Insects
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Reproductive female honeybee, classic social insect.
A real wasp insect; the name starts with Y.
A real insect that starts with A - great choice!
Yes! A real insect (Diptera) and starts with F.
Real insect larva (geometer moth). Good fit!
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Yes - real insect; a classic hopper.
Yes! A real insect; many wasp species exist.
A real insect; fast flyer found near water.
A real insect; mantis with folded 'praying' legs.
Roach means cockroach; a real insect.
A classic insect; honeybees and bumblebees!
A real insect: the underwing moth group
Egg stage of lice; tiny parasitic insect young.
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Yes! Moth is a real insect in Lepidoptera.
Informal name for striped beetles; insect, so OK.
A well-known beetle insect; perfect pick.
Larval stage of a moth/butterfly—an insect.
Yes! Termite is a well-known insect.
Yes! A real insect; katydids are bush crickets.
A well-known insect with colorful wings.
Yes! A real stinging insect that starts with H.
Yup—mosquito is a true insect (a fly).
Parasitic insects; totally valid.
A true insect that chirps; nice choice!
Beetle is an insect; orange just describes its color.
Butterflies are insects; orange is just the color.
Yes! A well-known butterfly species.
Yes - tiny fly insect; common and real.
Yes! Common name for Africanized honey bee.
A zebra fly is a real insect with striking striped markings.
A real butterfly: Papilio ulysses
Nymphalid butterfly, name from ?-shaped wing mark.
A butterfly is an insect; starts with Y.
Yes—velvet ant is a wasp, still an insect.
Correct—an H-starting fly, a true insect.
Real insect; famous flower-mimicking mantis.
Common name for insects; also true bugs.
Mantis (praying mantis) is an insect—fits!
A real insect; famous dung-rolling beetle.
Real insect; many kinds like lady beetles.
Glow-in-the-dark beetle; classic F insect.
Common name for fire ants; real insects.
A dragonfly is a fast-flying insect with shimmering wings.
A real rhinoceros beetle species. Insect!
A grasshopper type; clearly an insect.
Sweet! A real bee (insect) starting with H.
Common garden insect starting with A.
Short for rhinoceros beetle; an insect.
A real wasp species; definitely an insect.
Yes! Well-known triatomine insect (true bug).
Yes! A phasmid insect, also called walking stick.
Correct! A real beetle with violin shape.
Yes, a true water-dwelling insect.
Real beetle (Buprestidae), a shiny insect.
A ladybug is a familiar beetle and helpful garden insect 🐞
A fierce-sounding common name for an ant species. 🐜
A moth larva with a very insect-like name.
In the UK, means crane fly (an insect); accepted.
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House fly is a well-known insect with H.
Yes—silverfish are insects (order Zygentoma).
Egg-laying female ant, key to colony survival.
Yes! A true bug (Pentatomidae) and an insect.
Wasp with lethal sting; insects, not spiders
A jitterbug is a lively little insect 🪲
A roach is a real insect, even with a rude adjective 🪳
Yes - beetle larva; an insect life stage.
Tiny jumping insect; definitely an F insect.
Beetle genus with hornlike projections on head.
Common name for various red-colored beetles.
Another name for firefly; definitely an insect.
Yes! A beetle insect; weevils are common.
Common name for various scarab beetles.
Yes! A small biting fly—definitely an insect.
A beetle common name, fitting this insect category. 🪲
A jitterbug is a lively insect name with a bouncy reputation! 🐞
A real insect, close cousin of dragonflies.
Silkworm is the larva of a silk moth, true insect
Correct! Mayfly is a real insect (Ephemeroptera).
Real ant species; name begins with F.
Common lawn pest beetle in North America.
Same as grasshopper, jumping plant-eater.
Common insect name (Colorado potato beetle).
Real rhinoceros beetle nickname, huge horned beetle
A well-known insect that sings in summer.
Yes - an insect (beetle or gnat), despite the name.
A famous insect species—the monarch butterfly.
Also called a stick insect; valid pick.
Yes, an insect pest: the squash vine borer.
Yes! A real species, the Orange Sulphur.
Regional US name for cicada—an insect.
Informal name for various tree‑living bugs.
Yes! A famous beetle species; starts with H.
Flies are familiar insects with impressive flying skills 🪰
Yes! Real butterfly species from Hawaii.
Yes! A real wasp known as the keyhole wasp.
Yes - generic insect name; starts with G.
A flytrap is a plant, not an insect—nice try! 🌿
Yes! Common term for Africanized honey bees.
The words in the list Insects are words players of the word game City, Country, River wrote in played games, sorted by how often they were used.