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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have an exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals, with more than a million described…

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Insects and other "bugs"

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Insects and other "bugs"

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Communication

Social behavior

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Relationship to humans

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Insect

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related to Sources · 29
Insect → Academic Press, An Ecosystem Epproach, An Outline, Archived, Biochemistry, Blackwell Publishing, Carde, Cranston, CRC Press, Encyclopedia, Entomology, Gullan, Insect Ecology, Insect Physiology, Insects, ISBN, James, June, Nation, October
related to Distribution and habitats · 20
Insect → American Arctic, Arctic, Boreus, Canada's, Central AmericaThe, Cranston, Dytiscus, Euglossa, Gullan, Halobates, Hawaii, In, Insects, Schistocerca, Some, Sonoran Desert, The, The British Isles, There, They
related to External links · 20
Insect → Arachnology SPCTree, Archived, English, Entomology, Holotypes, Insect RecordsInsectImages, Insecta, Insecta MoviesFossil Insect Database, Insects, International Palaeoentological SocietyUF Book, Life, Life Project, October, Orders, Outline, Russian, Safrinet Manual, The Encyclopedia, The Insects, Wayback Machine
related to Sound production · 19
Insect → Batesian, Brevisana, Cicadas, Coleoptera, Hedylid, Helicoverpa, Hymenoptera, In, Insects, Lepidoptera, Mantodea, Most, Neuroptera, Some, The, The African, These, Ultrasonic, Very
related to Defense · 16
Insect → As, Carabidae, Chemical, Coleoptera, Heliconius, In Batesian, In Müllerian, Insects, It, Lepidoptera, Many, Müllerian, Predators, Some, Stick, The
related to Diversity · 15
Insect → Beetles, Butterflies, Coleoptera, Diptera, Estimates, Five, Flies, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Insects, Lepidoptera, The, These, True, Wasps
related to Flight · 14
Insect → All, Carboniferous, In, Insects, Meganeura, More, Most, Neoptera, One, Palaeoptera, Small, The, This, Thysania
related to Light production · 14
Insect → Arachnocampa, Cave, Diptera, Elateridae, Lampyridae, Mycetophilidae, Orfelia, Phengodidae, Photinus, Photuris, Phrixothrix, Some, Staphylinidae, The
related to Walking · 11
Insect → Cockroaches, For, Halobates, However, Many, More, Phasmatodea, The, This, Water, When
related to Chemical communication · 10
Insect → Allomones, Cuticular, Kairomones, Many, Pheromones, Synomones, The, These, They, While

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insects species many wings thorax food groups abdomen including beetles eggs bees plants system body antennae two legs form use

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snow scorpionflies flourish in cold habitats including the Arcticinstance ofInsects0.80text
at high altitudeinstance ofInsects0.80text
desert locustsinstance ofInsects0.80text
antsinstance ofInsects0.80text
beetlesinstance ofInsects0.80text
and termites are adapted to some of the hottestinstance ofInsects0.80text
driest environments on earthinstance ofInsects0.80text
such as the Sonoran Desertinstance ofInsects0.80text
this Iberomaimetsha from the Early Cretaceousinstance offrom the Early PermianHymenoptera0.80text
around 100 million years agoinstance offrom the Early PermianHymenoptera0.80text
bees can perceive ultraviolet wavelengthsinstance ofSome insects0.80text
or detect polarized lightinstance ofSome insects0.80text

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