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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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What forms a waterproof coat that keeps a fruit or insect from drying out?
A waxy cuticle forms a waterproof coat on the surface of fruits or insects, helping to prevent water loss and maintain moisture levels. This cuticle acts as a barrier against dehydration and external environmental factors.
Do moths make a buzzing sound?
Yes, most insects can hear. Insects use sounds to communicate with other insects, and to navigate their environment. Some even listen to the sounds of predators in order to avoid being eaten. Sound is produced by vibration, and insects hear by collecting and interpreting the vibrations in their environment. There are four types of insect auditory organs.
Most hearing insects have a pair of tympanal organs. Think of a tympani, the large drum used in the percussion section of an orchestra. Like the tympani, the tympanal organ consists of a membrane stretched on a frame, over an air-filled cavity. When the percussionist hammers on the membrane of the tympani, it vibrates and produces a sound. The insect's tympanal organ vibrates as it catches sound waves in the air. The insect also has a special receptor called the chordotonal organ, which senses this vibration of the tympanal organ, and translates the sound into a nerve impulse. Insects that use tympanal organs to hear include grasshoppers and crickets, cicadas, and some butterflies and moths.
For many insects, a receptor on the antennae called the Johnston's organ collects auditory information. Sensory cells on the pedicel, which is the second segment from the base of the antennae, detect vibration of the segment(s) above. Mosquitoes and fruit flies hear using the Johnston's organ.
The larvae of Lepidoptera and Orthoptera use small hairs, called setae, to gather the vibrations of sound. Caterpillars often respond to such sounds by exhibiting defensive behaviors. Some will stop moving completely, while others may contract their muscles and rear up in a fighting posture.
A structure in the mouths of certain hawkmoths enables them to hear ultrasonic sounds, such as those produced by echolocating bats. The labral pilifer, a tiny hair-like organ, is believed to sense vibrations at specific frequencies. Scientists note a distinctive movement of the insect's tongue when they subject the captive hawkmoths to those sounds. In flight, the hawkmoths can avoid a pursuing bat by listening for these frequencies.
(from insects.about.com)
What are the insects that use their skin to walk across thd surface of the stream?
Insects that are able to walk across the surface of water are called water striders. Water striders make use of the high surface tension of water together with their long, hydrophobic legs to stay above water.
How do you get rid of lint bugs?
Yes we are being bit by a white girl and tagged that sticks to your skin and buries itself under your skin and causes sores how do you get rid of them and what are they
What flying insect is black with white stripe looks like a fly and a bee?
Sandflies have black wings with an orange stripe. They live in nests that they build on dirt mounds and piles.
no . but they do eat clothes such as fur,silk,cotton etc . they also tend to be a large pest . . but they dont bite,
What insect or animal has 10 legs?
None. insects have only 6 legs and arachnids (arachids are spiders, scorpians, ect.) have only 8 legs.
Mites can live from a few days to several weeks, depending on the species and environmental conditions. Some mites have a lifespan of only a few days, while others can survive for several weeks or even months under the right conditions.
How might the emergence of millions of cicadas at once benefit the cicadas?
The advantage to the environment is that lots of animals that consume cicadas get a lot to eat. The advantage to the cicadas is that there are a lot of potential mates with corresponding genetic diversity. Some plants may not survive a large infestation of cicadas but those individual plants that survive will contribute genetic material to future generations.
What body part are the legs and wings attached to?
The thorax. See the related link for more information.
Entomologists, which means study of insects, is in the field of biology.
What are very tiny black bugs found on the basement bathroom window sills?
I'm searching the very same question and from what I've seen and read online it appears they're mites of some sort or another, perhaps velvet mites or red clover mites or as I've named them the never-ending-hords-of-itty-bitty-red-dots. Anyhow most importantly everywhere I checked they've stated they don't bite and they pose no harm, unless you want to count bothersome if your situation is like mine as I've been sweeping them up 3 times a day by the dozens and I'm on day 3 now :( Someone somewhere in my searches said to use a miticide to control them, but I'm not familiar with the chemicals in that so I'd rather hold off and just keep sweeping as they're in my daughter's bedroom window. Anyhow good luck to you.
What are two examples of insect pollinated plants?
Two examples of insect-pollinated plants are sunflowers and lavender. These plants rely on insects such as bees and butterflies to transfer pollen between flowers, aiding in their reproduction and development of seeds. Insect pollination is crucial for the successful growth and sustainability of many plant species.
What is commonly known as itch mite?
An itch mite is a parasitic mite that can cause scabies in both humans and animals. They burrow themselves in the skin and cause severe irritation.
How do you identify true bugs?
Insects can be found on plants or sometimes on animals. Some are even found underground.
What insect Has hard wing coverings?
All insets have a hard exoskeleton in their adult stage. However the exoskeleton of some insects is much more robust than others. For instance the exoskeleton of a scarab beetle is much harder than that of a moth.
Honey bees excrete by going on cleansing flights out of the hive. Often in the spring if hives are sited near neighbours' washing lines you can see the little marks where the bees have relieved themselves on their flights above the washing.
- A transformation, as by magic or sorcery.
- A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
- Biology. A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. Metamorphosis includes, in insects, the transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and a caterpillar into a butterfly and, in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog.
- Pathology. A usually degenerative change in the structure of a particular body tissue.
get an empty pop, orange juice, or an ammonia bottle and fill it up half way with ammonia the cleaning product and when the stink bugs are on your ceiling cover them with the bottle nozzle and move it around a bit until they fall in and swim a bit but because of the harsh chemicals they'll die (note: don't not let children under the age of 18 use ammonia& DON'T BREATHE IN YOU CAN PASS OUT)
hope this works because mine did!
it is spider and especially Tegenaria gigantea - which can travel in a speed of about 1.73 ft/sec (1.17 mph)
Spiders have 8 legs :D ~ Brianna
A spider is an araneae, an order of arachnid they are not in the same classification as an insect. As for the fastest insect, I would bet on one of the flying varieties. Though I do not have an answer as to which one.
Well no offense but the person that said spider is an idiot which is one the second statement that I would like to say is that the fastest six legged CREATURE is a cockaroach
What makes an insect different from a bug?
There are two answers to this question. Slightly confusing!
- Formally, a true bug (Hemiptera) is a kind of insect. It is distinguished because it has a beak for piercing and sucking. Usually the bug sucks sap from a plant (aphids, scale insects), but some bugs suck blood etc from other insects, animals and even humans (fleas, bedbugs, mosquitoes). (Strictly, all bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs!)
- Informally, an insect is a kind of bug. The word bug is used to refer to arthropods, the rank above insects. Arthropods include all insects as well as arachnidsand crustaceans (spiders, scorpions, centipedes, prawns and crabs, and the now extinct trilobite). (Informally, all insects are bugs, but not all bugs are insects!)
True bugs are identified by the shape of their mouth which is like a needle or straw which is called a stylet or rostrum. They also have very specific membranous wings where it is think and dark where it connects to the body but goes transparent nearer the ends. Insects such as ants, termites and butterflies only have one of these qualities therefore are not true bugs.
A:The big thing that defines bugs is they have a hypodermic needle like mouth, so that they can extract food from the inside of a flower, or from the inside of a living or once living victim.