creepy crawlies ( insects and other invertebrates)

[nurse1967]

1. Always on it's knees? (7,6)
2. A heavy wooden mallet (6)
3. A measure for alcoholis drink (6)
4. Found the path for Bomber Command (8)
5. Charon was one! (5,7)
6. Chirpy but improvident (6)
7. A bad omen, if you hear this (5-5,6)
8. Never comes to a full stop (5)
9. Sounds pretty powerful, perhaps (4)
10. Found in a pyramid? (7,3)
11. Never found in little girls! (5,3,6)
12. Might it damage you recordings? (8)
13. Shows more wrath, suprisingly (9)
14. Has a tendency to fall off a wall ! (11)
15. Leads a wandering life, perhaps (5,4)
16. Seen between scales and an archer (8)
17. This New Englander has a sting in the tail (4)
18. An aural protector? (6)
19. Run for it, girl ! (6,3)
20. Heave the rotter along (6)

[bernie_m]

7. Death watch beetle

11. slugs and snails

18. earwig

 

[GuavaHalf]

16. Scorpion - zodiac signs

[greenfingers]

4. Mosquito

5. Water Boatman

8.Comma

[greenfingers]

1. Praying Mantis

[lisamarie]

12. Tapeworm ??

[nightowl]

15. gypsy moth

[Jules001]

9. Mite

[Patch49]

2 Beetle

[jackjarvis]

6. Earwig 10. Pharoah ant

[jackjarvis]

Oops, Earwig was 18 not 6.

[dodge 1]

20     LUGWORM

[sddsddean]

3) Jigger

 

[Earthlady]

13. earthworm 14. grasshopper ???

[lynnben]

 Where did you get this quiz?

[nurse1967]

from local organisation in village where I live

[hambro]

14 Greenbottle 17 Wasp (from White AngloSaxon Protestant)?

[Gonk]

Did you ever get an answer to -

Chirpy but improvident (6) ?

[Gonk]

Might 16 be cicada ?

[Gonk]

make that 6 maybe Cicada