INSECTS

INSECTS

1. metamorphosis

   • incomplete
     • egg
       • nymph
         • adult
         • looks like parents
         • cannot reproduce
         • has no wings
     • e.g.
       • grasshopper
   • complete
     • egg
       • larva
         • pupa
           • adult
           • cocoon/chamber
         • does not look like parents
         • spends its time eating
     • e.g.
       • bee

2. general facts

   • 80% 0f all animals
   • 1 million
   • on earth for 350 million years
   • covered by exoskeleton
     • molting

3. body parts

   • head
     • compound eye
     • antennae
     • mouthparts
   • thorax
     • wings
     • jointed legs (3 pairs)
   • abdomen

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