All About Insects

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All About Insects
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Classifying Insects

• All insects must have
• Three body parts head, thorax, abdomen.
• 6 jointed legs
• Two antennae for sensing the world.
• An exoskeleton (a skeleton on the outside of its
  body).

(Koday,2007, paragraph 5)
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The Life Cycle of an Insect

• All insects begin as eggs. When
• they hatch, they are called larva (this
• Is like a baby bug). They spend time
• growing as larva, then they form a
• pupa (this is much like a cocoon).
• After spending time in the pupa,
• they emerge as adult insects.

(Koday, 2007, paragraph 14)
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Fun Facts about Insects

• Over 95 of all animal species on earth are
  insects (scientists havent even discovered all
  of them yet!)
• In just one acre of land, millions of insects can
  be found.
• Insects eat and break down dead plants and
  animals.
• Insects are a major source of food for
• many other animals.

(Koday, 2007, paragraph 1)
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Test Your Insect Knowledge

• What are the three parts of an insects body?
• head, stomach, tail
• head, thorax, abdomen
• head, antennae, larva

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Bibliography

• Koday. Amazing Insects.
• 5/25/2007, http//www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us
  /4TH/KKHP/1insects/buginfo.html

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