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State Insects Posters & Prints
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social studies > geography > NA > United States > STATE INSECTS < insects < zoology < science
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Introduce the “state insect” into social studies and science curriculums. How do insects affect humans? Over half the states have chosen either the Firefly, Honey Bee, Ladybug, Monarch Butterfly or the Praying Mantis as representative of state characteristics.
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The honey bee is important as a principal pollinator of crops and for producing pleasant-tasting and healthful honey. A social insect, the honey bee lives in highly organized colonies.
The Honey Bee is the Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin State Insect
• food posters
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Ladybugs, or lady beetles, are small insects that are usually red, orange, or yellow with black spots on their back.
Most ladybugs consume other insects that damage crops. [a rainy day project]
The Ladybug is the Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee State Insect.
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Monarch butterflies feature an orange and black pattern on their wings, and are known for their lengthy and multigenerational migrations. Journey North is a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change that engages students in field observations and connecting with classrooms across North America.
The Monarch Butterfly is the Alabama, Idaho, Illinois, and Texas state insect, and the state butterfly of Minnesota and West Virginia.
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The Praying Mantis is so named because of their prayer-like posture. They are an excellent natural form of pest control as they do not eat plants but eat other bugs that eat plants.
• Connecticut- European Mantis, South Carolina- Carolina Mantid
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