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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 happens if you eat a insect?

The human digestive system is capable of digesting ants. They have some nutritional value.

What is a immature insect?

Larva for holometabolous insects (form a cocoon and change form completely), nymph for hemimetabolous ones (just grow bigger and get wings as they grow, don't change form altogether). Separate, more familiar names also exist; caterpillars are butterfly larvae, maggots are fly larvae, grubs are beetle larvae, and so on.

How do honey bees hear?

they have specialized organs for hearing on the feet

What kind of bug has a black rear end?

The stinkbug is a common pest in the homes in North America. This tiny bug has a flat brown back.

What are the behavoural adaptations of an adult mayfly?

i dont really know but the nymph ones are....... * colour * gills * mouth pieces * small claws * bodies compressed from side-to-side

Why do house-flies stick to people?

Flies feed on dead or decaying organic matter, and human skin is constantly shedding, whether you notice it or not. Flies eat the dead skin cells and whatever organic matter (including sweat) has accumulated on it. There's no such thing as a thoroughly clean human being, so there's much to eat.

What day did God create bugs?

Most likely on Day 6, although some think it could have been on Day 5. Genesis 1:20-23 says: And God went on to say: "Let the waters swarm forth a swarm of living souls and let flying creatures fly over the earth upon the face of the expanse of the heavens." And God proceeded to create the great sea monsters and every living soul that moves about, which the waters swarmed forth according to their kinds, and every winged flying creature according to its kind. And God got to see that [it was] good. With that God blessed them, saying: "Be fruitful and become many and fill the waters in the sea basins, and let the flying creatures become many in the earth. And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, a fifth day. Insects 'swarm' around the earth and the majority of insects have wings at some point in their lives, so it was the FIFTH DAYof creation.

What does a ovipositor do?

It´s the organ in tubular form through which the grasshoppers delivers her eggs.

Insects suck the food in liquid form with the help of?

The insects have a long tube that go through the food & They suck The juice or They can chew because they have little teeth ..

Summary of the legend of a firefly?

The Legend of a Firefly is a story about a man who was intrigued by fireflies as a child and they took over his life; he was obsessed with them. He now has grandchildren who he tells his firefly stories to.

Are stink bugs beneficial?

stink bugs are good to keep they eat other insects and intruders.

How do earwigs find a mate?

Earwigs communicate with other earwigs from pheromones that they excrete to attract other earwigs. They pick up the pheromones with their antennae.

Could you please tell me if all praying mantis are full of poison?

Praying mantises, as far as I know, are not full of poison. Although they secrete a chemical in their jaws to paralyze prey, their body consists of an exoskeleton and normal internal body parts such as organs and muscles.

What bug is large and has a red fuzzy bottom and black upper body?

you might mean a black widow. it is actually an arachnid or spider. a black widow has eight legs, a red hourglass shape on the bottom, and is very poisonous.

What is an insect larva called?

In the case of insects with complete metamorphosis (larva looks very different from the adult (caterpillar/butterfly) and the insect pupates) it's simply called a larva. In the case of incomplete metamorphosis (larva is a small wingless version of the adult, doesn't pupate but molts into final form) it's called a nymph, unless the larval stage is aquatic, like in dragon/damsel/mayflies and others, then it's called a naiad. Aquatic larvae of insects with complete metamorphosis such as mosquitos are still called larvae.

Bees herd name?

There are thousands of different bee species in the United States and all across the world. The bees are in the class Hymenoptera.

Do insects have skeletons?

Even though beetles don't have any bones in their bodies, they do have what is called a hard exoskeleton. Over 350,000 species of beetles have been identified, but it is estimated that there could be as many as 800,000 species.

What insects that do not lay eggs?

hi the answer to your question is simple.... a crane fly is an insect but CANNOT fly !! thxs bye

Does an insect have a head and the thorax and the abdomen?

We describe an insect's body as head, thorax and abdomen. That means something like "head, chest and belly".

In much the same way as humans, crocodiles, and dogs are built, the chest or "thorax" of an insect is between the belly and the head.

In fact, the word "thorax" applies to the human body as well; we speak of thoracic surgery, the thoracic cavity, and thoracic vertebrae for example.

Do water bugs turn into horseflies?

Lady bugs can fly unless they are injured or deformed. They fly so they can get to their food aphids which live on plants.

What is the term for insects living in colonies?

Bees, ants, termites and wasps live in colonies.

Are woodlouse vertebrates?

A woodlouse is not an insect. It is a crustacean because it has 14 legs and is encased in a rigid shell.