Ladybird Spot-the-Difference Quiz!

1. Some spiders look like ladybirds! An easy way to tell spiders and insects apart is that spiders have 4 pairs of legs and insects only have 3 pairs. Which of these pictures do you think is a ladybird spider?

2. Some caterpillars look like non-insect animals, like earthworms! Earthworms often have a non-segmented band on their body called a 'clitellum'. Which of these do you think is the earthworm?

3. Dragonflies and damselflies look quite similar yet dragonflies rest with their wings flat whereas damselflies sit with their wings upright. Knowing this, which one is the damselfly?

4. Not all insect babies are the same. You can often tell caterpillars apart from hoverfly larvae as caterpillars have obvious heads. Which of these do you think is a hoverfly larva?

5. Many types of minibeast like to feed on blood! Fleas are insects that sometimes feed on household pets, whilst ticks are arachnids that are related to spiders! Like spiders, ticks have 8 legs whilst fleas only have 6. Which of these images is a flea?

6. Many types of hoverfly share the same black-and-yellow colours of bees and wasps! Compared to bees, hoverflies have short antennae and large eyes that cover most of their head. Knowing this, can you guess which of these insects is a hoverfly?

7. Horse flies have pointed mouth parts that they use to drink the blood of horses and even people! By looking at the mouthparts, can you guess which of these flies is a horse fly?

8. Lots of butterfly species can be found in North East Scotland! Fritillary butterflies have markings resembling yellow/white rectangles on the borders of their wings. Which butterfly do you think is a fritillary?