Class Insecta
Fast Facts More than 1,000,000 known species! Estimated 3,000,000 more!!!! 80% of all diversity of life on Earth!
Qualifications Of Class Insecta Body divided into three parts Three pairs of legs coming out of the thorax
Life Cycle (s?) Incomplete metamorphosis includes a nymph stage that looks similar to the adult Nymph has no wings
Life Cycle (s?) Complete Metamorphosis includes a larva and pupa stage Larva looks nothing like adult
Insects in love! Female insects release pheromones (insect chemical locators) to attract males Received by antennae Also directs insects along “paths”
D-Fense Insects defend themselves by Camouflage Ex. Walking Stick Stingers Ex. Bee Sounds And…
D-Fense Mimicry (copying)
Insects Team Up! Often, insects will live together in vast colonies
Different Jobs In ant colonies there are different jobs Queen ant-Responsible for production of worker ants
ANTZ! Worker ants- gather food, protect, feeding the larva
More ANTZ! Winged Male Ants exist solely to fertilize the queen
Natural Selection in Moths Natural Selection- Is the theory that the organisms that are best adapted for their environment will survive VS.
Peppered Moth Light colored moths were popular in the early 1800’s in England. Pollution Made the Trees Dark + =
Epic tale of the peppered moth A dark moth appeared! Soon the dark moths outnumbered the light moths!
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