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Insects are arthropods with three body regions - head, thorax, and abdomen. They typically have six legs, one pair of antennae, and one or two pairs of wings. Insects exhibit either incomplete or complete metamorphosis, going through nymph, pupa or larva stages before reaching adulthood. There are many orders of insects including beetles, flies, butterflies/moths, true bugs, and more, which can be identified by their physical characteristics and life cycles.
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- 1. World of Insects Characteristics, Orders, and Collecting
- 2. What You Should Know About Insects …
- 3. Taxonomy • Kingdom – Animalia • Phylum – Arthropoda •Class - Insecta
- 4. Insects Are Arthropods • Insects are the largest group of Arthropods • Jointed appendages (bendable) • Segmented bodies • Exoskeleton of Chitin that must be molted to grow • Related to spiders, ticks, scorpions, millipedes, crustaceans
- 5. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS • Three body regions – head, thorax, and abdomen • One pair antenna (head) • Six legs or 3 pairs (thorax) • One-two pairs of wings (thorax)
- 7. Count the Legs! There are ALWAYS SIX legs, and they are attached to the THORAX
- 8. Antenna • One Pair on head FILIFORM • Jointed • Sensory (smell) • Called “feelers” • Filiform most common shape (segments = size) • May be modified
- 10. Wings or No Wings • Most adults have 2 pairs • Called forewings and hindwings • Some insects are wingless (silverfish, fleas, some termites and ants)
- 11. More on Wings A network of Veins strengthens wings MEMBRANEOUS (clear) WINGS
- 12. Some Wings Are Covered With Powdery Scales BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
- 13. Wings May Be Modified • Order Diptera (flies) • 2nd pair of wings modified into HALTERES • Used for balance • Makes flies hard to catch!
- 14. Beetle Wings ELYTRA • Hard Forewing called Elytra • Meet in straight line down the abdomen • Membranous hindwings folded underneath (flight)
- 16. INSECT ORDERS INSECTS WITH WINGS
- 17. Why Can’t I Call All of Them Bugs? • EVERY BUG is an insect, but NOT ALL INSECTS are bugs! • True BUGS are in the Order HEMIPTERA • Posterior thorax is triangular; called SCUTELLUM • Last 3rd of wing CLEAR
- 18. Which of these are BUGS? ALL
- 19. More Hemipterans Assassin Bug Water Boatman Giant Water Bug Leaf Hopper
- 20. Coleoptera • Called beetles • Tough exoskeleton Cucumber beetle • Forewings called Elytra •Fly with Ladybird beetle membranous hindwings •Larva called grubs Rhinoceros beetle
- 21. Ephemeroptera • Called Mayflies • Juveniles are aquatic; called naiads aquatic • Adults found near ADULT water & don’t feed • Adults reproduce & die in 24 hours NAIAD • Soft bodies with 2 long Ceri (tail fibers)
- 22. Diptera • Contains mosquitoes & flies • One pair Green Bottle fly Hover Fly functional wings • Club-shaped halteres for balance • Bodies often hairy Fruit Fly Aedes Mosquito
- 23. Dermaptera • Called earwigs PINCERS • Long, flat bodies • Forceps (pincers) on end of abdomen • Short, hard forewings (membranous wings folded underneath • Large jaws (mandibles) on head mandibles EARWIG EATING CATERPILLAR
- 24. Orthoptera • Grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, katydids • Very long bodies • Rear legs modified for jumping • Females with egg laying tube (ovipositor on end of abdomen) • Often communicate with chirping sounds
- 25. Lepidoptera • Moths, butterflies, & skippers • Siphoning mouthparts coiled under head • Powdery scales on wings • Butterflies fold wings flat above body at rest • Moths are night active • Important plant pollinators
- 26. Neuroptera • Lacewings • Net veined wings • Small, delicate insects • Long antenna • Predators on other insects • May feed on nectar
- 27. Thysanoptera • Thrips • Two pairs of fringed wings • Feed on plant sap
- 28. Isoptera • Termites • Live in colonies • Feed on wood • Soft bodies & short antenna • Castes – workers, soldiers, kings, and queen
- 29. Mecoptera • Scorpion flies • Last abdominal segments curved like scorpion • Two pairs of narrow wings • Head elongated into a beak (rostrum) • Long antenna
- 30. Homoptera Aphids • Cicadas, leaf hoppers, wingless aphids • If wings present, held roof like over body & Cicada membranous • Piercing-sucking mouthparts Leafhopper
- 31. Odonata • Dragonflies & damselflies • Dragonflies hold clear wings spread perpendicular to body at rest • Damselflies hold clear wings together over abdomen
- 32. Plecoptera • Stoneflies • Aquatic nymphs • Aerial adults are short lived • Make drumming sound to find mates
- 33. Hymenoptera • Bees, ants, wasps Carpenter bee • Narrow waist wai Red connects thorax ant & abdomen • Abdomen curved downward Yellow jacket • May have stinger on end of abdomen
- 34. INSECT ORDERS WINGLESS INSECTS
- 35. Thysanura • Called Silverfish • Found around houses or outside under stones or wood • Fast runners • Damage books • Secretive and active at night. • Flat, long bodies • Long antennae • Three, long, tail like appendages
- 36. Siphonaptera • Fleas • Ectoparasites • Bodies laterally compressed • Enlarged hind jumping legs • Very short antenna
- 38. Collembola • Called springtails • Small & soft bodied • Furcula (jumping mechanism) on abdomen • Furcula folds under the body at rest • Found in decaying plant material
- 39. Anoplura • Sucking lice • Parasites of mammals • Very small • Head and body lice are examples • Attracted to children’s fine hair • Carry disease
- 40. Mallophaga • Biting lice • External parasites on birds & mammals • Broad head & flattened body • Feed on dead skin, feathers, and fur
- 41. Metamorphosis CHANGE IN FORM FROM EGG TO ADULT
- 42. INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOUS Incomplete Insects change shape gradually!
- 43. Complete Metamorphosis Four stages that all look different
- 44. Amorphic Insects Silverfish Springtails
- 45. Insects with Complete Metamorphosis EGG LARVA PUPA ADULT • Coleoptera (beetles) • Hymenoptera (bees, ants, wasps) • Diptera (flies) Lepidoptera (butterflies)
- 46. Insects with Incomplete Metamorphosis EGG NYMPH ADULT • Siphonaptera (fleas) • Isoptera (termites) • Orthoptera (grasshoppers & crickets) • Hemiptera (true bugs) Wings NOT fully • Homoptera (cicadas & developed hoppers)