Printable Insects Crosswords

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Insects

Hard · 15×15 · 19 words
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  1. 1. The cotton industry's greatest nightmare
  2. 2. The smallest of annoyances in a cloud
  3. 5. Royal traveler on a multi-generational migration
  4. 6. The biting truth of a mouthpart
  5. 9. The stage before the change
  6. 10. A leap-year athlete in the meadow
  7. 13. Paper makers with a painful point
  8. 14. The study of those with six legs and multiple eyes
  9. 15. The insect that constantly insists she performed the act
  10. 16. A cloud of collective intelligence

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  1. 1. Nighttime traveler that hitches a ride on luggage
  2. 3. A water-dwelling youth or a Greek spirit
  3. 4. The central engine room of an insect body
  4. 5. Kafkaesque change of state
  5. 7. A hungry hungry walking stomach
  6. 8. An architectural marvel underground
  7. 11. Red-coated soldier against the aphid army
  8. 12. Sacred roller of the Egyptian sun
  9. 13. The lesser of two in a grain bin

Insects

Medium · 11×11 · 12 words
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  1. 2. The active immature form between egg and pupa
  2. 4. Tiny sap-sucker often farmed by ants
  3. 5. Narrow-waisted stinger that builds paper nests
  4. 7. Unwelcome summer guest that leaves an itchy welt
  5. 10. Large stinging social wasp with a painful reputation

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  1. 1. Tiny biting fly that often travels in swarms
  2. 2. Spotted gardener's friend that eats aphids
  3. 3. Protective home for a developing monarch
  4. 6. The third and final segment of the body
  5. 7. Ephemeral creature with a very short adult life
  6. 8. Insect with hardened forewings called elytra
  7. 9. Nighttime traveler often drawn to artificial light

Insects

Easy · 7×7 · 7 words
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  1. 4. Common household pest with two wings
  2. 5. Large insect known for its loud buzzing summer noise
  3. 7. Wood eating insect that can damage houses

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  1. 1. Leaping insect known for its chirping sound
  2. 2. Common nocturnal pest found in kitchens
  3. 3. Small wingless jumping insect that feeds on pets
  4. 6. Yellow and black insect that makes honey
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