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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 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.
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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.
Why chili can kill an insects?
An insecticide made from a chili ingredient can be used as an insecticide for termites. That is cayenne pepper. Another good remedy for pesky insects is cinnamon. Spiders can be gotten rid of using cotton swabs dipped in peppermint oil.
Some bugs are colorful as a form of warning coloration, signaling to predators that they may be toxic or unpalatable. This bright coloration can also serve as camouflage in certain environments, helping them blend in with vibrant flowers or foliage. Additionally, color can play a role in mating displays, where vivid hues attract potential partners. Overall, these adaptations enhance survival and reproductive success in various ecological niches.
Dragonflies have several internal and external organs. Like everything else, they have a brain, heart, and reproductive organs. Their brain lobes are large compared to the size of the rest of their bodies.
What is the hard tough outside covering of an insect called?
The cockroach's shell is made of chitin, a complex polysacharide that is also found in the shells of crabs, and lobsters. Artificial chitin is also achieved by human. th
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Yes, slug pesticide can kill pillbugs. Scientists classify pillbugs as crustaceans and invertebrates and slugs as shell-less terrestrial gastropod molluscs. The two arthropod types in question do not always respond to one and the same pesticide, but they will when the active ingredients are beta-cyfluthrin, bifenthrin, carbaryl, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, esfenvalerate, gamma cyhalothrin, lambda- cyhalothrin, or permethrin.
What is the connotation of the word cockroach?
The connotation of the word "cockroach" is generally negative. A connotation refers to the emotions evoked from something. This word brings up negative connotations due to many people fearing cockroaches or considering them unclean due to the areas they usually reside in.
This is the insect - http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/3159/0928090809.jpg
It moves like a clam does (as in it sticks its "tongue" out and moves the body with it). It seems like a worm inside of some sort of shell. This is the second one I've found so far.
How do you tell a male leaf bug from the female leaf bug?
This website may help... http://www.northern.edu/natsource/INVERT1/Pillbu1.htm
Why are bees considered to be insects?
Because scarabs roll up dung and lay eggs in it, and scarabs are also beetles.
Does all insects have four stage life cycles?
An insect that has a 4 stage life-cycle goes through incomplete metamorphosis. Examples of insects that go through incomplete metamorphosis are true bugs, grasshoppers, cockroaches, termites, praying mantises, crickets, and lice.
Home depot had this stuff for 20-30 bucks to spray around the house that is suppose to work for 6 months. I sprayed it inside the the house at the wall to floor area plus under the floors at the foundation to floor area. I had no problems for a year. I think I miss the company. I did see one roach this week with his feet up in the air in my bathroom.
When body length is considered, fleas can jump the furthest. Fleas can jump 200 times their body length. This would be like a person being able to jump over a 70 story building. Other great jumpers are bharals, hares, red kangaroos, and grasshoppers.
Where do dragonflies go at night?
I spotted a very large, 3 to 4 inch dragonfly up in Northern California flying by my window one night around 10:00 P.M. It was flying slowly though - the temperature outside was about 50 degrees in mid July. Elevation was about 5,000 feet.
