Mealworm Fact Cards by Amanda Blankenship

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Mealworm Fact Cards

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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MEALWORM FACT CARDS

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FACT 1: MEALWORMS ARE NOT WORMS

They have 4 stages
1. Egg
2. Larva
3. Pupa
4. Adult

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FACT 2: DARKLING BEETLE EGGS ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE

THE DARKLING BEETLE EGG CANNOT BE SEEN WITHOUT A MICROSCOPE.

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FACT 3: A FEMALE CAN LAY UP TO 300-500 EGGS.

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FACT 4: MEALWORMS SHEAD THEIR SKIN

THIS IS CALLED MOLTING

FACT 5: MEALWORMS EAT DEAD GRASS AND LEAVES

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FACT 6: WHAT EATS A MEALWORM?

FISHERMAN USE THEM TO CATCH FISH. BIRDS AND REPTILES EAT THEM

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FACT 7: MEALWORM EGGS TAKES 4 WEEKS TO HATCH

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FACT 8: MEALWORMS CAN BE GOOD AND BAD

In houses they like to live in flour and cereal
On farms they do not eat live plants

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FACT 9: PEOPLE EAT MEALWORMS

DO NOT EAT YOUR MEALWORMS. THEY WILL MAKE YOU SICK.

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FACT 10: FEEDING MEALWORMS

THEY WILL EAT EACH OTHER IF NO FOOD IS AROUND

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FACT 11: DARKLING BEETLES CANNOT FLY

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FACT 12: PUPAS DO NOT MOVE

THEY WILL LIE COMPLETELY STILL FOR 1-2 WEEKS BEFORE BECOMING AN ADULT

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FACT 13: MEALWORMS HAVE 13 BODY SEGMENTS

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FACT 14: ADULT COLORS

DARKLING BEETLES CAN BE BLACK, BROWN, OR RED