Are all twelve of these actually insects?
Yes, every entry here is a true six-legged insect, including the ones people sometimes lump in with spiders. Spiders are arachnids and were deliberately left off this list.
Insect Word Search
Insects outnumber every other kind of animal combined, and scientists think most species still haven't been named. This grid pins down twelve familiar ones, including the BEE that pollinates a huge share of our food, the DRAGONFLY that has hunted on wing for three hundred million years, and the CATERPILLAR that will one day reorganize itself into a BUTTERFLY. Their names hide forward, in reverse, and along the diagonals, so expect long words like GRASSHOPPER to snake clear across the puzzle. You can pick out each one by tapping on a tablet or print a sheet for a garden scavenger hunt, with the completed answers ready to settle any debate. Your selections are figured out locally and never uploaded. Entomology projects, summer bug-collecting weeks, and curious preschoolers all get a lot out of it.
MediumInsect Word SearchTrack down ants, bees, dragonflies, caterpillars and more in this free insect word search. Solve in your browser or print it out with the answers.
Insect Word Search
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TLNOQMOSQUITOJHTEHEWASPRQDLBFTDSANTZXMQZBDXXZBUFTDIWSOABTITPBEETLEDJWXJBZEDDBUTTERFLYADPAPRFLJXKMXDDWBXVQAGRASSHOPPERQJCGGCXBEEFUQPMOTHOHCATERPILLAREDNWPZCRLVUIDLVUTFMLADYBUGLSZBYLLGTELZVCKOGHZMYYBOUHFTFZKHWHDEPFWEJCRICKETAMC
Words to Find (12)
ANTBEEBEETLEBUTTERFLYDRAGONFLYGRASSHOPPERLADYBUGMOTHCRICKETWASPMOSQUITOCATERPILLAR
Insect Word Search
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TLNOQMOSQUITOJHTEHEWASPRQDLBFTDSANTZXMQZBDXXZBUFTDIWSOABTITPBEETLEDJWXJBZEDDBUTTERFLYADPAPRFLJXKMXDDWBXVQAGRASSHOPPERQJCGGCXBEEFUQPMOTHOHCATERPILLAREDNWPZCRLVUIDLVUTFMLADYBUGLSZBYLLGTELZVCKOGHZMYYBOUHFTFZKHWHDEPFWEJCRICKETAMC
Words to Find (12)
ANTBEEBEETLEBUTTERFLYDRAGONFLYGRASSHOPPERLADYBUGMOTHCRICKETWASPMOSQUITOCATERPILLAR
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FAQ
Common questions
Why are caterpillar and butterfly both included?
A caterpillar is the larval stage that transforms into a butterfly, so the two are the same creature at different points in life. Searching for CATERPILLAR and BUTTERFLY separately makes a nice metamorphosis lesson.
Which insect words take up the most room in the grid?
CATERPILLAR and GRASSHOPPER are the giants at eleven letters each, so they stretch across long runs of the puzzle. Spotting one long diagonal often reveals the whole word at once.