Animals - Insects

ant - mravenec

noun - a very small black or brown insect which lives in forests etc, lives in large groups and works very hard

bee - včela

noun - a small black and yellow insect, it lives in large groups and makes honey

beetle - brouk

noun - an insect with a hard and shiny covering of its wings, it is usually black, but can have other colours, too

butterfly - motýl

noun - an insect with big colourful wings and a long thin body

caterpillar - housenka

noun - a worm with short legs that exists as an early stage in the life of a butterfly or other insects

centipede - stonožka

noun - a long small insect with many little legs

cockroach - šváb

noun - a large brown insect that you can find in very dirty places

cricket - cvrček

noun - a small brown insect that makes very specific sounds, esp. at night

dragonfly - vážka

noun - an insect that lives near water, it has a long body and two pairs of long bright wings

earwig - škvor

noun - a small brown insect with a long body and two pincers at the end of the body

firefly - světluška

noun - a small flying insect that produces faint light at night

flea - blecha

noun - a small insect that feeds on the blood of animals (or people), it can jump very well

fly - moucha

noun - a small insect that can fly

grasshopper - luční koník, kobylka, saranče

noun - an insect that lives in the grass, jumps very high and far and makes a sharp sound by rubbing its legs together, it is usually green

hornet - sršeň

noun - an insect that looks like a very big wasp

ladybird - beruška, slunéčko

noun, British English - a small red beetle with black spots

mosquito - komár, moskyt

noun - a small insect that flies usually at night and bites animals and people to drink their blood

moth - můra

noun - an insect that looks like a butterfly which usually flies at night

praying mantis - kudlanka, kudlanka nábožná

noun - a large green insect, it is known that the female eats the male after mating

spider - pavouk

noun - A small black creature with eight legs. It catches and eats insects

tarantula - tarantule

noun - a large hairy spider, sometimes poisonous

termite - termit

noun - an insect that lives in large groups and eats wood

tick - klíště

noun - a small creature that holds onto your skin and sucks your blood

wasp - vosa

noun - A small black and yellow insect. It is usually attracted to sweet things and can sting you painfully