Insects
What are Insects?
Insects are Invertebrate animals that share a number of characteristics.
What is a Honeycomb?
A wax structure made by bees to store honey and pollen.
Abdomen
The rear main body section of an insect.
Mimicry
When harmless insects look like more dangerous insects to keep predators away.
What is a stylet?
The long needle-shaped mouth part of a true bug that it uses to suck up liquid food.
What are Invertebrates?
Invertebrates are animals with no backbones.
What is Pollen?
Tiny grains produced in the anthers of flowers.
Larva
An insect at the stage of development between and egg and a pupa, when it looks like a worm.
Predator
An animal that hunts other animals for food.
What is Sap?
The liquid inside plant stems and roots.
Who are Entomologists?
A scientist who studies insects.
Pollinators
Insects that carry pollen from one flower to another to help the planet produce new seeds and fruits.
Antenna
A feeler on the head of an insect.
Prey
An animal that is hunted by another animal for food.
Name two jobs of the worker ants.
1. Some build nests.
2. The oldest worker ants collect food.
3. Others fight off attackers.
4. Look after young ants.
Name a Defense Tactic of an Insect.
1. Camouflage
2. Run away
3. Fight back with bites and stings
4. Spray with liquid or goo
How do butterflies know what to eat?
A butterfly's feet have taste detectors, so it can tell if something is good to eat just by standing on it.
Thorax
The middle main body part of an insect, where the legs are found.
Evolve
To change slowly and naturally over time.
What does the praying mantis do under threat?
It rises up on its back legs and stretches its front legs to make itself look as big as possible.
Define Metamorphosis.
The process of transformation of one stage in a life cycle to another.
How do honeybee's make honey?
To make honey, worker bees put the nectar and a bit of pollen they have collected into a chamber in the honeycomb. They then fan the liquid so it dries into honey.
Nymph
A young form of an insect, such as a grasshopper, that changes into an adult by shedding its skin many times.
Camouflage.
A natural coloring that allows animals to hide by making them look like their surroundings.
How do insects breathe?
An insect breathes through spiracles, tiny holes that cover their body. Oxygen comes in through these holes and then flows to all parts of their body.