Figurative, Connotative, and Technical Meanings

A. It highlights the comparison between the beetle and a helicopter.

B. It describes a biological process that the beetle undergoes.

C. It expresses the author’s objectivity about an unusual insect.

D. It explains why scientists are impressed with the beetle’s life cycle.

A. She describes the vertical black bands on the elytron that cover Goliath beetles’ wings.

B. She compares the Goliath beetle cocoons to suits of protective armor.

C. The author details the four stages of the Goliath beetle’s life cycle.

D. She writes that Goliath beetles use their jaws to slash, impale, and chomp food

A. It is so fascinating that everyone should hear it.

B. The sound is breathtakingly rhythmic and musical.

C. The noise is both awful and annoying.

D. The screeches are dangerous enough to lead to hearing loss.

A. to describe the small holes made by cicadas as they hatch

B. to highlight their specific and extraordinary life cycles

C. to identify the precise location where they may be seen

D. to suggest the amazing regularity of when they will emerge

A. to reveal her knowledge about prime numbers and cicada instincts

B. to focus on the importance of the insect’s well-timed life cycle

C. to highlight how researchers solved a puzzling mystery about the insect

D. to emphasize that cicadas must emerge in the evening in order to survive