1. wowbUG fACTS

2. 8 processes of Life Grow/Develop Obtain Nutrients and Use Energy
Movement
Reproduce
Excrete
Respire
Respond to Changes in Environment
Adapt over Time

3. 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

4. WOWBug Classification
Melittobia digitata
WOWBug
Spider
Human
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda ”jointed foot”
Arthropoda
Chordata- has backbone
Class
Insect
Arachnid
Mammalia- nurse young

5. Movement- 1. Walking/crawling 2. Hopping- used to surprise predator
3. Flying- rarely, too light

6. SPIRACLES- used for gas exchange
Cellular Respiration
SPIRACLES- used for gas exchange

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

8. Reproduction 1. Asexual- parthenogenesis 2. Sexual-
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

9. Female vs Male

10. Life Cycle
Mud Dauber Wasp
Mud Dauber Wasp
Pupa

11. 18-25 days
total
parasite
14 days as adult- do not feed

12. 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
In this unit I learned about parthenogenesis. This is a form of asexual reproduction used by a WOWBug to help prevent extinction.