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TRUE INSECTS
What makes a true insect?
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PillbugPillbugs and sowbugs are dark gray, 1/2 inch long, oval crustaceans that are humpbacked and appear to be covered with segmented armor. Pillbugs are different from sowbugs because pillbugs are able to roll themselves up into a ball when alarmed, and they lack the two prominent tail-like appendages.
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SpidersSpiders have a hard body (exoskeleton) that has two main parts.
Spiders have 8 legs.
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many legs and their body has many sections.
Check These Out!MillipedesThere are many species of millipedes, most of which are long, many-segmented, worm-like creatures. Every millipede has two pairs of legs attached to each apparent body segment. Most millipedes are brown or black, but some species are orange or red. They range in size from 5/8 to 4-inches in length.
They are all “bugs”But None of Them Were
Insects
So what makes a bug an insect?
See the next slide to find out!
Insects Insects go through
Metamorphosis Insects have an exoskeleton Insects have six legs Insects have three body
segments:– Head, – Thorax, – AbdomenInsects often have two pairs of
wingsInsects usually have one pair of
antenna
ALL INSECTS GO THROUGH METAMORPHOSIS
Metamorphosis means “big change”
Insect Bodies
Insects have an exoskeleton Insects have six legs Insects have three body segments:
– Head, – Thorax, – Abdomen
Insects often have two pairs of wings
Insects usually have one pair of antenna
Observe CarefullyCan you find all of the
parts? Insects have an
exoskeleton Insects have six
legs Insects have three
body segments:– Head, – Thorax, – Abdomen Damselfly
Observe Carefully Can you find all of the
parts? Insects have an
exoskeleton Insects have six
legs Insects have three
body segments:– Head, – Thorax, – Abdomen
Observe Carefully Can you find all of the
parts? Insects have an
exoskeleton Insects have six
legs Insects have three
body segments:– Head, – Thorax, – Abdomen Green Tiger Beetle
