Birds,insects,animals

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans (8)
  2. 6. Eight-legged creature that spins webs (6)
  3. 7. A game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players (7)
  4. 10. A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars (5)
  5. 12. A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth (11)
  6. 13. A metallic tapping sound (4)
  7. 14. The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds (7)
  8. 16. A movable organ for flying (4)

Down

  1. 1. A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young (4)
  2. 2. Tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills (11)
  3. 4. Typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae (4)
  4. 5. European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot (7)
  5. 8. Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying (6)
  6. 9. Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings (9)
  7. 11. Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests (7)
  8. 15. Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes (3)