Insects

The red velvet ant is red and black striped and, despite its name, is actually a wasp. Most people refer to them as cow killers, though it is doubtful one ever killed a cow. Apparently, when one stings you, it's painful enough to believe it could kill a cow.

Arachnids are typically carnivorous consumers, feeding on a variety of prey such as insects, other arachnids, and sometimes small vertebrates. They play an important role in controlling insect populations in many ecosystems.

The single greatest characteristic is that all adult insects possess six pairs of legs.

There are other characteristics which most, but not all, insects share, i.e. wings, a body divided into head, thorax, and abdomen, and metamorphosis, but these characteristics may be absent in some primitive groups of insect.

Could be called hypertrophy, (that means overgrown tissue) or metastasized. Not sure if that just applies to cancerous tumors or not.

No, insects have exoskeletons, which are hard, external skeletons that provide support and protection. These exoskeletons are made of a material called chitin.

The blossom would not be cross-pollinated so no fruit would grow.

In the Sichuan region of China, pear orchards have been rapidly expanded, but over-use of pesticides has killed off all bees and the farmers, together with thousands of villagers, have to pollinate their trees by hand in order to get a crop.

The epididymis stores sperm and is responsible for transporting sperm from the testes to the vas deferens.

Decomposers are able to break down organic matter into inorganic materials such as nitrogen, carbon, phosphorus and other related composition elements. They make them accessible by other animals through the soil, water and atmosphere. In addition they remove dead organisms in an ecosystem, and stabilizes the nutrient cycle.

This person might be wrong!

When you draw a line down the center of an insect, you'll notice that both sides are symmetrical, meaning they are mirror images of each other. This characteristic is described as bilateral symmetry, where an organism can be divided into two equal halves along a single plane.

Some of the most dangerous insects include mosquitoes, which can spread diseases like malaria, dengue fever, and Zika virus. Other dangerous insects include Africanized honey bees, whose sting can be fatal to humans, and bullet ants, known for their extremely painful sting.

Two pairs of legs per body segment is called diplopod. Diplopods are a type of arthropod that includes millipedes, which have two pairs of jointed legs attached to most body segments.

The pinheads were a group of fictional mutant characters in the movie "Freaks" from 1932. They were portrayed as sideshow performers with microcephaly, a condition characterized by a smaller than average head size. The term "pinhead" is now considered derogatory and offensive when used to describe individuals with disabilities.

I'm unable to display pictures, but you can try searching for "ant with orange stripe" on a search engine or image database to find relevant images. You may find pictures of ants with orange stripes on their bodies by browsing through online resources.

Millipedes are arthropods with elongated bodies and numerous legs, with each body segment typically bearing two pairs of legs. They are herbivores, feeding on decaying plant matter. Some millipede species can produce a noxious fluid as a defense mechanism against predators.

Insects have an exoskeleton made of chitin that provides structure and support. This exoskeleton does not grow or stretch, so the insect must molt to shed the old exoskeleton and grow a new, larger one. Limited by the molting process, insects cannot continuously grow like humans with an internal skeletal structure can.

There are no insects with a backbone because they are not vertabrates. They are in the category of invertabrates. The outside of an insect is hard, because they have an exoskeleton, which means that they have their skeleton on the outside, not the inside.

A ladybug is typically around 0.1 to 0.4 inches in size, depending on the species.

Slater bugs, also known as woodlice, have a simple life cycle. They lay eggs in moist environments, which hatch into small versions of the adult bugs. The young slater bugs molt several times as they grow, eventually reaching adulthood and reproducing by laying eggs.

Mealy bugs feed on plant sap by piercing the plant tissue with their mouthparts. They commonly infest a wide range of plants, including indoor and outdoor ornamentals, vegetables, and fruit trees. Additionally, they can also feed on the roots of plants, causing damage and potential plant decline.

A grub’s mother is a female insect that lays eggs, which then develop into grubs. Grubs are the larval stage of insects like beetles, so their mothers would be the adult beetles that laid the eggs.

Yes, wasps have a labrum, which is the uppermost part of their mouthparts and aids in feeding by helping to manipulate and gather food. The labrum is a common feature in insects and plays a key role in their feeding behavior.

If something is eating your sweaters, it is probably moths. There are several remedies for moths eating your clothing. One is to hang cedar in your closet, but there are specialty moth repellants, like moth balls, but of course they present other hazards (like being toxic when eaten by a child or pet).

Earwigs live in the USA and in Europe.

The name earwig, which literally means "ear creature," originated from the widespread superstition that these insects crawl into the ears of sleeping people.

There are twenty-two species of earwigs in the United States, twelve of which have been introduced from other countries. Only four or five species are common pests which invade homes.

The European earwig is a cosmopolitan species which was introduced into North America in the early 1900's.

Gnats typically die when exposed to temperatures below freezing. However, some species of gnats may have different temperature tolerances, so it can vary.