Created by: Teresa Williams

Parts of a Fly
Label each part of the fly.

leg compound eye thorax

head abdomen
transparent wing

Use the word box to answer each question about insects.

1. All insects have ________ legs.
2. Spiders are not insects because they have ___________ legs.
3. A fly starts its life as an egg called a ___________________.
4. A fly likes to eat _____________ food.
5. Flies grow on the _______________ not the _______________.
6. Flies _______________ food like a sponge.
7. A fly can walk ______________ down.
8. Flies taste with their ______________.
9. Flies are helpful because they _________________ flowers.
10. All insects have _____________ body parts.
11. The ____________,______________, and ________________ are the three
body parts of an insect.
12. A flies wings are ___________________________.

three
maggot

six
eight absorb
rotten feet head

inside outside
upside transparent
thorax pollinate abdomen

Put these insects in ABC order.

ladybug
mosquito
grasshopper
butterfly
1.___________________
2.___________________
3.___________________
4.___________________
5.___________________
6.___________________
Draw a picture of your favorite insect.

bee
hornet
cricket
katydid
7._________________
8._________________
9._________________
10._________________
11._________________
12._________________

wasp
fly
ant
tick

Use the bugs below to help you add and subtract.

1. 6 + 6 = _____
2. 2 + 3 = _____
3. 6 + 5 = _____
4. 7 + 2 = _____
5. 9 + 3 = _____
6. 7 + 9 = _____
7. 3 + 4 = _____
8. 5 + 9 = _____
9. 6 + 4 = _____
10. 5 + 2 = _____

11. 7 + 6 = _____
12. 8 + 6 = _____
13. 9 + 1 = _____
14. 8 + 4 = _____
15. 3 + 3 = _____
16. 4 + 4 = _____
17. 5 + 5 = _____
18. 4 + 4 = _____
19. 6 + 7 = _____
20. 5 + 3 = _____

21. 14 3 = _____
22. 12 6 = _____
23. 11 5 = _____
24. 14 6 = _____
25. 15 7 = _____
26. 10 9 = _____
27. 13 7 = _____
28. 15 9 = _____
29. 12 8 = _____
30. 14 7 = _____