What is a 6-letter insect?

Beetle, earwig, locust, weevil, hornet, mantis and cicada are six-letter minibeasts.

What is a 7-letter insect?

Cricket, firefly, termite and ladybug are seven-letter insects.

What is a 9-letter insect?

Butterfly, dragonfly, millipede, woodlouse and centipede each have nine letters.

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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.

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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

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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

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How to solve a crossword

Fill the white squares so every numbered clue reads across or down.

The method

1Read the clue and its number. Each number in the grid starts an answer going across or down. Find the clue with that number and direction.
2Count the squares. The run of white squares after the number tells you how many letters the answer has.
3Write the answers you are sure of first. Start with the clues you know. Each answer you fill hands letters to the clues that cross it.
4Use the crossing letters. A shared letter from an answer you have placed narrows a crossing clue, often to a single word.

The one rule: Every white square belongs to an across answer and a down answer, and the two must agree on their shared letter.
What the answer page shows: The completed grid is printed at the back.
How the grades differ: Easier puzzles use common words and plain clues; harder ones use trickier wording and longer answers.
Good for: Word lovers, from a gentle themed puzzle to a classic challenge.

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.

Tiny insect that lives in a colony (3 letters)
Buzzing insect that makes honey (3 letters)
Black and yellow insect with a sting (4 letters)
Night-flying relative of the butterfly (4 letters)
Insect with a hard shiny shell (6 letters)
Eight-legged creature that spins a web (6 letters)
Red beetle with black spots (8 letters)
Insect with big colourful wings (9 letters)
Fast insect that darts over ponds (9 letters)
Jumping insect that chirps at night (7 letters)
Insect with pincers at its tail (6 letters)
Grasshopper that swarms in huge numbers (6 letters)
Larva that turns into a butterfly (11 letters)
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.

Insects grouped by the number of letters in each answer
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

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What is a 6-letter insect?: Beetle, earwig, locust, weevil, hornet, mantis and cicada are six-letter minibeasts.
What is a 7-letter insect?: Cricket, firefly, termite and ladybug are seven-letter insects.
What is a 9-letter insect?: Butterfly, dragonfly, millipede, woodlouse and centipede each have nine letters.
Is this insects crossword free to print?: Yes. Generate the insects puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.
Can I change the insects clues?: Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.
Can I make a insects crossword book to sell on KDP?: Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.