grasshopper
/ˈɡræsˌhɑpər/A green jumping insect that rubs its back legs to make a dry chirping.
Example: The field was so full of grasshoppers you couldn't hear yourself think.
B116 words · Intermediate
Wild Animals vocabulary — B1
Insect, minibeast and reptile vocabulary naming creatures learners meet outdoors, such as the grasshopper, dragonfly, cockroach and python.
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16dragonfly
A long-bodied insect with four glassy wings that hunts over water.
Example:
A dragonfly hung in the air by the pond and then shot off sideways.
cockroach
/ˈkɑˌkroʊtʃ/A flat brown night insect that scuttles the moment a kitchen light goes on.
Example:
We saw one cockroach and checked out of that hotel by morning.
caterpillar
/ˈkætəˌpɪlər/The soft crawling young of a butterfly or moth.
Example:
The caterpillars stripped every leaf off the nasturtiums in two days.
cricket
/ˈkrɪkət/A brown insect that sings at night by rubbing its wings together.
Example:
You could hear a cricket somewhere behind the fridge all night.
snail
/sneɪl/A soft creature that slides along carrying a coiled shell on its back.
Example:
There's a snail on the window and it's been there since Tuesday.
slug
/slʌɡ/A soft shell-less creature that leaves a silver trail across the path.
Example:
The slugs have had every single lettuce I planted.
flea
/fli/A tiny jumping insect that lives on animals and feeds on blood.
Example:
The cat brought fleas in and now the whole house needs treating.
tick
/tɪk/A small blood-sucking creature that buries its head in the skin.
Example:
Check the dog for ticks every time you come off the moor.
termite
/ˈtɜrmaɪt/A pale insect that eats wood and builds towering earth mounds.
Example:
The termites had been through the joists and nobody had noticed.
hornet
/ˈhɔrnɪt/A large fierce relative of the wasp with a sting people genuinely fear.
Example:
A hornet came in the window and we all left the room.
centipede
/ˈsɛntɪˌpid/A flat many-legged creature that runs surprisingly fast and can bite.
Example:
A centipede shot out from under the log and vanished.
cobra
/ˈkoʊbrə/A snake that rears up and spreads a wide hood when threatened.
Example:
The cobra came up off the floor of the basket and everyone stepped back.
python
/ˈpaɪθɑn/A huge snake that squeezes its prey to death rather than biting it.
Example:
A python got into the roof space and stayed there for a fortnight.
iguana
/aɪˈɡwɑnə/A big green tree lizard with a crest of spines down its back.
Example:
An iguana dropped out of the palm and hit the roof of the car.
newt
/nut/A small dark amphibian with a crest along its tail, found in garden ponds.
Example:
They found great crested newts on the site and the whole build stopped.
