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What number of body segments that insects have?
Six (6) is the number of legs on a butterfly.Specifically, scientists consider butterflies insects. All insects have three pairs of two legs each, for a total of six. The frontal pair closest to the head may not always be visible on some butterflies.
Why aren't centipedes and millipedes classified as worms?
Insects are characterized by presenting three pairs of legs and all but two orders of insects also presented two pairs of wings at some point in their evolutionary history. The centipede does not present only the pairs of legs and so is not classified as an insect. The centipede is closely related to insects as both have exoskeletons making them arthropods.
Do all insects lay eggs?
No,not all insects can fly.Some are the ladybugs,butterflies,dragonfly,e.g.Female ants do not fly,but male ants do fly.
What is two reason number of insects species may have increased when flowering plants appeared?
With more chances to eat, insects can reproduce more. Another reasons flowering plants helped increased the number of insects is with flowering plants around, insects can remain in an safer environment than if they were in the woods. With a safe environment, less insects are killed by predators, causing their population to increase over time.
What Tunicates and lancelets are two subphyla of animals classified as what?
chordates
Are butterflies insect or animal?
All insects are animals. Insecta is a class under the kingdom Animalia. Butterflies are insects, thus they are also animals.
What number of body segments that insects have?
Six (6) is the number of legs on a butterfly.Specifically, scientists consider butterflies insects. All insects have three pairs of two legs each, for a total of six. The frontal pair closest to the head may not always be visible on some butterflies.
Are butterflies the prettiest bugs?
The words, insect and bug, are commonly, but incorrectly, used interchangeably. Butterflies and bugs are both grouped in the Insecta Class (tri-segmented body, and 6 legs). However, these two groups are classified in separate orders within the Insecta Class.True bugs are grouped in the Order: Hemiptera, which includes cicadas and aphids. Butterflies are classified in the Order: Lepidoptera, along with moths, dragonflies, damselflies, and skippers.
What are two ways that pollen grain can get to the stigma of the pistil?
bees, wind, birds, bats, moths, butterflies, human using a brush, insects.
What kinds of pesticides kill butterflies?
Any commercial pesticide will kill butterflies, but why would you want to? Butterflies are about one of the most benign insect in the world. Even in large numbers, the damage they do from feeding is usually pretty minimal.If for some reason you need to spray for them, use nicotine tea. (take a pouch of the cheapest chewing tobacco you can find, boil two quarts of water, steep the tobacco in the water for an hour. When it cools, filter the water through a coffee filter, and pour into a garden sprayer. Keep in mind that nicotine tea will kill all insects, the beneficial and nuisance insects as well.)
Why aren't spiders considered insects?
Because they were containing an eight-limbs or eight-legs therefore; The six-legged species were been enough to call as insects
What is the study of bugs and douse it include butterflies and moths or is that just two different things one lepidopterology and the other thing?
Studying insects in general is entomology. Entomologists normally specialize in one group of insects. An entomologist who specializes in butterflies and moths is a Lepidopterist, one who specializes in flies is a Dipterist, etc.
What is the example of hairy wings in insect?
An example of insects with hairy wings are caddisflies. They are closely related to butterflies and moths and actually have two sets of hairy wings.
Which two animals live on juices from flowers?
The juice from a flower is called nectar. Two animals that eat nectar as a source of energy are bumble bees and butterflies. Many insects consume nectar, and those are just two examples.
Why aren't centipedes and millipedes classified as worms?
Insects are characterized by presenting three pairs of legs and all but two orders of insects also presented two pairs of wings at some point in their evolutionary history. The centipede does not present only the pairs of legs and so is not classified as an insect. The centipede is closely related to insects as both have exoskeletons making them arthropods.
What are the procedures in insect ligation?
In insects, ligation is the joining of two DNA strands or other molecules. The procedures of ligation in caterpillars have little effect on the caterpillars turning into moths or butterflies.
How can insects make sounds?
How do insects make sound
