Arthropods Part 3 Insects
Subphylum Myriapoda Class Insecta: Insects 3 pairs of legs 1 million known species Finding new species all the time Show advanced social behavior weird bugs amazing insects honey bees ant communication
Beehive
Queen Bee
Drone Bee
Worker Bee
Worker bee with pollen
Class Insecta: Insects Attracting mates: Emit pheromones Flashes of lights (fireflies) Sounds and color signals luna moth
Class Insecta: Insects Legs are often modified for special purposes Sticky (house fly) Jumping legs (grasshopper and crickets) Paddle-shaped (water bugs, many beetles) Grasping (praying mantis)
House Fly
Grasshopper
Mole Cricket
Mole Cricket
Praying Mantis eating Grasshopper
Katydid
Cicada
Puss Moth Caterpillar
Devil’s Flower Mantis
Prickly stick
Pipevine Caterpillar
Atlas Moth
Emperor Butterfly Caterpillar
Spiny flower mantis
Scorpion fly
bbc insects insect wars grasshopper dissection huge arachnids
Crustacean diagram
Insect diagram