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Insects
Insects play a very large role in the circle of life on earth. They represent a large population of the animal kingdom. Fascinating to some,creepy to others but always present in our daily lives. Questions about any sort of bug go here.
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Is there a difference between a minibeast and an insect?
'Insect' refers to bugs with 3 body parts and 3 pairs of legs. 'Minibeast' is a generic term covering all bugs (including spiders which are a type of arachnid)
Where do cicadas lay there eggs?
Female cicadas lay eggs in grooves they carve in the branches of trees.
Crickets are some what related to Grasshoppers, but are by no means the same.
There are many physical differences between the too species. Crickets have a slightly flattened look to their body, and long antenna, whereas a Grasshopper has a similar body, but with large hind legs used for jumping and much shorter antenna. The Grasshopper antenna tend to be shorter that the length of their bodies, but the Crickets are normally longer.
The Cricket tend to come out at night and are classed as nocturnal, however Grasshoppers are normally found during the day light hours.
Grasshoppers make a loud sound by either rubbing the hind legs against the forewing or abdomen (this is called Stridulation), or by snapping their wings while in flight. Crickets, however, only use stridulation, and have two very distinctive chirps. One is for calling and the other is for mating. The calling chirp is the louder of the two.
The diet of the two insects also differs, The cricket is omnivorous and scavenges organic materials, as well as decaying plant matter, seedling plants and fungi. Crickets have also been known to consume their own dead when no other food source is available. The Grasshopper, on the other hand, is a herbivore and only eats plant, and grass matter.
These are only a few of the differences between the two species, and although they are similar in appearance, they are quite different many other ways.
Why is a honeybee considered an insect?
it is not because of god its because it was classified as insect by scientists when it was discovered a long time ago because of its six legs and it has an exoskeleton three main body parts the thorax the head and the abdomen. these are why a bee is known as an insect.
True flies have two wings. There are many species of fly and together they comprise the order of insects known as 'Diptera' -- literally 'two wings'. Fruit flies, blowflies, common house flies, crane flies and even mosquitoes and midges are examples of these true flies. By contrast, most insects have four wings (i.e. two pairs of wings), including a range of insects with 'fly' in their names. Butterflies, dragonflies, damselfiles and mayflie, for example, all have four wings.
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How do you prevent wood from being attacked by insects?
Any coating helps, but for best protection in any area with a termite history, treat the wood with a product like timbor, then prime and paint it.
Purple dragonflies do exist I have taken many photos of them they are about 3 inches long or so they are very pretty and trying to find the name of it but there aren't many that I have seen I have also seen golden ones and bright green with black banding down abdomen those are really pretty too. There are even giant ones that remind me of helicopters they are about 7 or 8 inches long or so and silver grey with a nice sized wing span to boot. The person that answered before probably doesn't live in the right area you have to live near water and be in a place where there are various dragonflies around. They come in many sizes and colors. I have seen many types of them.
What insect has six legs and an orange abdomen?
There are certain types of ants that have a white body color. They are small and have six legs plus two antennae.
What do you call the fear of bugs?
Fear of Spiders is considered "Arachnophobia". This is very common among people due to not knowing what spiders are capable of. While most spiders may be poisonous, others may be friendly such as tarantulas.
Why does a man try to exterminate insects?
Women don't like to feel them squishing as they have to kill them nor do they like to kill anything.
How long does a Cuban cockroach live for?
The average cockroach lives between one and two years after it reaches adulthood under normal conditions. They can live up to thirty days without food and up to fifteen days with no moisture.
Bugs are almost always eating because of their size and the way they eat. Most bugs eat microbes in the air constantly while they respirate and get their nutrients that way.
female birds eat them for calcium to make their eggs healthier
Based on information in http://www.gardeninsects.com/ladybugs.asp and http://www.gardeninsects.com/ladybugs.asp it would seem that the mating season is anytime that the ladybugs are not hibernating. Typical life cycles are 3-4 weeks or up to six weeks in cooler spring seasons. There may be 5 - 6 generations produced per year.
Why do butterflies produce red stuff?
The red stuff is actually miconium- a stored waste product of the larvae (caterpillar).
What insect leaves larvae or eggs in a wound on a dog?
Most of the time its flies,clean it out and put a bandage on it and call the vet.
What brown bug has six legs and front pinchers?
You need to be much more precise.
Insects have 6 legs.
Spiders and other arachnids have 8 legs.
Millipedes and centipedes have many more.
A young grub is called a beeling. Generally, this phase lasts only a short time. Usually, a few days at most.
Are night insect attracted by heat or light?
There are various experiments that you can do for why insects are attracted to light and heat. Experiments can be done at night with a light source and heat source in boxes to see which one attracts more insects.
Which of the 5 senses does a ladybug not us?
Ladybugs do not hear as humans do. The perceive sound only as a vibration through their antenna. Also, they have very poor, black and white eyesight. Mostly, they rely on their sense of feel and smell to find their way around.
