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The Battlefords, Thursday, August 5, 2021 - Page 15
Living sky school division Learn. Play. Be amazed!
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Beautiful butterflies to brighten up your summer!
insects?
Whether you find them fascinating or creepy, insects are interesting creatures to learn about. Here are 12 skill-testing questions to broaden your knowledge. true or falSe 1. Ladybugs are part of the coccinellidae family. 2. When a butterfly is in its cocoon, it’s called a chrysanthemum. 3. Carpenter ants live in dead or rotten wood where they carve out tunnels. 4. Flies rub their legs together as a way to clean themselves. 5. Grasshoppers have longer, thinner antennae than crickets. 6. Fireflies light up because of a chemical reaction in their abdomen. 7. Mayflies usually live for just three or four days. 8. Orchid mantises have legs that resemble flower petals, which helps them remain camouflaged. Multiple choice 9. This insect is also known as a waterbug or Croton bug. Most people don’t like to have them in their home because they’re considered a pest. a. A cockroach b. A bed bug rsions c. A ground pearl Americanized ve 10. This insect lives in treetops and eats sap. It’s known for its high-pitched buzzing. a. A tiger beetle b. A cicada c. A dragonfly
Arts And crAfts
Do you enjoy crafts? Follow these seven steps to make colourful cardboard butterflies. SupplieS Here’s what you’ll need to make one butterfly: • Construction paper (including one white sheet and one black sheet) • Scissors • An empty toilet paper roll • A stick of glue • A black marker • A pencil StepS 1. Cut a sheet of construction paper (in a colour of your choice) into a strip that’s the same width as the toilet paper roll. Make sure it’s long enough to go all the way around. Glue the paper to the roll so that it’s completely covered.
12. Part of the grasshopper family, this insect can grow to be up to 10 centimetres long and is the heaviest insect in the world. It lives in New Zealand. a. A titan beetle b. A rhinoceros beetle c. A giant weta
5. Carefully cut along the pencil line, then unfold the paper. You should now have a pair of wings. Glue them on to the back of the butterfly.
2. To make the butterfly’s eyes, cut out two small circles from the black paper and two larger circles from the white paper. Glue the black circles in the middle of the white circles, then glue the eyes on the side of the roll near the top.
6. Cut out circles of construction paper in different sizes and colours. Glue them onto the wings as decoration.
3. Using a black marker, draw on the butterfly’s mouth and eyebrows.
7. Use a pencil to trace two antennae on a sheet of paper. Cut them out and glue them to the front of the toilet paper roll on the inside.
4. Fold a sheet of paper in half (you can choose a different colour than the body).
You can display your beautiful butterfly on a shelf or use string to hang it somewhere in your home.
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11. This insect is often confused with other members of the hymenoptera order, but you can tell it apart by its narrow body and lack of hair. a. A wasp b. A bee c. A hornet
Use a pencil to draw the outline of a butterfly wing. Make sure the wing starts and ends at the fold, as if it were the body of the butterfly.
Why wolves howl Has anyone ever told you that wolves howl at the moon? Since these animals are often heard at night, many people mistakenly believe that they’re howling at the moon. However, in reality they use these calls to communicate. Here are some of the reasons that wolves howl: • To gather the pack • To indicate their location • To find a mate • To warn others to stay out of their territory The reason wolves tend to be more vocal when the moon is out is simply because these nocturnal creatures are most active at night. This doesn’t mean they don’t also howl during the Finally, it’s interesting to note that not all howls are day or on cloudy nights when the moon is hidden. alike. In particular, the duration of a wolf’s cry can It just depends on whether they have something completely change its meaning. to say. The moon isn’t the reason wolves raise their head toward the sky when they howl either. They do this because it helps project sound upward and throughout their environment. Turning their head upward when they howl allows their message to travel over long distances.
DiD you know? Just like humans, wolves communicate and express their emotions with different facial expressions.
anSwerS 1. True 2. False (It’s called a chrysalis) 3. True 4. True 5. False (Crickets are the ones with longer antennae) 6. True
7. False (They usually only live for a few hours) 8. True 9. a) 10. b) 11. a) 12. c)
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