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Spanish Vocabulary List: Spiders & Insects

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OBJECTIVE:
Learn the names of some bugs en español.!
TASK:
Do some research of the place you want to visit in Central America, and find out what kinds of bugs there are there.
PERPLEXED?
Natural immunity?
Arañas e Insectos
Texas is a haven for kajillions of insects! It's impossible to provide a full listing of insects, but some of the most common are listed here. Use these lists to practice listening skills and develop your pronunciation!
Do you have a favorite insect? Which of these can be found in your yard? ... in your house? ... in your neighborhood? Face it, ... they're everywhere!


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Homework for the Serious:

Some of these bugs sting (picar), and others bite (morder). Some have six legs (insectos), and others have eight (arañas), and yet others many more (cienpies). Which of these bugs are dangerous, and what are their habitats?

 
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ant
la hormiga
ant lion
la hormiga león
aphid
el áfido
bedbug    
bee
la abeja
beetle
el escarabajo, el coleóptero
black widow
la viuda negra
brown recluse
el recluto pardo
butterfly
la mariposa
centipede
el centipedo, el ciempiés
chigger
el arador
chinch
el chinche
cicada
la cigarra
cockroach
la cucaracha, la tecuana
cricket
el grillo
damselfly    
dragonfly
la libélula, el caballito del diablo
dung beetle
la redamierda
earwig
la tijereta, el cortapicos
firefly
la luciérnaga
flea
la pulga
fly
la mosca
garden spider
la araña del jardín
gnat
el mosquito, el cinife
grasshopper
el saltamontes, el chapulín
hornet
el avispón, el crabrón
horsefly
el tábano, la mosca de burro
june beetle, junebug
el abejorro norteamericano
katydid
especie de cigarra americana
lacewing
el insecto neúroptero
ladybug
la mariquita, la vaca de san Antón
leafhopper    
locust
la cigarra
louse
el piojo
mayfly
la efímera, la cachipolla
millipede
el cardador, el miriápodo
mite
el ácaro
mosquito
el mosquito, el zancudo
mosquito hawk
el caballito del diablo
moth
la pequeña mariposa nocturna
pillbug
la cochinilla
potato bug
el escarabajo o el chinche de la patata
praying mantis
la mantis religiosa, el campanero
roach
la cucaracha, la tecuana
scarab
el escarabajo
scorpion
el alacrán
silverfish
la lepisma
spider
la araña
sowbug
la cochinilla
stinkbug
el chinche del jardín
tarantula
la tarántula
termite
el termite, la hormiga blanca
thrips   el tisanóptero
tick
la garrapata
vinegaroon
walking stick
wasp
la avispa
water spider
la araña acuática
water strider
el tejedor, el zapatero
weevil
el gorgojo
wolf spider
la araña lobo