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State Insects Posters & Prints
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educational posters > social studies > geography > 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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Firefly, Pyralis, Photographic Print
The Firefly is the Pennsylvania and Tennessee State Insect and proposed as the Indiana State Insect.
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Fireflies, also known as lightening bugs, are beetles that produce light in their abdomen to attract mates. The males fly about flashing, a waiting female will flash back if she is interested. The firefly even has a song - Glow Little Glowworm, The Mills Brothers hit of the 1950s.
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Honey Bee, Apis Mellifera, Photographic Print
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
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• food posters
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| The honey bee is important as a principal pollinator of crops and for producing pleasant-tasting and healthful honey. The honey bee is a "social" insect, growing and living in highly organized colonies. |
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Lady Bug, Coccinella Spp, Photographic Print
The Ladybug is the Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee State Insect.
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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)
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Monarch Butterfly and Chrysalis, Photographic Print
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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| 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. |
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Praying Mantis, Giclee Print
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• Connecticut- European Mantis, Florida- Praying Mantis, South Carolina- Carolina Mantid
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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.
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| State List of Insects |
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