insectarium de Montréal, René Limoges DIVERSITY EXHIBITION Museum
World map
NEOTROPICAL
ORIENTAL Arthropod
AFROTROPICAL
NEARCTIC
PALAEARCTIC NEOTROPICAL ZONE ᕡ At dusk, people sometimes mistake me for a bird! ______• Do you know why? ______
ᕢ I am the world’s oldest winged insect.______• What distinguishes the adults from the young? ______
ORIENTAL ZONE ᕣ I am an insect that’s quick to fight. ______• How can you tell whether I’m the winner? ______
ᕤ Thanks to me, wealthy people around the world wear splendid garments. ______• 1.5 km of thread forms the ______( O O O C C N ) inside which my caterpillar transforms into a chrysalis.
AUSTRALIAN ZONE ᕥ We may be green or blue, large or small, but we all belong to the same species. ______• What separates our subspecies? ______PALAEARCTIC ZONE ᕦ I roll animal dung into a ball.______• But … why? ______
NEARCTIC ZONE ᕧ As an adult, I am known to be a charming singer. Did you know that before I mature I spend 2 to 17 years buried underground? Who am I? ______• What makes me irresistible to females of my species? ______
AFROTROPICAL ZONE ᕨ People call me a killer. ______• Look at my mouth … I use it to pierce my prey. Once I’m finished eating, what’s left over? ______
The star among champions is: ______
Go to the Insectarium reception counter and pick up a sheet to check your answers. You’ll also learn a bit more about the insects you met and especially about our star!