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INSECTS
By Ben
Wellstood
Slide2What are Insects
Insects
(from
Latin
insectum
, a
calque
of
Greek
ἔντομον
[
éntomon
], "cut into sections") are a
class
of
invertebrates
within the
arthropod
phylum that have a
chitinous
exoskeleton
, a three-part body (
head
,
thorax
and
abdomen
), three pairs of jointed
legs
,
compound eyes
and one pair of
antennae
. They are among the most diverse groups of
animals
on the planet, including more than a million described
species
and representing more than half of all known living organisms.
[2]
[3]
The number of
extant
species is estimated at between six and ten million,
[2]
[4]
[5]
and potentially represent over 90% of the differing animal life forms on Earth.
[6]
Insects may be found in nearly all
environments
, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, a habitat dominated by another arthropod group,
crustaceans
.
The life cycles of insects vary but most insects hatch from
eggs
. Insect growth is constrained by the inelastic
exoskeleton
and development involves a series of
molts
. The immature stages can differ from the adults in structure, habit and habitat, and can include a passive
pupal
stage in those groups that undergo
complete metamorphosis
. Insects that undergo
incomplete metamorphosis
lack a
pupal
stage and adults develop through a series of
nymphal
stages.
[7]
The higher level relationship of the
hexapoda
is unclear. Fossilized insects of enormous size have been found from the
Paleozoic
Era
, including giant dragonflies with wingspans of 55 to 70 cm (22–28 in). The most diverse insect groups appear to have
coevolved
with flowering
plants
.
Slide3Top 5 Fastest flying Insect
1. Male horsefly
2. Brown plant hopper3. Hawkmoth 4. 4. The common cleg5. West Indian butterfly
The fastest insect on the earth is the dragonfly which moves at speeds of 57 kilometres per hour. The fastest insect on the ground is the cockroach whose speed is 5.4 kilometres per hour
Slide4What Insects eat
ways of eating. Some insects eat other insects, like the mantis. Other insects prefer to eat fruit (fruit flies) while still others prefer to eat leaves (caterpillars). Generally, most insects eat anything found, though, like leaves, fruit, grass, dirt,
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Slide6Thank you for watching hope you learnt something new
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