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Because of torsion during development, slugs typically have their mantle cavity empty near their:

Ticks will climb to the tops of plants and extend their arms out and wait to grab onto a new host as they walk by. This behavior is called:

Of the hundreds of species of cockroaches in the world, only about 8 species are pests to humans.

The genus name Paspalum translates as:

What is the common name for the insect shown below? (Fill-in-the-blank) (hint: this is the larval stage)

The German cockroach (Blatella germanica) was classified and named by Carolus Linnaeus.

Give the scientific name for the taxon shown below: (Fill-in-the-blank)

Sphinx moths are named because their caterpillars resemble the Egyptian Sphinx.

What is the scientific name of the sand pear? (Fill-in-the-blank)  

The benefit of complete metamorphosis is that reduces competition between larva and adult: for example, the larvae and adult feed on different things. Nectar for the adult and leaves for the larva in butterflies.