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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 are the four stages of a ladybugs life cycle?
40 Days Honey bees have four stages in their life cycle: egg, larva, pupa and adult. About three days after the queen lays the egg in a brood cell it hatches into the larva, which is then fed by the nurse bees for about six days. After this the lava pupates and the bees cap the cell with wax. The pupal stage lasts 11 or 12 days, after which the adult will break through the wax cap and emerge from the cell.
An adult bees tasks change as it grows older: * Day 1 and 2: She will be concerned with cleaning cells as they become empty. * Day 3 to 11: She will become a nurse bee and will feed the larvae * Day 12 to 17: Her wax glands will have developed and she will produce wax and build and repair cells. At this stage she will also store nectar and pollen brought in by other workers. Other hive tasks include feeding the queen and drones, packing pollen into cells, and fanning the hive by beating their wings to circulate air and control the temperature. * Day 18 to 21: She will become a guard bee and will protect the hive entrance from enemies. * From day 22: She will become a forager and will go out to collect nectar and pollen or a resinous substance called propolis which is used to cover the walls of the hive. During the summer, a worker bee will live for four to six weeks. In colder climates, in the winter a worker bee will rarely leave the hive and can live for several months.
What are some insects that use camouflage?
Different types of animals use camouflage! Some insects as well use camouflage! For example, the stick bug looks as if it is a part of a tree. Frogs, chameleon ( it is a lizard that changes colors) and other colored animals use camouflage as well. Animals and insects use camouflage to protect itself from it's predators!
What flying insect is large with a black body and white strips?
I've been looking for the answer to this question as well, although I remember it being well over an inch. My research has yielded this, the Sphecius speciosus, Eastern Cicada Killer. Besides the length, your description is spot on, but here is the wikipedia link, so that you can verify. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_cicada_killer
What are three characteristics that insects have?
One things that all insects have in common are legs with joints. They also all have an exoskeleton made, in part, of chitin. The insects also have bi-lateral symmetry.
Most insects have eyes and legs. Some insects have wings, which allow them to fly around from place to place.
What is the middle part of an insect's body where the legs are attached?
The head is the first part, with antennae, eyes and mouthparts. The thorax is the middle, with the legs and wings if the insect has them, and containing the muscles to use them. The third part is called the abdomen, with no appendages. This part houses the internal organs.
What is black bug with red spot on back?
The name of a black bug with a red spot on the back is the bordered plant bug nymph. They look much like a beetle and are found in Arizona, California, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
What kind of insect has a long yellow and black thin body and long antennas?
It used to be black but due to evolution and adaptation to the world, to avoid certain factors, it began to have white spots- most likely to be because of the sun- in order to reflect sun light. the sun light is becoming stronger.
What is the organelles found abundantly in the flight muscle cells in insects and birds?
mitochondria
Cicadas have recently been measured as having chirps as loud as 98dB in the open - that's enough to permanently damage your hearing. Lab insects have been measured at over 100dB. Cars are required in most countries to conform to noise limits measured one metre behind the tip of the exhaust; in the UK this limit is only applied to motorcycles at the moment (86dB) but an MOT inspector can refuse to issue a certificate if he considers a car to be too noisy. There is an EC Directive applied to cars which limits noise to 76dB. Racetracks are limited by FIA regulations which have a hard ceiling of 95dB. This is regularly exceeded in the pit, which is why every technician and crew member in a live pit wear ear protection and the drivers wear seal plugs.
Cars only *seem* louder because their sound is over a much wider range. And they're a lot bigger.
Do blue morpho butterflies migrate?
Yes, many moths are "endangered." Anyone who tells you otherwise is not aware of the facts.
But there is more than one way to answer your question (even if "yes" is always the answer). First, I assume by "endangered" you mean that they are listed by a government as being in danger of extinction if not protected. If that is what you mean, then there are several "endangered" moths, two of which are in the United States. Those are the Blackburn's sphinx and the Kern primrose sphinx. You can find the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website's endangered species list here: www.fws.gov/endangered/. But each state in the United States can maintain their own list of threatened or endangered species, and some do not use the federal government's terminology, mostly because those are legal terms associated with the federal list. Some states have Species in Need of Conservation, and certainly many states have moths listed. The federal listing bears more weight than the state's listing, if individuals are found to be in violation of the protection rights given by the Endangered Species Act. Not all countries maintain endangered species lists the same way that the U.S. government does, nor do they define "threatened" or "endangered" the same way. These are legal terms--not terms that state a certain reality. Some species are in peril, but are not on any list because of a lack of information and funding to obtain the information.
Because of the lack of information needed to list an animal according to the Endangered Species Act, and because it takes time, expertise, and money to list an organism, many plants and animals are not listed when they should be. Many would argue that all of the large moths in the United States should be on the Endangered Species List, if not endangered, then threatened.
One worldwide threatened species list can be found at http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Note that the worldwide term is "threatened" and not "endangered." If you type "moth" into the search engine, you will find many moths listed not only as threatened, but as extinct!
Many lepidopterists (those who study moths and butterflies) have noticed a sharp decline in the large moths worldwide. They believe this could be caused by an increase in the use of lights at night, which interferes with male mating behavior. It also might be due to pesticides or other environmental factors such as climate change.
well different insects have different ways of decomposing like the dung beattle rolls dung into a ball and take it underground.... worms decompose many plants and dead animals and as they eat they release nutrients like carbon and nitrogen which go back and restart the nitrogen and carbon cycle which we need to survive
What is a butterfly valve used for?
A butterfly valve is from a family of valves called quarter turn valves. The "butterfly" is a metal disc mounted on a rod. When the valve is closed, the disc is turned so that it completely blocks off the passageway. When the valve is open, the disc is rotated a quarter turn so that it allows unrestricted passage. The position of the disc is effected from outside the valve. And the Steel butterfly valve is one kind of butterfly valve , the main material is steel.
Why water insects need to be on the water surface of the water?
Water, H2O, forms four hydrogen bonds per molecules with other molecules in a tetrahedral arrangement.
A hydrogen bond is an attraction between hydrogen atoms and any highly electronegative atom (N, O or F). The attraction is a result of a small positive charge on hydrogen and a small negative charge on oxygen (or N or F), due the the larger nucleus of oxygen. A larger nucleus contains more protons, which will attract electrons more strongly than the single proton of hydrogen. The electrons in the H-O bond therefore sit closer to oxygen than hydrogen, giving each their small charges.
This hydrogen bonding is especially strong at the surface, where there are no water molecules above it so it forms more concentrated hydrogen bonding, creating "surface tension". The surface tension is a bit like a thin piece of tissue paper (though obviously not as strong) in that you can rest something on it as long as it is not too heavy for its size (ie, as long as it does not exert too much pressure on the tissue paper). A water bug weighs very little, and rests quite long areas of its legs on the surface of the water. The pressure the insect exerts on the surface of the water is not great enough to break the hydrogen bonding that makes up the surface tension, so the insect cannot stink.
Do all insects have 6 or 8 legs?
Yes, pretty much by definition. Obviously they can lose legs in accidents etc. but they come as standard with six legs.
What is an insects skin called and does it protect the insect?
Insects are covered with a skeletal protection called an "Exoskeleton", that is located on the outside of the body, rather than the inside.
What helps an insect to sense touch and vibrations?
The part of the insect that helps to sense touch and vibration is the antenna. This allows the insect to feel and lets them be aware of danger.
Is Parthenogenesis only occurs in male or female?
Female. b/c parthenogenesis means development of animal without fertilization ........ and fertilization require sperm also therefore it only occur in female
Mosquitoes are attracted by the co2 or carbon dioxide living things give off, not their blood type. No, they do not. All they want is your blood no matter what type. (There may be some though that do go after certain blood types, but none that I know of).
Moths can typically be found in a variety of environments such as forests, gardens, fields, and even urban areas. They are especially active at night and are attracted to sources of light. Additionally, moths can be found near their food sources, which often include plants, flowers, and organic materials.
Earwigs are vegetarians. They love fresh gardens and green leafy plants. You can safely use diatomaceous earth around your garden to help control them.
What insect leaves a three point bite mark?
If you have an insect bite with 3 hole that are triangular shaped, it is most likely bed bugs. You need to treat your home immediately to get rid of the bugs.
What flying insect looks like a bee and a wasp?
Hummingbird moths acutally look like a small hummingbird. I have seen several in my flower gardens in indiana. They love phlox and are usually seen in the late afternoon or early evening. they are also are not shy creatures and will stay focused on the flowers while you get close to them.
Why you don't have giant insects?
3 reasons:
1- their trachea system of respiration is not efficient at a large scale
2- their open circulatory system is not efficient at a large scale
3- as they grow larger the rate at which their mass grows relative to length outpaces the rate at which their strength to length ratio grows. In other words there is a threshold at which they dont have the strength to mover their own mass around. this is constrained due to the use of an exoskeleton rather than an endoskelon
