octavio’s book insects
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Octavio’s Book Insects. Insects are Invertebrates, their body is encased in a tough shell. The ant and the house fly are insects. Insects body is made of three parts: head, thorax and abdomen. The praying mantis and the cicada are insects. All insects - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Octavio’s BookInsectsInsects
Insects are
Invertebrates, their body is encased in a tough shell
The ant and
the house fly
are insects
Insects body is made of three parts: head, thorax and abdomen
The praying mantis and the cicada are insects
All insects have six legs and a pair of antennae
The earwig and the cricket are insects
Insects legs are
attached to the
thorax and are
made of…
small segments and flexible joints
The flea and
the bedbug
are insects
Most insects
start life as
eggs and have many changes…
called
(metamorphosis)
into the adult
form
The butterfly
has a
interesting metamorphosis
Many insects
have two pairs
of wings and
can fly
The damselfly
and the hornet
are insects
that fly.
The smallest insects are the fairy flies (just 8/1000 inch long)
The heaviest insect is the African goliath beetle (100 g)
Many insects are pests and cause a lot of damage and carry dangerous diseases
The mosquito
and the termite
are dangerous
insects
But there are
some very
useful insects
The bee and the ladybird are useful insects
Other
insects are:
The cockroach
and the
grasshopper
The moth
and the
dragonfly
The leaf insect
and the
stick insect
and
many more…
there are over 1,000,000 kind of insects