Insecta

European Honey Bee

Apis Melifera
Scale 4 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Insecta, Anthropoda

5 POINTS

Play: The European Honey Bee has a FLIGHT of 2.

Fact: THe Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium fully sequenced and analyzed the genome of Apis me;;ifera in 2006.

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Graphic by Stewart (1840)
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a species of honey bee. The genus name Apis is Latin for “bee”, and mellifera means “honey-bearing”. As of October 28, 2006, the Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium fully sequenced and analyzed the genome of Apis mellifera. Since 2007, attention has been devoted to […] read more

Clouded Yellow

Colias genus
Scale 4 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta

3 POINTS

Play: Clouded Yellows have a FLIGHT of 2, and need to feed off a flowering PLANTAE species.
Fact: This genus occurs throughout the Northern hemisphere, and is also found in South America, Africa, China and India.

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Graphic by Simon Gurrwww.gurrillustration.com/
Photo by Charlesjsharpcommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clouded_yellow_(Colias_croceus).jpg
Colias is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. They are usually called clouded yellows; the North American name “sulphurs” is elsewhere used for Coliadinae in general. The closest living relative is the genusZerene,[4] which is sometimes included in Colias. This genus occurs throughout the Holarctic, including the arctic regions. They are also found […] read more

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster
Scale 5 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta

3 POINTS

Play: This fly has a FLIGHT of 2.

This tiny fly has been a favourite model organism among geneticists for over 100 years, due to it’s short life cycle, prolific reproduction, the ease of mutation, and the ease of identifying inherited traits.

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Graphic by Amy Dalealsdale.deviantart.com
Drosophila melanogaster is a species of fly (the taxonomic order Diptera) in the familyDrosophilidae. The species is known generally as the common fruit fly or vinegar fly. Starting with Charles W. Woodworth‘s proposal of the use of this species as a model organism, D. melanogaster continues to be widely used for biological research in studies […] read more

Waterscorpion

Nepidae family
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Insecta, Anthropoda

EXTANT | 2 POINTS

Play: MOVE of 1.
Waterscorpions are insects, but are not closely related to true scorpions.

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Graphic by Scott Morrisonwww.amnh.org/
Nepidae is a family of exclusively aquatic Heteropteran insects in the order Hemiptera.[1] They are commonly called waterscorpions for their superficial resemblance to scorpions, which is due to their raptorial forelegs and the presence of a long slender process at the posterior end of the abdomen, resembling a tail. There are 14 genera in the […] read more

Cockroach

Blattodea order
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Insecta, Anthropoda

EXTANT | 2 POINTS

Play: MOVE of 1.
Cockroaches existed before pterosaurs and dinosaurs. The first fossils of modern cockroaches appeared in the Early Cretaceous period.

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Graphic by Constantin Astoriwww.amnh.org/
Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattodea, sometimes called Blattaria, of which about 30 species out of 4,600[1]total are associated with human habitats. About four species are well known as pests.[2][3] Among the best-known pest species are the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, which is about 30 mm (1.2 in) long; the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, about 15 mm […] read more

Dragonfly

Anisoptera infraorder
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Insecta, Anthropoda

EXTANT | 2 POINTS

Play: FLIGHT of 1.
Dragonflies are among the fastest and most ancient flying insects in the world!

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Graphic by Raúl Martinwww.amnh.org/
A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera (from Greek ανισος anisos, “uneven” + πτερος pteros, “wings”, because the hindwing is broader than the forewing).[1] It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparentwings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies […] read more