The state insect is the ladybug. The most common type of ladybug
has a black head, yellow earmuffs, and a red body with two black
spots on the back.
The state tree of Massachusetts is the American elm. It was made the official state tree on March 21, 1941 by our state legislature. It is a large tree with a gray bark or skin. The leaves are dark green; they turn a bright yellow in the fall.
The elm was chosen because the Liberty Tree was an elm tree. Before the American Revolution, which gave the New England settlers freedom from England, a group of Boston colonists called the "Sons of Liberty" met under the Liberty Tree. They talked about ways that they could get rid of the taxes that the British were forcing them to pay. When the British stopped making the colonists pay such high taxes, lanterns were hung on the branches of the Liberty Tree. The Liberty Tree was cut down by the British in anger in 1775.
The state flower is the mayflower. It is a wildflower which is also known as ground laurel. The mayflower is usually pink or white and has five petals. It grows in the woods and other shady places, often near pine trees and in sandy or rocky soil. It was made our official flower on May 1,1918.
Cranberry juice officially became the state beverage on May 4, 1970. This was done to honor the great cranberry industry we have in this state. Massachusetts has many cranberry "bogs" along its seashore. Cranberries grow on bushes in these bogs. Berries of the cranberry bush have been a source of the rich red juice for many years.
The state muffin of Massachusetts is the corn muffin. It was made our official muffin on May 27, 1986. Corn or maize has been a very important food in the history of Massachusetts. It was one of the first foods the Pilgrims learned to grow and keep for their long cold winters in America, or "New England" as they called their new home. Sweet corn is grown mainly in the western part of Massachusetts today, in an area known as the Connecticut Valley.
The state insect is the ladybug. The most common type of ladybug
has a black head, yellow earmuffs, and a red body with two black
spots on the back.
This pretty little insect became the official state bug on April 17,1974 because of the efforts of a second grade class in Franklin, Massachusetts. They followed the correct steps and worked with our legislature to make this beetle our state insect.
The state bird of Massachusetts is the chickadee. It was adopted as the official state bird on March 21, 1941. Other names for the chickadee are "dickybird", "titmouse", and "tomtit". It is a popular bird here in our country. The body of the chickadee is typically gray and brown with white cheeks. The little bird likes to make its nest or home in a stump, tree, or fence post close to the ground.
5. During what holiday are cranberries eaten the most? 
11. What kind of sound, or chirp do you think the chickadee makes?