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Doc Papillons 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!.
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