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Yes or No?. Is It an Insect , . Jonathan Brinkerhoff. There are lots of creatures in the world. Telling which ones are insects and which are not can be tricky. By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to tell if a creature is an insect or not and give reasons for your choice.
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Yes or No? Is It an Insect, Jonathan Brinkerhoff
There are lots of creatures in the world. Telling which ones are insects and which are not can be tricky. By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to tell if a creature is an insect or not and give reasons for your choice.
What do you think is special about insects that makes them different from all other creatures?
No, a spider is not an insect. Spiders have 8 legs. All insects have 6 legs.
Spiders are not insects for another reason. Spiders have 2 body parts All insects have 3 body parts.
Are these insects? What do you notice? fly dragonfly ant
So, what have we learned that’s special about insects that makes them different from all other creatures?
Thumbs up if you think it’s an insect. Thumbs down if you think it’s not.
So, what have we learned that’s special about insects that makes them different from all other creatures?
For more amazing photomicrographs of insects and other creatures, check out http://www.morfa.se/flogr/index.php?type=recent
Images • Spider: http://designyoutrust.com/2010/10/27/macro-photos-of-insects-by-john-hallmen/john-hallmen-5/ Scorpion: http://asitoughttobe.com/page/10/?pages-list • Centipede: http://sifter.org/~simon/journal/20050530.html • Millipede: http://sifter.org/~simon/journal/20050530.html • Shrimp: http://www.bridgat.com/aquatic_products-b793_1.html • Ant: http://www.firstchoicepestcontrol.com/Page.aspx/8/TerminteInspection.html • Fly: http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/%E2%80%9Cfly%E2%80%9D-ing-to-safety-4154/ • Dragonfly: http://www.grahamowengallery.com/fishing/more-fly-tying.html • Beetle: http://www.pestproducts.com/crop-beetles.htm • Rollie Polly: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_brown/2045280338/ • Crab: http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/05/30/ghost-crabs/ • Bee showing parts: http://computerkiddoswiki.pbworks.com/w/page/16304745/Insects • Long-horn beetle: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/08/insect-vehicles-part-2.html • Tick: http://www.sierrapotomac.org/W_Needham/Wood_Tick_040307.htm • Wasp: http://nicksagan.blogs.com/nick_sagan_online/2007/04/wasps.html • Walking stick: http://www.richard-seaman.com/USA/States/California/CoachellaValleyPreserve/index.html • Bumble bee: http://www.captainhops.com/2009/03/bumble-bee/ • Butterfly: http://butterfly-photo.blogspot.com/2008/07/transparent-butterfly-seeing-is.html • Vinegaroon: http://www.eyefetch.com/image.aspx?ID=510360 • Whistling spider: http://webecoist.com/2008/12/02/strange-and-bizarre-endangered-animal-species/