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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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Are insects and lobsters related?
Cockroaches are distantly related to arthropods such as spiders (arachnids) and crustaceans (shrimp, crabs and lobsters). Cockroaches are insects (Class Hexapoda) and lobsters are decapod crustaceans (Class Crustacea). The term 'roaches of the sea' reflects the behavior of lobsters as omnivorous scavengers. Cockroaches will eat almost anything organic and so will lobsters. They clean up the dead and dying plants and animals in their environment.
Locusts eat different types of grass and plants, depending on where they live. They are also known to eat different grains.
What are the components of an insect repellent?
The most effective ingredient in mosquito repellent is DEET, this is often combined with other ingredients such as essential oils. DEET free repellents are available, one of the most popular being citronella oil.
What is the name of a black bug that has a stinger?
Perhaps, a Sphex digger wasp. They have black and white stripes and a stinger almost as long as their body.
Which insects start with the letter P and eats other insects and looks like its praying?
· Praying Mantis
· Painted Lady Butterfly
· Paper Kite Butterfly
· Papilionidae Butterfly
· Peacock Butterfly
· Postman Butterfly
· Purple Emperor Butterfly
What is animal called that eats only insects?
Bears, bats, anteaters are some mammals that eat insects
What are advantages of incomplete metamorphosis?
Complete metamorphosis is an evolutionary advantage to insects. This allows growing of body size to occur in distinct stages so it is more efficient.
They might get separated from the rest of the group. If they are newborns, they won't know where to go. Then they won't get to their group migration place and they could starve if they don't find the nutrition they need.
"Certainly not in the same sense as human beings. You could say that they have "insect nature", and perhaps even "Buddha Nature". But they are not sentient." This answer seems to contradict itself.....
"Certainly not in the same sense as human beings" on one hand and then "But they are not sentient." on the other......
Maybe the answer should have been - "yes they are sentient, but not in the same sense as human beings." - but this also is not satisfactory because obviously they are not the same as human beings.
Therefore the answer should be an emphatic "yes they are sentient" because the meaning of the word "sentient" is defined as "Experiencing sensation or feeling." which implies they have to have a nervous system, which they have, although rudimentary compared with ours.
Please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentience
Why do mosquitoes bite women more often than men?
The notion that mosquitoes bite women more often than men is limited to pregnant women. This is because they exhale greater amounts of carbon dioxide, and have higher body temperatures, both of which allow mosquitoes to more easily detect them.
Where are water insects likely to be found?
Water bugs would be found in or near the water.
For instance, the Water Stick Insect hides amongst reeds and stems where it waits, camouflaged, to ambush its prey. It uses its long, thin 'tail' as a siphon for breathing: it protrudes above the water's surface and acts just like a snorkel.
YES! and they are very annoying to have in your garden. to get rid of them, spray them with a strong soap solution. hope this helps!
How does a nymph grow to an adult insect?
A nymph relates to a baby bug, but unlike larvae, a nymph appears more like a miniature version of the parent.
How do insectivorous plants obtain food from insects?
Insectivorous plants typically trap insects that land on them and digest them for nitrogen and phosphorous. The plant uses digestive juices to absorb the soft insides of the insect and discards the shell when finished.
Just about any critter can enter an open mouth. Although not naturally prone to seek out human mouths the appearance of an open mouth could offer a tempting cover to hide from stink bug eaters. Best advice is don't put your mouth near a stink bug.
What trophic level is an insect?
Insects are either first or second level consumers.
As first level consumers, they eat plants.
However, there are insects such as the prayer mantis which eat other insects, such as grasshoppers. These insects would be the second level consumers.
Some insects, like ants, eat both leaves and other insects.
Hope I helped!
a ladybird
What other job might the grasshoppers front legs perform in addition to walking?
Well the only use there front legs for walking and there back leg for jumping
What does butterfly weed look like?
A hairy-stemmed, white-flowered, 15.48-inch- (40-centimeter-) high uncultivated plant in fields, gardens and wastelands describes what chickweed looks like. The plant in question (Stellaria media) has slender, sparse-haired stems that harbors flowers with five deep-lobed petals, three stamens and three styles as well as opposite, oval leaves whose lowest occurrences are stalked. The carnation and pink relative in the Caryophyllaceae family produces many seeds from numerous pods and therefore quickly takes over as ground cover for barren, compacted, disturbed sites.
