Puzzles Archives | Cook Museum of Natural Science https://www.cookmuseum.org/category/puzzles/ Life is Amazing Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:41:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 https://www.cookmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-cook-logo-for-website-Copy-32x32.png Puzzles Archives | Cook Museum of Natural Science https://www.cookmuseum.org/category/puzzles/ 32 32 Insect Puzzle https://www.cookmuseum.org/insect-puzzle-3/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:07:44 +0000 https://www.cookmuseum.org/?p=5828 Jigsaw Puzzle Caterpillar Hunter Genus Calosoma         Smelly Odor They are one of the largest ground beetles in North America and possess strong mandible mouthparts. When in need of defense, caterpillar hunters can excrete a foul-smelling oil, similar in smell to rotten milk.

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  • Click on the grid icon to change the number of pieces in the puzzle. 
  • Click OK to begin the puzzle.
  • View the complete picture by hovering over the image icon in the top bar. 
  • To view the puzzle full screen, click the full screen icon on the right side of the top bar.
  • Drag the pieces into place. Correctly connected pieces will snap and stick together. 

    • Caterpillar Hunter

    Genus Calosoma        

    Smelly Odor

    They are one of the largest ground beetles in North America and possess strong mandible mouthparts. When in need of defense, caterpillar hunters can excrete a foul-smelling oil, similar in smell to rotten milk.

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    ]]>         Insect Puzzle https://www.cookmuseum.org/insect-puzzle-2/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:02:04 +0000 https://www.cookmuseum.org/?p=5825 Jigsaw Puzzle Angle-wing Katydid Genus Microcentrum         Master of Camouflage The color, shape, and texture of these katydids make them seem to disappear among plants and leaves. Camouflage, blending in with their surroundings, is a useful method of defense.

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  • Click on the grid icon to change the number of pieces in the puzzle. 
  • Click OK to begin the puzzle.
  • View the complete picture by hovering over the image icon in the top bar. 
  • To view the puzzle full screen, click the full screen icon on the right side of the top bar.
  • Drag the pieces into place. Correctly connected pieces will snap and stick together. 

    • Angle-wing Katydid

    Genus Microcentrum        

    Master of Camouflage

    The color, shape, and texture of these katydids make them seem to disappear among plants and leaves. Camouflage, blending in with their surroundings, is a useful method of defense.

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    ]]>         Insect Puzzle https://www.cookmuseum.org/insect-puzzle-4/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:48:49 +0000 https://www.cookmuseum.org/?p=5822 Jigsaw Puzzle Giant Water Bug Genus Lethocerus          Impressive Ambush Predator Giant water bugs, also called toe-biters, rest while waiting for prey to swim nearby. Their front legs and sharp beak mouthparts can take down animals 50 times their size. They inject enzymes into their meal to liquify and drink it.

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  • Click on the grid icon to change the number of pieces in the puzzle. 
  • Click OK to begin the puzzle.
  • View the complete picture by hovering over the image icon in the top bar. 
  • To view the puzzle full screen, click the full screen icon on the right side of the top bar.
  • Drag the pieces into place. Correctly connected pieces will snap and stick together.

    • Giant Water Bug

    Genus Lethocerus         

    Impressive Ambush Predator

    Giant water bugs, also called toe-biters, rest while waiting for prey to swim nearby. Their front legs and sharp beak mouthparts can take down animals 50 times their size. They inject enzymes into their meal to liquify and drink it.

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    ]]>         Insect Puzzle https://www.cookmuseum.org/insect-puzzle-1/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 20:57:53 +0000 https://www.cookmuseum.org/?p=5812 Jigsaw Puzzle Green Diving Beetle Thermonectus nigrofasciatus          Scuba Diver Beetle Aquatic insects breathe air just like terrestrial insects do, through holes in the sides of their body (spiracles). These beetles poke the tip of their abdomen above the surface and trap air under their wing covers to breathe under water, like a scuba diver’s tank […]

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  • Click on the grid icon to change the number of pieces in the puzzle. 
  • Click OK to begin the puzzle.
  • View the complete picture by hovering over the image icon in the top bar. 
  • To view the puzzle full screen, click the full screen icon on the right side of the top bar.
  • Drag the pieces into place. Correctly connected pieces will snap and stick together. 

    • Green Diving Beetle

    Thermonectus nigrofasciatus         

    Scuba Diver Beetle

    Aquatic insects breathe air just like terrestrial insects do, through holes in the sides of their body (spiracles). These beetles poke the tip of their abdomen above the surface and trap air under their wing covers to breathe under water, like a scuba diver’s tank of oxygen.

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