Six-legged neighbors
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Six-legged neighbors
Eight insect names, from colony dwellers to winged visitors.
Stinging insect such as a yellowjacket (4)
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About this insects crossword
3 Across answers meet 5 Down answers. Eight written clues identify insect groups by body features, familiar examples and a word shared with a sport. Six legs describes the adult insect body plan. The honey and night-flight clues describe familiar examples rather than every species.
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Six-legged neighbors
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4. Leaping insect with enlarged hind legs, often green or brown (11)
6. Insect with hardened forewings called elytra (6)
7. Winged insect whose young are caterpillars (9)
Down
1. Stinging insect such as a yellowjacket (4)
2. Often night-flying relative of a butterfly (4)
3. Insect sharing its name with a bat-and-ball sport (7)
5. Colony-living insect known for elbowed antennae (3)
6. Insect in a honey-producing colony (3)