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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.
7,726 Questions
Are springtail bugs dangerous?
Springtails are not harmful. They are not carriers of disease, they also do not bite, or attack. They will not cause damage to your property.
What are the example of chewing insects?
they have horn like jaws which they use for biting and chewing the stems,leaves,and fruit of trees...examples are grasshoppers,caterpillar,grubs and beetles
Red ants do not have venom. Red ants have an ovipositor at the end of their abdomens containing formaldehyde and other chemicals. It exists to poison and kill their food. After their food is dead, they carry it back to their nest, chew it up, store it in their coops or digest it.
They have ovipositors because they are descended from wasp like creatures. Like worker wasps, worker ants kill their prey with them. Worker wasps fly; worker ants walk.
How do you rid of thrips insect?
Get rid of any infected house plants and make sure you have net curtains in place
What are little red bugs about the size of a pinhead?
It might be a Chigger. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiggers
What was the first bug or insect on earth?
The first insect on earth was the scarab beetle, they lived 2000 years ago, or less!
What is the praying mantis' relationship to humans?
It is an insect in the wild. Outside of some theories of evolution, it does not have a relationship with humans.
What is a tiny green bug that can fly and has see through wings?
There is little information to work with, but if it is a little bigger than a grain of sand and slow moving it is probably an aphid, possibly a green apple aphid.
If it is iridescent green it might either bee a soldier bee or a hoverfly.
If it is a couple inches long and very narrow it is probably a damselfly, a relative of the dragonfly.
The posterior section of the body behind the thorax?
The section of the body behind an insect's thorax is called the abdomen
How does an ant interact with the environment?
Adapt to what? i mean, they have already adpted to food shortages by storing nectar, what else do you want from them? really? what else would they have to adapt to?
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No birds are invertebrates, all birds are vertebrates.
How many times does a cricket chirp in fifteen seconds?
The chirp rate is not that fast, no more than about 3 per second in hot weather.
It is usually measured in chirps per minute, and because it varies with the cricket's metabolism, it is considered a way to determine the approximate outdoor temperature. The relationship is called Dolbear's Law, for Amos Dolbear, who calculated it using the snowy tree cricket in 1897. If used for field crickets, the calculation may be off by plus or minus 2 degrees depending on the age of the cricket.
- If you count the number of chirps in 15 seconds and add 40, you have a Fahrenheit temperature.
(a variation on this is chirps in 15 seconds, and add 37)
- If you count the number of chirps in 8 seconds and add 5, you have a Celsius temperature.
e.g. at 68F/20C, the count should be about 112 chirps per minute.
In what ways are all insects alike?
All insects must have: * three body parts - a head, thorax, and abdomen * six jointed legs * two antennae to sense the world around them * an exoskeleton (outside skeleton)
95% of all the animal species on the earth are insects
Over one million species have been discovered by scientists, and they think that there might be ten times that many that haven't been named yet!
No one really knows why insect like light. Most scientists think that bright lights confuse the insects' guidance systems so they can't fly straight any more.
Insects breathe through holes in the sides of their bodies gotten from: http://www.stuffnthingz.com/bugblog.asp
What insect is black and orange with wings and a very hard shell and also has a stinger?
The fire ant is a common native of tropical climates in the southern United States. Variations of the species have a black body with six orange legs.
Petco does sell insects. They are generally sold for the consumption of reptiles such as snakes as well as lizards.
What do you call on the organisms that a insect killer?
The organisms which eat insects are called insectivores.
How does the body plan of centipedes and millipedes differ from that of insects?
Insects' bodies are divided into three - head, thorax and abdomen and they have 6 legs.
Millipedes have a differentiated head but their bodies comprise many identical segments eac with a pair of legs.
What is the best way to check lice?
You can keep head lice out by:
- cleaning your hair regularly
- comb through your hair thoroughly every time you wash
- keep your hair tied up if you have long hair (they tend to hide in long hair)
- before you put shampoo in put 20-25 drops of tea tree oil in it will definitely keep them away!
What is a Tiger Beetles favorite food?
Any insect slow enough to capture that doesn't fight back too much or jump away. Large tiger beetles, larger than 15mm, love to eat lady bugs. It seems ants are one of their favorite foods as long as they don't fight back too much or sting. Keep in mind the food has to be size appropriate, if their food is too large they will give up easily trying to capture it. If you use crickets cool them down in the fridge to slow them down or pull off their back set of legs so they can't get jump away.
