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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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Do bugs get fat?

While there are many types of insects that suck human blood, there aren't any that eat the fat of living people. As for corpses, they can be eaten by many insects, but not just the fat.

Do insects thrive in an environment that is cool and rainy?

Many do. Insects as a whole are the most successful branch of the Animal Kingdom, and species have evolved to suit almost all of the Earth's environments, so there are plenty that come out when it's cool and damp.

The Midge is one example. Ithides from the day's heat but emerges in more comfortable conditions to feed on any luckless warm-blooded creature passing: it finds human blooddelicious!Anything above a light breeze will tend to keep it away though as wind makes it flight more and prey-seeking harder.

On the other hand, many insects such as flies and butterfliesare more active in hot sun.

Where do you buy moth repellent?

Go to Walmart, Target or a hardware store and look for cedar chips. cedar blocks or moth balls. If you want to use it with clothing cedar is best because it smells good and will protect your clothing.

How do you get rid of red bugs on concrete?

Anything labelled for chiggers should work, but if that's what they are, you need to treat all the yards

Why are the honey bees and silkworm important?

Both are economically significant insects. Honey bees are also important pollinators of many plants.

What is decomposing the insect's body?

It is when a type of decomposer turns it into nutrients. For example, bacteria is a decomposer. The insects body will give the soil more richness which would make plants be more healthy!

How do underground insects survive?

They can find enough air, food and water below ground so they don't need to come above ground.

What flying insect is brownblack with one matching round spot on each wing and has a stinger like thing around mouth area?

I believe that it is an assassin bug. If you read on it says that it is the most painful bug bite on the continent. Hopefully this is your bug. It bit my eight year old son last night and he was in terrible pain. Copy and paste this to see if this is your bug. http://bugguide.net/node/view/20504

Can you get bedbugs from mail order clothing?

Yes. Bedbugs may lay their eggs in somebody visiting's clothes, such as in a pocket or seam, or perhaps a live bedbug will crawl in there without the person knowing. When the person gets back to their own home and perhaps takes the clothes off and leaves them lying about, either the eggs will hatch or the live bug will try to find a new source of food. In either case it will smell the breath of somebody asleep and make for that bed, so that could mean the start of an infestation in that home.

How long does an assassin bug live?

Assassin bugs

Class: Insecta

Order: Hemiptera

Sub-order: Heteroptera

Family: Reduviidae

Almost 3,000 species exist and more are being classified.

Most assasin bugs lay their eggs in the autumn in cracks and crevices that contain lots of leaves. The eggs hatch in the following spring and the nymphs look very much like the adults, except they are smaller. Assassin bugs go through incomplete metamorphosis (egg-nymph-adult). After hatching from the egg, the nymph passes through five instars or growth stages. The nymph molts at the end of each instar, becoming an adult after the final molt. Adults often are the stage that live through the winter, and they begin a new generation in the spring and die.

Your answer is about one year.

What does it mean when a lot of dragonflies are in your yard?

When there are a lot of dragonflies present, it probably means they are reproducing. It could also be a sign of good luck.

Do goliath beetles eat other insects?

Behavior of the Goliath Beetle include them feeding mainly on sap and fruit but feed on dead plant remains and dung. The females lay eggs underground. They are the heaviest and largest beetle yet they climb and fly.

How do lady bugs fly?

They walk and fly.

Note. Insects called lady bugs in America are called ladybirds in the UK.

How does a insect camouflage itself?

Butterflies use camouflage as an effective survival strategy. Butterflies that might find tasty are well camouflaged or just drab. Some develop spots to frighten or distract predators,like birds, Some have, "eye spots" on their wings that look like eyes of a larger animal. Some species have bright spots near the tail that draw the predator's attention away from the head. Many butterflies have chunks missing from their hind wings. Which made the predator avoid attacking the botterflies head, which would be fatal. They can still fly.Brightly colored butterflies are either poisonous--or mimics of a poisonous butterfly. Butterflies that birds might find tasty are well camouflged or just drab to blend in when they are resting on a tree trunk or rocky ground.

Give the distinguishing features of insects?

All insects have three body sections (head, thorax, and abdomen. Spiders are arachnids, not insects, most noticeably because they only have two section: cephalothorax and abdomen) Insects also have six legs. If it is a winged insect, it will typically have one or two pairs.

What is a female bee called?

A female bee is called a queen or worker. Male bees are drones (their sole responsibility is to mate with the queen).

What phylum do crickets belong to?

Arthropoda - Crabs and shrimp both belong in this phylum.

phyllum: anthropoda

subphyllum: crustacean

What occurs during the pupa stage?

I'm not certain that this is always the case, but I heard that most caterpillars will go into a comatose state, as their body liquidates. They release a bunch of chemicals into the liquid caterpillar mixture which direct the reassembly process that ultimately results in a butterfly or moth.

How long can ladybugs live without water?

up to 8 weeks i had a lady bug and she lived for 2 months