Walton Hall Nature Trail - Quiz, easy version

1. This European species has been introduced to several parts of the world including Australia where its population exploded and caused major problems for agriculture. What is it?

2. When the eggs of this species hatch the young are small black and wiggly, what are they called?

3. A common garden plant but native forms also grow wild round the nature trail, very popular on Valentine's day. What is it?

4. The picture shows an adult damselfly but where do damselfly larvae live?

(a) ponds and streams
(b) grassland
(c) woodland

5. What are the two long things sticking out of the top of the butterfly's head?

6. Generally what do bush crickets (an example shown left) eat?

(a) only plants
(b) other insects
(c) anything they can get their mandibles into, including people if you try to pick them up.

7. These 8 legged beasties with poison fangs normally build something to trap their prey, what is it?

8. Unlike many other seeds, the items shown in the picture on the left have a rather short lifespan, if they do not germinate in a few months then they die, what are they?

9. The spiky plant with red berries shown left is associated with one of the main festivals in the Christian calendar, which one?

10. Often thought of as the arch enemy of number 1 at the beginning of the quiz. What is it?

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