Insects

The large class of arthropod animals characterized in an adult state by dividing the body into a head, thorax, abdomen, and three pairs of legs.

Examples: beetles, bees, flies, and wasps, spiders, and centipedes.

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Facts

First animals to develop flight.

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More than 75% percent of all animal species are insects.

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Have adapted to every habitat on land and fresh water.

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• Behaviors

  • Communicate by sound, touch, and visual signals.
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  • Three pairs of legs for moving.
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  • Many legs have hooks on the end for self defense.
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  • For more information go to:
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    The Insects Home Page

    There are well over 1 000 000 different known species of insects in the world, and some experts estimate that there might be as many as 10,000,000. They are divided up into 32 orders.

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    http://www.insect-world.com/main/six.html

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    Insects on the Web - Iowa State University Entomology

    http://www.ent.iastate.edu/

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