Facts About Insects!! Sharron Brewer

A Few Facts!! Entomology is the study of insects. Insects have an exoskeleton. Three body segments. The head, the thorax, and the abdomen. – The head is where you find all the sensory organs - the eyes, ears, mouth and antennae. – The thorax is where all of the insect's legs and wings are attached. – The abdomen is where the insect digests its food and where its reproductive organs are located.

How many insects are in the world? There is an estimate of 1,017,018 different species of insects. 3 out of 4 creatures on the planet are insects. There are roughly – 2,000 praying mantis – 5,000 dragonfly – 20,000 grasshopper – 170,000 butterfly or moth – 360,000 beetle.

What insects live the longest? Most bugs live less than a year and are seasonal, however… Tarantulas can live 30 years. A queen termite has been known to live 50 years. Some wood beetles can emerge from wood where they live after as long as 40 years.

Do insects have blood? Do they bleed? Insects do have blood, but it’s not like human blood. – Human blood is read because of hemoglobin which carries oxygen through the body. – Insects get oxygen from a complex system of air tubes that connect to the outside through openings called spiracles. – Instead of carrying oxygen, their blood carries nutrients from one part of the body to another. – They do bleed when they are hurt, and their blood can clot so they can recover from minor wounds.

How do insects grow? Insects have their skeletons on the outside, with their soft parts inside. This makes it hard for them to grow. Every time they want to become bigger, they have to break out of their skin and swell up to their new size before their new skin hardens. This is called molting.

Fried spiders taste like nuts. The male ladybug is usually smaller than the female. A butterfly's taste sensors are located below their feet. Ants don't sleep. A flea can jump 130 times its own height. Cockroach can live up to nine days without its head.

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