28-Mar-2024 Theme: 'Larva'

(1) The larvae of which native fruit fly are a serious pest in Eastern Australia?

Answer: Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni).

(2) And the larvae of which introduced fruit fly are a serious pest in Western Australia?

Answer: Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata).

(3) Mealworms are the larvae of what kind of insect?

Answer: Darkling beetle (aka Yellow Mealworm Beetle -Tenebrio molitor).

(4) What are the coloured blobs in lava lamps mainly composed of?

Answer: Paraffin wax.

(5) In what movie did TV weatherman Brick Tamland declare: “I drank a lava lamp. It wasn’t lava.”?

Answer: Anchorman - the Legend of Ron Burgundy.

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