Name: ______Group: ______A Star Among Champions A discovery challenge at the Montréal Insectarium

Meet the fascinating 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 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

❑ priamus ❑ Assassin bug ❑ Sacred scarab

❑ Cockroach ❑ Cicada ❑ Owl Photos: © Insectarium de Montréal, René Limoges DIVERSITY EXHIBITION Museum

World map

NEOTROPICAL

ORIENTAL

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 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!