Syllabus 1 5 2 Common Terrestrial Invertebrates Identification

Syllabus 1. 5. 2 Common Terrestrial Invertebrates Identification

Has it got legs? Yes No 2

Has it got a slimy flattened foot? Yes No 3

Has it got a shell? Yes No 4

It’s a SNAIL Start again 5

It’s a SLUG Start again 6

Is the body divided into segments? Yes No 7

It’s a ROUNDWORM Start again 8

Has it got more than 15 segments? Yes No 9

It’s an EARTHWORM Start again 10

It’s a MAGGOT (Fly larva) Start again 11

Has it got more than 6 legs? Yes No 12

Has it got more than 8 legs? Yes No 13

Has it got a one-part body? Yes OR Has it got a two-part body? Yes 14

It’s a SPIDER Start again 15

Are the legs at least twice as long as the body? Yes No 16

It’s a HARVESTMAN Start again 17

It’s a MITE Start again 18

Has it got 6 true legs and 4 or more false legs? Yes OR Has it got many true legs and no false legs? Yes 19

Has it got 5 or less pairs of false legs? Yes OR Has it got 6 or more pairs of false legs? Yes 20

It’s a BUTTERFLY / MOTH LARVA (Caterpillar) Start again 21

It’s a SAWFLY LARVA Start again 22

Is it long and thin with many pairs of legs? Yes OR Is it oval with 6 or 7 pairs of legs? Yes 23

It’s a WOODLOUSE Start again 24

Has it got 2 pairs of legs per segment? Yes OR Has it got 1 pair of legs per segment? Yes 25

It’s a MILLIPEDE Start again 26

It’s a CENTIPEDE Start again 27

Has it got large back legs for jumping? Yes No 28

It’s a GRASSHOPPER / CRICKET Start again 29

Has it got a pair of pincers on it’s tail end? Yes No 30

It’s an EARWIG Start again 31

Is the abdomen formed of 2 hard wing cases joining in a line down the middle? Yes No 32

Are the wing cases rounded on top? Yes OR Do the wing cases meet in a ridge? Yes OR Are the wing cases diamond shaped with a clear patch at the end? Yes 33

It’s a BEETLE Start again 34

It’s a LEAFHOPPER Start again 35

It’s a BUG Start again 36

Is the upper part of the abdomen covered in a short pair of wing cases? Yes No 37

Is the body shaped like a shield? Yes OR Is the body shaped like a bullet? Yes 38

It’s a SHIELDBUG Start again 39

It’s a ROVE BEETLE Start again 40

Is it tiny, under 5 mm long, with an appendage underneath that causes it to leap? Yes No 41

It’as a SPRINGTAIL Start again 42

Does it have obvious wings? Yes No 43

Does the body have a definite waist? Yes No 44

It’s an ANT Start again 45

Is the body very small and shaped like a tear drop? Yes No 46

It’s an APHID Start again 47

Are the antennae as long as the front legs and are there wing buds present? Yes OR Are the antennae short and there is no hint of wings? Yes 48

It’s a BUG NYMPH Start again 49

It’s a BEETLE LARVA Start again 50

Are the wings covered in powdery scales? Yes OR Are the wings covered in hairs? Yes OR Are the wings smooth and perhaps transparent? Yes 51

It’s a BUTTERFLY ? MOTH Start again 52

It’s a CADDIS FLY Start again 53

Are the legs very long – longer than the body? Yes No 54

It’s a FLY Start again 55

Are the antennae very short and stubby and hard to see, or even not present at all? Yes No 56

Are the wings large and held out horizontally like aeroplane wings when at rest? Yes No 57

It’s a DRAGONFLY Start again 58

Does it have 2 or 3 long tails at the end of the body? Yes OR Are there no tails? Yes 59

It’s a MAYFLY Start again 60

Are the wings vertically over the body when at rest? Yes OR Are the wings folded like a tent over the body? Yes OR Are the wings held flat in a horizontal plane when at rest? Yes 61