Insects have three body parts - a head, thorax, and abdomen. They have an exoskeleton, six legs, and two antennae. They hatch from eggs and some have wings while others do not. Insects can be helpful by pollinating plants or harmful as pests. Common insects include dragonflies, ladybugs, honeybees, mosquitoes, butterflies, grasshoppers, flies, beetles, and ants. Fun facts are that ants can lift 100 times their weight, honey bees are the only insect that provides food for people, and ladybugs may eat 5000 aphids in their lifetime.

1. INSECTS

2. Insects:
1. Invertebrates (They do not have
bones. They have a hard exoskeleton on the
outside of the their body.)

3. 2. Have a body divided in three parts:
• head
• thorax
• abdomen

4. 3. Two antennae and six legs

5. 4. Have special eyes

6. 5. Hatch from eggs.

7. •Some have wings.

8. Some don’t have wings.

9. Insects can be helpful.
How?
Insects can be pests.
How?

10. Here are some
insects you
know!!!

11. Dragon Fly

12. Ladybug

13. Honeybee

14. Mosquito

15. Butterflies

16. Grasshopper

17. Fly

18. Beetles

19. Ants

20. •Fun facts about insects

21. • Ants can lift 100 times their own
bodyweight?

22. • Honey bees are the only insect
that provides food for people.
• A honey bee visits 50 to 100 flowers
each time they go out flying.

23. • Over its lifetime a ladybug may eat
as many as 5000 aphids.

24. Now you know a lot about
insects! Listen to this song!