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Introduction to Insects
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Outline
• Insects and their relatives
• How insects rule the world
• Insect anatomy and biology
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Insects and their relatives
• Arthropods are numerous and diverse – Insects (beetles, flies, moths, earwigs, aphids)
– Arachnids (spiders, ticks, mites, scorpions)
– Crustaceans (crayfish, crabs, lobsters, sowbugs)
– Centipedes, millipedes
• Exoskeleton is a hard outer shell
• Jointed appendages, segmented body
• Not arthropods: slugs, snails, earthworms
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Basic insect body plan
Head
Thorax
Abdomen
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Basic insect body plan
Head Thorax Abdomen
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Basic arachnid body plan
Cephalothorax
Abdomen
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Basic arachnid body plan
Cephalothorax
Abdomen
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Insects
• 3 body regions
• 1 pair of antennae
• 3 pair of legs
• 2 pair of wings
Arachnids
• 2 body regions
• No antennae
• 4 pair of legs
• No wings
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Insects rule the world!
• There are more insects than all other plants and animals combined
• There are more than 1 million different species
• 1 out of every 5 animals is a beetle!
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• Small size • Multigenerational • Flight • Metamorphosis • Wide variety in food
choices • Wide variety in habitat
resources
Why are insects so successful?
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Insect metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, adult
e.g., beetles, butterflies, flies
Incomplete metamorphosis: egg, nymph, adult
e.g., grasshoppers, true bugs
Images from Cornell University, Http://nides.bc.ca/Assignments/Insects/Metamorphosis3.htm
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Insects eat everything
• Carnivore, animal matter
• Herbivore, plant matter
• Omnivore, plant and animal matter
• Detrivore, organic matter
• Saprophore, decaying matter
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Are these insects?
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How to ID insects: wings
beetle
wasp butterfly fly
earwig grasshopper true bug
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Chewing: grasshoppers, beetles, praying mantis
Piercing-sucking: mosquitoes, true bugs
Siphoning: butterflies, moths
Sponging: house fly
How to ID insects: mouthparts
Images on this page from R. Bessin, University of Kentucky
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How to ID insects: antennae
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How to ID insects: legs
walking grasping pollen-carrying
digging jumping
swimming and grasping
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hoate, University of Florida
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Summary
• There are many keys to help in the accurate identification of insects
• Wings, antennae, legs, mouthparts
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