Bug stories

“How can i push this round”

“Question who has good looks today”

We wrote 6 word stories about bugs today.

These are my favourite ones.

Kieran`s 6 word story

Orchid mantis

Orchid mantis

orchid Mantis is a half pink and half white insect. It walks on its four legs. Most praying Mantises look like flowers and vegetation. They are camouflaged so they can't be seen by other pray or insects. The orchid mantis from southeast Asia is one of the best scammers in the bug world. It may look like an insect in orchid disguise to us, but to a pollinating insect it looks like an irresistible treat.

insect fact

1.The orchid Mantis is the

only animal known to mimic a complete flower.

2. Scientists have discovered that the irresistible flower like colours that are seen by pollinating insects are colours that our

Eyes can not see.

               

By Kieran & brooklyn

Honey bee

Wanted

name:	Honey bee
aka:	stinger
Scientific name:	Apis mellifera
Description:	Sterile female 3-8/5-8 inch male drone 5-8 inch; queen 3-4 inch long.Head thorax and abdomen of nearly equal width {1-4 inch}.Body golden brown and black with pale orange-yellow rings on the abdomen.
Classification:	Kingdom:Animal Phylum:Arthropoda Class:Insect Order:Hymenopterans
Diet:	Adults suck up nectar from flowers to make honey that is stored in wax honey combs. Pollen is also collected on special pollen combs.
Habitat:	Most colonies live in man made commercial hives.

Wanted for:	Pollination of plants and production of honey.Hon- ey bees produce over $300 million worth of honey and beeswax annually.
Last known location:	“Flower hopping” and” dancing in the sun”.Worker bees travel from flower to flower in search of nectar. As they enter a flower they often get covered with pollen, as well as collect it on their legs in specialized regions.