Insects 1 Quiz Identification of British insects from ants to bees

Nature Quiz - Insects and Spiders - Insects 1 (Questions)

There are over a million described species of insects. Most insects are beneficial to humans as not only do they eat other insects, they also pollinate crops and make products that we use, such as honey and silk. See how well you know the tiny creatures by trying out the following identification quiz all about insects.

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Can you name this insect?

[ ]	European wool carder bee
[ ]	Stag beetle
[ ]	Stick insect
[ ]	Lesser water boatman

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	European honey bee
[ ]	German cockroach
[ ]	March brown mayfly
[ ]	Lesser earwig

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	Golden ground beetle
[ ]	Field Cricket
[ ]	Forest bug
[ ]	Rhinoceros beetle

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	Ivy bee
[ ]	Beautiful Demoiselle
[ ]	Pale giant horse-fly
[ ]	Emerald Damselfly

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	Common earwig
[ ]	Common Hawker
[ ]	German cockroach
[ ]	Ladybird

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	Cepero's groundhopper
[ ]	Stick insect
[ ]	Lesser water boatman
[ ]	Yellow meadow ant

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	Red ant
[ ]	Carpenter ant
[ ]	European honey bee
[ ]	Erratic ant

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	Speckled bush-cricket
[ ]	Common Hawker
[ ]	Golden-ringed Dragonfly
[ ]	Stag beetle

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	European wasp
[ ]	Common wasp
[ ]	Hoverfly
[ ]	Garden bumblebee

10.

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	March brown mayfly
[ ]	Field Cricket
[ ]	Hawthorn shield bug
[ ]	Beautiful Demoiselle

Nature Quiz - Insects and Spiders - Insects 1 (Answers)

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	European wool carder bee
[ ]	Stag beetle
[ ]	Stick insect
[x]	Lesser water boatman

Can you name this insect?

[x]	European honey bee
[ ]	German cockroach
[ ]	March brown mayfly
[ ]	Lesser earwig

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	Golden ground beetle
[x]	Field Cricket
[ ]	Forest bug
[ ]	Rhinoceros beetle

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	Ivy bee
[ ]	Beautiful Demoiselle
[ ]	Pale giant horse-fly
[x]	Emerald Damselfly

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	Common earwig
[ ]	Common Hawker
[x]	German cockroach
[ ]	Ladybird

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	Cepero's groundhopper
[x]	Stick insect
[ ]	Lesser water boatman
[ ]	Yellow meadow ant

Can you name this insect?

[x]	Red ant
[ ]	Carpenter ant
[ ]	European honey bee
[ ]	Erratic ant

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	Speckled bush-cricket
[ ]	Common Hawker
[x]	Golden-ringed Dragonfly
[ ]	Stag beetle

Can you name this insect?

[ ]	European wasp
[x]	Common wasp
[ ]	Hoverfly
[ ]	Garden bumblebee

10.

Can you name this insect?

[x]	March brown mayfly
[ ]	Field Cricket
[ ]	Hawthorn shield bug
[ ]	Beautiful Demoiselle