Insects © 2008 Quinín Freire

There are more than1,000,000 species of insects in Nature.

How do the insects look?

Insects have 6 legs

Spiders have 8 legs

head thorax abdomen The insect´s body has 3 parts

Insect´s Life Cycle METAMORPHOSIS

Metamorphosis. Butterfly Eggs Larvae Cocoon

Incomplete Metamorphosis. Mosquito Eggs Larvae

Some species of insects. There are many more.

Red ant

Black ant

wasp

bee

bumblebee

fly

mosquito

butterfly

grasshopper

ladybug

beetle

cockroach

beetle

flying deer

rhinoceros beetle

dragonfly

damselfly

cricket

mantis

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Be Careful !

If you want to catch insects, try to not hurt them, and be careful: some of them could bite you.

Insects are very small. You will need a magnify glass to look at them.

Atention !! Question:

Which one it is NOT an insect?

¡Correct! Spiders are NOT insects

The end © 2008 Quinín Freire