kids’ kreation© 1996, 2019 by HIS CREATION

InsectsForeign ministers of

Christ’s holiness

# 24

Insects have three body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen.

Most insects have more than two eyes!

Most insects have wings.

Insects may seem strange to us, but all are made by the hands of Jesus,

and reflect His holy character.

All insects have antennae.

God gave all insects six legs.

1 Antenna2 Compound Eye3 Ocellus (simple eye)4 Head5 Thorax6 Abdomen7 Forewing8 Hindwing9 Pollen basket10 Pollen packer11 Claw

12 Pollen brush13 Tarsus14 Tibia15 Femur16 Trochanter17 Coxa18 Legs19 Glossa (tongue)20 Maxilla (jaw)21 Mandible (jaw)

Brain - 2Stomach - 4Esophagus - 3Stinger - 8Venom Sac - 9

Malpighian Tubules - 5Nerve - 13Saliva Gland - 14Mouth - 17

Answers to An Insect-Inside(on reverse side)

CROSSWORDThe words used in the CROSSWORD are taken from the articles found in CREATOR Volume 5 Number 2.

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Across 3. Jesus attached an insect’s legs to its .

5. Insects have a head, thorax, and .

6. , birds, and bats are the only animals that can truly fly.

8. Some insects have two , while others have four.

9. Christ made the exoskeleton of an insect out of .

10. Many insects can taste food using their .

Down 1. Honeybees can see light, but we cannot.

2. God gave insects body parts.

4. A typical insect has two eyes and three simple eyes called ocelli (oh-SELL- eye).

5. An insect can use its to smell and hear.

7. Insects always have legs.

Answers to CROSSWORD found in kids’ kreation #25

Across: 1. PROTECT 5. FLOWERS 7. BIRDS 8. FRUIT 9. GRASS 10. MILLION Down: 1. POLLINATION 2. TREES 3. HOLINESS 4. ANTHER 6. STIGMA 9. GOD

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Can you find the following honeybee organs in the drawing above?(Write the number in the blank next to the name of the organ)

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Malpighian Tubes (kidneys) Major Nerve (running the length of the bee’s body) Saliva Gland Mouth

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