| A | B |
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| Nocturnal | Means mostly active at night. |
| Scarab Beetles | Various beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae; identifiable by their club-like antennae. |
| Fireflies | Special beetles that make light by a chemical reaction; they are not true bugs or flies. |
| bioluminescent | A chemical reaction creating cold light, resulting in little heat. |
| ladybug | An aphid eating beetle which can be red, orange or yellow with black spots. |
| Diptera | Insect order meaning "two wings" |
| halteres | The small balancing nubs beneath the wings of diptera |
| Mosquitoes | Member of diptera whose female needs a protein meal of animal blood prior to laying her eggs. |
| wigglers | The wiggling larvae of mosquitoes found in water. |
| tumblers | The non-eating pupae stage of mosquitoes |
| Malaria, yellow fever and West Nile | Mosquito born illnesses. |
| Robber flies | A diptera that mimics bees and wasps; kills and liquifies the inside of bees, wasps and other insects. |
| Hemiptera | The order for true bugs; meaning half wing" |
| Water strider | A bug that uses the surface tension of water to "walk on water" |
| surface tension | The extra attraction between water molecules that creates an extra strength to the surface of water. |
| Giant water bugs | True bug which can grow up to 4"; preys upon tadpoles, insects and small fish. |
