Fig. 1: InsLif-H3-Front
- Embroidery: Cotton thread, dull sheen
- Border: Dk green merrowed
Fig. 2: InsLif-H3-Reverse
- Back: Molded plastic
Item Name: Insect Life 1976 - 1978
Item ID: InsLif-H3
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements June 1972 until December 1977
1. Tell how insects are different from all other animals. Show the differences between insects, spiders, and centipedes.
2. Point out and name the main parts of an insect.
3. Collect and mount 50 different species. Include six orders and 18 families of insects. Label each with common and scientific names where possible.
4. Point out the things that distinguish each of the families and orders in your collection.
5. Show your collection.
6. Compare the life histories of a butterfly and a grasshopper. Tell how they are different.
7. Raise a butterfly or moth from a caterpillar.
8. Tell things that make social insects different from solitary insects.
9. Collect and watch an ant colony or a beehive. Tell what you saw.
10. From you collection, identify:
(a) Four species of insects helpful to man. Tell how they are helpful.
(b) Six species of insects harmful to man. Tell how they can be controlled.
11. Tell how insects fit in the food chains of other insects, fish, birds, and mammals.
Requirements December 1977 until September 1985.
1. Tell how insects are different from all other animals. Show the differences between insects, spiders, and centipedes.
2. Point out and name the main parts of an insect.
3. Collect and mount 50 different species. Include six orders and 18 families of insects. Label each with common and scientific names where possible.
4. Point out the things that distinguish each of the families and orders in your collection.
5. Show your collection.
6. Compare the life histories of a butterfly and a grasshopper. Tell how they are different.
7. Raise a butterfly or moth from a caterpillar.
8. Tell things that make social insects different from solitary insects.
9. Collect and watch an ant colony or a beehive. Tell what you saw.
10. From you collection, identify:
(a) Four species of insects helpful to man. Tell how they are helpful.
(b) Six species of insects harmful to man. Tell how they can be controlled.
11. Tell how insects fit in the food chains of other insects, fish, birds, and mammals.
NOTE: Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, some insects are or may be protected by federal law. The same ones and/or others may be protected by state law. Before doing any collecting, be sure that you know which may be on both lists and be sure that you do not collect protected species.