Life Cycle Obtain Nutrients and Create Energy Made of Cells Movement Reproduce Excrete Respond to Changes in Environment Adapt over Time

Description- About 1.5 mm in length six jointed legs four wings (most) 3 body sections: head, thorax, abdomen Exoskeleton made of chitin- nonliving protein-carbohydrate compound secreted by arthropods Small, harmless, parasitic wasp- unable to sting humans Found around world, in U.S. located in South Eastern states- mud dauber wasp location

WOWBugSpider Human Kingdom Animalia PhylumArthropoda ”jointed foot” Arthropoda Chordata- has backbone ClassInsectArachnid Mammalia- nurse young Melittobia digitata Same Phylum as: Spiders, ticks, mites, scorpions, millipedes, centipedes, crayfish, lobster

Movement- 1. Walking 2. Hop- used to surprise predator 3. Flying- rarely, too light

Cellular Respiration SPIRACLES- used for gas exchange

Respond to Environment 2. Attracted to light and like to crawl upward 1. Play dead - used to escape predators 3. Grooming

Reproduction 95 % of population female 1. Asexual- parthenogenesis -No male required, chemical released allows fertilization to occur -Few eggs produced, usually develop into males that mate with other females 2. Sexual- - requires a male for fertilization, 800 eggs produced 95% female

Female vs Male

Mud Dauber Wasp HOST: Mud Dauber Wasp Pupa PARASITE

18-25 days total 14 days as adult- do not feed parasite

Summarizing 8 Life Processes 1. Made of Cells- The WOWBug is multicellular because it consists of many different body parts. Each part has different cells. Reflection 1.In this unit I learned about parthenogenesis. This is a form of asexual reproduction used by a WOWBug to help prevent extinction.