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The function of the insects circulatory system is the transportation of food, but not oxygen through the body. insect blood is green, not red like mammal blood. The insect heart is a simple tube running along their backs.

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Does a walking stick insect have a heart?

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An insect's heart is a tube-like structure that runs along the insect's back and pulsates to pump hemolymph (insect blood) through its body. Contractions of muscles surrounding the heart cause it to beat and circulate nutrient-rich hemolymph to the insect's tissues.


Where is an insect's heart?

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What is the name of the opening to the chamber of the heart of an insect?

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