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Odd Bug Out
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These brain teasers rely on your ability to recognize groups of common attributes. For each of these puzzles you'll need to figure out why the words or letters are grouped as they are. Sometimes you will be asked to pick the odd-one-out or to place a new word into the correct group.Group
Which of these does not belong in the group?
Vespula squamosa
Photuris pyralis
Solenopsis invicta
Musca domestica Linnaeus
Coenagrion puella
Aedes sollicitans
Vespula squamosa
Photuris pyralis
Solenopsis invicta
Musca domestica Linnaeus
Coenagrion puella
Aedes sollicitans
Hint
Think about what each of the things in the group is.Answer
Solenopsis invicta, which is a "fireant", is the odd one out. The rest are flying bugs.Vespula squamosa=southern yellowjacket
Photuris pyralis=firefly
Musca domestica Linnaeus=house fly
Coenagrion puella=Azure Damselfly
Aedes sollicitans=Black salt marsh mosquito
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YUCK... my 3 yo son enjoyed talking about bugs with me thoghl
I thought it was a great teaser! dumb me I was thinking about the ones humans would think of as "pests" and which ones where likeable. I totally didn't realize one of them didn't fly. oh well...
Uh, sorry, but I haven't memorized the scientific name of every animal. Good teaser, I guess though, if you intend for the person to look them up.
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