12. But what about insects?
Class: Insecta
• The word "insect" comes from the Latin word insectum, meaning "with a
notched or divided body", or literally "cut into", from the neuter singular
perfect passive participle of insectare, "to cut into, to cut up", from in-
"into" and secare "to cut"
13. Unique design:
• 3 body sections
• 6 legs
• 2 antennae
• Wings (sometimes)
14.
15. To summarise:
• Ectothermic (cold blooded)
• Segmented bodies and legs
• Exoskeletons (chitinous)
• Head, thorax, abdomen + 6 legs
• Are a class (Insecta) within arthropods
(Eurathropoda)
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