Insect Anatomy
What do you call the outer covering that protects the insect's body
Exoskeleton
What do you call insects that communicate using chemical signals?
They are said to be using pheromones.
This Swedish entomologist is known for creating the binomial nomenclature system for naming species.
Carl Linnaeus
Most insects undergo this process, in which they go through a complete transformation from egg to adult.
complete metamorphosis
This class of arthropods includes beetles, flies, and butterflies.
Insecta
Insects have this many pairs of legs.
Three
Bees perform a what to tell their hive mates where to find food.
“waggle dance”
This American entomologist is often called the "Father of American Entomology" for his studies on insects like mosquitoes.
Thomas Say
This stage in the life cycle of insects, such as butterflies and moths, involves a complete change of form.
metamorphosis.
This order of insects includes grasshoppers, crickets, and locusts.
Orthoptera
The insect’s antennae are primarily used for this purpose.
Sensing their eniviroment
When insects like ants form large colonies and work together for the survival of the group it is called what
eusociality
This German entomologist was the first to describe the concept of "instars" in insect development.
Johann Christian Fabricius
This stage is when an insect is a young form of the adult but still in need of growth and development,
Larval Stage
This order of insects is characterized by long, threadlike antennae and includes moths and butterflies.
Lepidoptera
This part of an insect’s body is responsible for digestion and includes the crop and the stomach.
Midgut
WHat do you call behavior, where insects travel long distances
migration
This British entomologist and conservationist is famous for his work on the life cycle of the
Sir Edward Bagnall Poulton
Some insects, like cicadas, spend this many years underground before emerging as adults.
13-17 years
These insects, known for their ability to make honey, belong to the order Hymenoptera.
honeybee
what do you call the small, segmented body part located between the thorax and abdomen
mesothorax
This type of insect behavior involves the laying of eggs on or near food sources to ensure the survival of the offspring.
oviposition
This French entomologist is known for his pioneering work in the field of beetle classification.
Pierre André Latreille
This type of development involves an insect growing by molting and becoming more like the adult without a dramatic metamorphosis.
incomplete metamorphosis
What includes insects with only one pair of wings, such as flies and mosquitoes.
Diptera