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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 kind of insects live in the Great Sandy Desert?

A great variety of insects live in the Great Sandy Desert, particularly since they form a major part of the diet of some lizards, birds and omnivorous mammals there. Insects include the Desert tree cricket, desert cicadas, numerous ant and termite species, cockroaches, butterflies, moths, native bees, grasshoppers and beetles.

Do midges have brains?

everything living has a brain

Is a impala a mammal or a bird or a insect or fish?

There is no such thing as a mammal bird. An animal is either a mammal or a bird, it cannot be both. Mammals have fur, give birth to live young and feed those young on milk. Birds have feathers and lay eggs. An impala is a type of deer, with fur and live young, so it's a mammal.

Why does your breath stink everyday?

Food residue in the mouth will decay. This can be avoided by brushing your teeth, flossing in between your teeth, and rinsing with mouthwash. Try to leave as little food in your mouth as possible. Aside from avoiding bad breath, this will also protect you from tooth decay and gum disease. This is important.

How can certain bugs walk on water?

Certain bugs, such as water striders, have long hydrophobic hairs on their legs that create a waterproof layer. This allows them to distribute their weight and take advantage of surface tension to walk on water without sinking. Their light body weight and leg shape also aid in staying afloat on the water's surface.

What types of insects are parasites?

Don't be fooled because they are definitely NOT pill bugs :)

Do ants eat popcorn?

Ants do no prefer a diet of popcorn. However, ants are known scavengers and will eat almost anything they find.

Why can insects adapt so quickly to pesticides?

Ironically, from being exposed to the pesticide for a long period of time. Given a long enough timeframe, a insect species will evolve a natural resistance to a chemical through natural selection.
Insects quickly develop resistance to insecticides due to natural evolution. As their bodies are exposed to the chemicals, small changes are made until it no longer affects them over many generations.
some insects will have an adaptation that helps them survive and that they pass onto their offspring.
the insect population changes to include more and more resistant members

Answer:
This is evelution in action.
If the insects are exposed to a pesticide that only kills some of them, the only future generations come from resistant parents. If the application if pesticide continues, it weeds out non resistant individuals enhancing the resistence of subsequent generations.

Which insect is often called a white ant?

The termite is the insect that is also referred to as a white ant. Termites are pests that will eat through the foundation of a house.

Do lice drink blood?

Yes they do if uou have lice eggs theyd suck your blood

What are three ways in which insects help humans?

Bees make honey and pollonate flowers, ladybugs keep pests away from gardens, worms (which aren't actually insects, but are often viewed so) fertilize soil, and spiders (which also aren't actually insects) eat insects that pester humans (flies, moths, etc.).

What number of body segments that insects have?

Six (6) is the number of legs on a butterfly.

Specifically, scientists consider butterflies insects. All insects have three pairs of two legs each, for a total of six. The frontal pair closest to the head may not always be visible on some butterflies.

Can bug bites spread?

Yes, you can get sick from a stink bug. My friend got bit by a stink bug. You can get a fever, itchy joints, head aches, and aches through your body

Can silverfish swim?

Most likely a SILVERFISH is a decomposer (because it eats dried meat, flour, rolled oats, paper and glue) but I'm not entirely sure. Check your spelling so that others can define this more clearly.

Is a mealworm a insect?

No. They are annelids.
No. Worms are either in Phylum Annelida if they are segmented like earthworms, or Nematoda if they are roundworms like hookworms or heart worms that your dog can get, or Phylum Platyhelminthes if they are flatworms like tapeworms.

Mammals all have hair, nurse their young with milk, have 4- chambered hearts, and nurture their young. There are some other nit-picking characteristics as well , but these are the most descriptive.

What insects likes wood as a place to live in?

There are many insects that are attracted to rotting wood. This includes termites, ladybugs, carpenter ants, and powder post beetles.

Where does the sakata bug live?

The Cicada bug is common in summer,especially in August but can be found in July and in September as well. There are about 250, 000 different species of this bug throughout the world. They are sometimes called "locusts". It prefers warm climates. It is able to makes really loud noise which is easily heard by human ears. This "noise" or "song' is how they attract mates. It is brown colored beetle usually found by large trees. It apparently will grow out of its shell like body and leave it behind. It exists it's body through its back and will then create is new one. Cicadas do not cause any harm to people. As amatter of fact, some people like to eat them especially in other cultures. They can cause damage to plants and trees.

What is the most abundant insect on earth?

Ants. For every human there is about 7,000 ants.

Which property of water allows insects to walk on water?

Certain insects (ones with a very light weight) are able to walk on water as their weight does not break the surface tension of the water. Water has a very high surface tension, therefore easily breaking and not supporting weight above a certain limit.

What are insect feelers called?

Why is this question in chemistry? It should be in biology or entomology or something.

Well, the so-called feelers are what we call antennae. Radio antennae were named after the antennae of insects. The antennae are really modified legs, much as our lower jaws are modified gill arches.

Insects and other arthropods that have antennae (or "feelers") use them for various purposes. Many of them use them to feel things, but most also use them to smell or taste. Some actually use them to grasp things, such as male "fairy shrimp" that grasp females with their strong, bent antennae in mating. Male mosquitoes with their feathery antennae use them to listen for the vibration of the female mosquitoes' wings. Emperor moth males also have feathery antennae and use them to smell the sexual signal of the female.

Creatures that use their antennae for finding food or hunting, usually live in the dark and come out at night if they come out at all. Some such creatures do not in fact have antennae, or if they do, the antennae are not large, or much used in hunting. Instead they have very long delicate sensitive antenna-like legs that they use in much the same way. Examples include some spiders and whip scorpions.

Are insect eating birds herbivores?

No. Insects, though they often fly, are not birds. All birds by definition are warm-blooded, bi-pedal creatures and have an endoskeleton (a skeleton structure inside the body). In contrast to be classed an insect a creature must be cold-blooded, have six legs and an exoskeleton (a skeleton structure outside the body). As such insects are cannot be classed as birds.