Insects

  • Invertebrates animals
  • 3 pairs of jointed legs
  • 3 main parts of the body:
  • head , thorax, abdomen
  • breathe with air tube system ( tharcheas) 
  • 2 pairs of wings
  • compound eye

 

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BEES

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and bees wax.

 

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Firefly/ Lightning bugs 

 insects in the beetle
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elytron ( forewing) 

Light production in fireflies is due to a type of chemical reaction called bioluminescence.

 The most commonly known fireflies are nocturnal

egg- glowworms( hibernate over winter during the larval stage, some species for several years)  larvaes pupate  -firefly