Characteristics
What animal is not an insect?
ant
beetle
spider
spider
Something that lives on another living thing.
(microscopic, host, cooperate, foe)
What is Host
Where are the antennae located?
On an insects head
What is metamorphosis
a complete transformation where the young looks completely different than the adult.
What habitat do insects not live in?
Why would someone say a chrysalis is transparent?
It is transparent because you can see through it
How many legs does an insect have?
six
How to fireflies communicate?
( singing, dancing, bioluminescence)
bioluminescence, through their lanterns.
What does it mean if an insect is a social?
They cooperate, work together for the best of the group.
What does it mean when insects cooperate?
They work together
What are the three body parts of an insect?
Head, thorax, abdomen
What are the four stages of a complete metamorphosis?
egg, larva, pupa, adult
what does it mean if an insect is a solitary insect?
They live alone, collect food on their own, etc.
What does it mean if an insect is destructive?
They are harmful to the environment and
What is an insect's exoskeleton? What does it do?
It is the hard coverings of an insects body, on the outside. It helps protect the insect.
What does it mean if you are a foe?
An enemy to something
What insects are social insects?
honeybees, wasps, ants
What is the role of a queen in a colony?
to lay the eggs
what part of the body is responsible for digestion and laying eggs?
the abdomen
Are pesticides a foe or friend to insects?
foe because they will harm the insects