This insect word search goes past ladybugs and butterflies into the vocabulary of a science unit: thorax, abdomen, mandible, proboscis and exoskeleton, plus the life-cycle words larva, pupa, nymph and chrysalis. With 45 words, it suits older elementary students.
The bonus is a bee joke. Once every word is found, the spare letters answer: what do you call a bee that can’t make up its mind? Words run across, down and diagonally, never backwards.
Click a puzzle to download it as a PDF, answer key included.
Insect Word Search in Color
Black and White Insect Word Search
For class sets and science folders, print this black and white copy.
Answer Key
Longer words like compound eye and grasshopper are the hardest to spot. The key shows them all, and the bee’s name.
The 45 Insect Words
Pollinate, Weevil, Termite, Wasp, Gnat, Camouflage, Compound Eye, Mosquito, Butterfly, Chrysalis, Stinger, Larva, Aphid, Grasshopper, Pupa, Hive, Cicada, Buzz, Moth, Molting, Wing, Flea, Bee, Locust, Drone, Cricket, Abdomen, Mandible, Nectar, Thorax, Swarm, Arthropod, Caterpillar, Earwig, Entomology, Nymph, Exoskeleton, Proboscis, Ant, Firefly, Predator, Ladybug, Cocoon, Colony, Hornet
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