Insect Riddles

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I build my home with silky thread, spinning it tight where I will tread. I wait so still, then make my dive
Answer: Spider

I jump so high, I touch the sky. My legs are strong, I can’t deny.
Answer: Grasshopper

I glow so bright in the dark of night, my tiny light a lovely sight.
Answer: Firefly

I make honey, sweet and gold, working hard within my fold.
Answer: Bee

I flutter by with colors bright, dancing softly in the light.
Answer: Butterfly

I start so small, but then I grow. In a shell, I’m wrapped just so. When I emerge, my wings will show.
Answer: Caterpillar (or Butterfly/Moth in pupa stage)

I am not a bird, yet I can sing. I chirp at night and leap with spring.
Answer: Cricket

I carry my house upon my back, moving slowly, leaving a track.
Answer: Snail (technically not an insect, but often mistaken for one!)

I am tiny but I bite, leaving you scratching day and night.
Answer: Mosquito

I’m black and red, round and small, a friend to plants, I help them all.
Answer: Ladybug

I may be small, but I’m real strong. I lift big loads and work all day long.
Answer: Ant

I love to buzz, but don’t make honey. I bother you when days are sunny.
Answer: Housefly

I have a long nose, but I am not an elephant. I drink nectar—it’s quite elegant!
Answer: Moth or Butterfly

I hide in trees and sing so loud, my buzzing sound makes people proud.
Answer: Cicada

I jump in the grass, but I’m not a frog. My chirping sound is like a song.
Answer: Katydid

I like to stick to walls so high, but I’m not a lizard—look, I fly!
Answer: Dragonfly

I am small but hard to see, I suck your blood invisibly.
Answer: Flea

I start in water, but then I fly. I have large wings and sharp, keen eyes.
Answer: Dragonfly

I’m long and thin and love to creep, through the dirt where I do sleep.
Answer: Centipede (or Worm, though not an insect!)

I fly by day and rest at night, but some say I bring a fright.
Answer: Moth

My name sounds like a cat’s warning cry, I flap my wings as I pass by.
Answer: Cicada

I spread disease and cause you strife, but I only live a short, short life.
Answer: Housefly

I dig through dung, it’s quite my treat. Rolling it makes my work complete!
Answer: Dung Beetle

I live in hives, but I don’t make honey. My sting is worse, and that’s not funny!
Answer: Wasp

You may not see me, but hear me instead. My buzzing sound might fill you with dread.
Answer: Mosquito

I march in lines, so neat and fine. We work all day, we never whine.
Answer: Ant

I have long legs and move with grace, skipping on water’s still, smooth face.
Answer: Water Strider

I bite and crawl, a little red pest, on dogs and cats, I love to nest.
Answer: Tick (not an insect, but an arachnid!)

I dance to talk, I work all day. I gather food, in hives I stay.
Answer: Bee

I sneak around, but when you see, you might just scream and run from me!
Answer: Cockroach