Y is for YELLOW JACKET, the common name in North America for wasps. Unlike a bee, which can only sting once, wasps can sting many times. Yellowjackets are social insects living in colonies containing workers, queens and males. Wasps eat other insects which harm fruit and vegetable plants, but they can be aggressive to people and pets. [...]
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M is for MILLIPEDE, a BUG that isn’t an INSECT! It is an ARTHROPOD, a “jointed-limbed” invertebrate – meaning it has no backbone like mammals – with a segmented body, and each segment has four legs. http://www.backyardnature.net/1000legs.htm
N is for NO-SEE-UMS. No-see-ums are tiny biting flies that live near water. You often see many of them [...]
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G is for GRASSHOPPER. Although grasshoppers have large jumping legs, they also have wings, and most species can fly very well. In fact, most grasshoppers just use their legs as a “booster” to get them off of the ground; after that, they can use their wings to fly. http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/grasshoppers/grasshoppers.htm
H is for HARLEQUIN BUG. This is [...]
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