--- title: "Free Insects crossword with answer key" description: "A free printable insects crossword for children, with clues and answers. Solve ant, bee, beetle, butterfly and more, then print two pages." source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword/insects" --- 1. [Home](https://www.oncebooks.com/) 2. [Crossword](https://www.oncebooks.com/crossword) 3. Insects Free printable # Insects crossword Minibeasts are everywhere, from an ant on the path to a butterfly on a flower. This crossword gathers the insects and bugs of the garden for children to solve. A creepy-crawly pick for a nature lesson. PuzzleDesign Puzzle title Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)ANT: Tiny insect that lives in a colony BEE: Buzzing insect that makes honey WASP: Black and yellow insect with a sting MOTH: Night-flying relative of the butterfly BEETLE: Insect with a hard shiny shell SPIDER: Eight-legged creature that spins a web LADYBIRD: Red beetle with black spots BUTTERFLY: Insect with big colourful wings DRAGONFLY: Fast insect that darts over ponds CRICKET: Jumping insect that chirps at night EARWIG: Insect with pincers at its tail LOCUST: Grasshopper that swarms in huge numbers CATERPILLAR: Larva that turns into a butterfly GRASSHOPPER: Green insect that leaps through grass Difficulty EasyMediumHardExtremeEvil Harder grades use longer answers and give fewer crossing letters. Grid size Smaller grids print larger. 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Hide the preview - Insects Crossword Medium Across 4 Insect with pincers at its tail 5 Night-flying relative of the butterfly 7 Insect with big colourful wings 8 Red beetle with black spots 9 Grasshopper that swarms in huge numbers Down 1 Jumping insect that chirps at night 2 Fast insect that darts over ponds 3 Black and yellow insect with a sting 6 Eight-legged creature that spins a web 7 Insect with a hard shiny shell 1 Puzzle - Insects Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution Across 4 Insect with pincers at its tail 5 Night-flying relative of the butterfly 7 Insect with big colourful wings 8 Red beetle with black spots 9 Grasshopper that swarms in huge numbers Down 1 Jumping insect that chirps at night 2 Fast insect that darts over ponds 3 Black and yellow insect with a sting 6 Eight-legged creature that spins a web 7 Insect with a hard shiny shell 2 Answer key Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF ## Clues in this insects crossword The 14 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page. 1. Tiny insect that lives in a colony (3 letters) 2. Buzzing insect that makes honey (3 letters) 3. Black and yellow insect with a sting (4 letters) 4. Night-flying relative of the butterfly (4 letters) 5. Insect with a hard shiny shell (6 letters) 6. Eight-legged creature that spins a web (6 letters) 7. Red beetle with black spots (8 letters) 8. Insect with big colourful wings (9 letters) 9. Fast insect that darts over ponds (9 letters) 10. Jumping insect that chirps at night (7 letters) 11. Insect with pincers at its tail (6 letters) 12. Grasshopper that swarms in huge numbers (6 letters) 13. Larva that turns into a butterfly (11 letters) 14. Green insect that leaps through grass (11 letters) ## Insects by letter count Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are insects grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares. | Letters | Insects | | --- | --- | | 3 letters | Ant, Bee, Fly, Bug | | 4 letters | Wasp, Moth, Flea, Gnat, Grub, Tick, Slug | | 6 letters | Beetle, Spider, Earwig, Locust, Weevil, Hornet, Mantis, Cicada | | 7 letters | Cricket, Firefly, Termite, Ladybug | | 8 letters | Ladybird, Mosquito, Honeybee | | 9 letters | Butterfly, Dragonfly, Millipede, Woodlouse, Centipede | ## Making a whole insects book? This page makes one insects puzzle. To publish a themed book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP crossword maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-crossword-maker) drafts a clue bank and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF. 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