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World of Insects

World of Insects. Characteristics, Orders, and Collecting. What You Should Know About Insects …. Taxonomy. Kingdom – Animalia Phylum – Arthropoda Class - Insecta. Insects Are Arthropods. Insects are the largest group of Arthropods Jointed appendages (bendable) Segmented bodies

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World of Insects

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  1. World of Insects Characteristics, Orders, and Collecting

  2. What You Should Know About Insects …

  3. Taxonomy • Kingdom – Animalia • Phylum – Arthropoda • Class - Insecta

  4. Insects Are Arthropods • Insects are the largest group of Arthropods • Jointed appendages (bendable) • Segmented bodies • Exoskeleton of Chitin that must be molted to grow • Related to spiders, ticks, scorpions, millipedes, crustaceans

  5. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS • Three body regions – head, thorax, and abdomen • One pair antenna (head) • Six legs or 3 pairs (thorax) • One-two pairs of wings (thorax)

  6. Count the Legs! There are ALWAYS SIX legs, and they are attached to the THORAX

  7. Antenna FILIFORM • One Pair on head • Jointed • Sensory (smell) • Called “feelers” • Filiform most common shape (segments = size) • May be modified

  8. Antenna Modifications

  9. Wings or No Wings • Most adults have 2 pairs • Called forewings and hindwings • Some insects are wingless (silverfish, fleas, some termites and ants)

  10. More on Wings A network of Veins strengthens wings MEMBRANEOUS (clear) WINGS

  11. Some Wings Are Covered With Powdery Scales BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS

  12. Wings May Be Modified • Order Diptera (flies) • 2nd pair of wings modified into HALTERES • Used for balance • Makes flies hard to catch!

  13. Beetle Wings ELYTRA • Hard Forewing called Elytra • Meet in straight line down the abdomen • Membranous hindwings folded underneath (flight)

  14. CIRCLETHE INSECTS

  15. INSECT ORDERS INSECTS WITH WINGS

  16. Why Can’t I Call All of Them Bugs? • EVERY BUG is an insect, but NOT ALL INSECTS are bugs! • True BUGS are in the Order HEMIPTERA • Posterior thorax is triangular; called SCUTELLUM • Last 3rd of wing CLEAR

  17. Which of these are BUGS? ALL

  18. More Hemipterans Assassin Bug Water Boatman Giant Water Bug Leaf Hopper

  19. Coleoptera Called beetles Tough exoskeleton Forewings called Elytra Fly with membranous hindwings Larva called grubs Cucumber beetle Ladybird beetle Rhinoceros beetle

  20. Ephemeroptera • Called Mayflies • Juveniles are aquatic; called naiads • Adults found near water & don’t feed • Adults reproduce & die in 24 hours • Soft bodies with 2 long Ceri (tail fibers) ADULT NAIAD

  21. Diptera • Contains mosquitoes & flies • One pair functional wings • Club-shaped halteres for balance • Bodies often hairy Green Bottle fly Hover Fly Fruit Fly Aedes Mosquito

  22. Dermaptera PINCERS • Called earwigs • Long, flat bodies • Forceps (pincers) on end of abdomen • Short, hard forewings (membranous wings folded underneath • Large jaws (mandibles) on head EARWIG EATING CATERPILLAR

  23. Orthoptera • Grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, katydids • Very long bodies • Rear legs modified for jumping • Females with egg laying tube (ovipositor on end of abdomen) • Often communicate with chirping sounds

  24. Lepidoptera • Moths, butterflies, & skippers • Siphoning mouthparts coiled under head • Powdery scales on wings • Butterflies fold wings flat above body at rest • Moths are night active • Important plant pollinators

  25. Neuroptera • Lacewings • Net veined wings • Small, delicate insects • Long antenna • Predators on other insects • May feed on nectar

  26. Thysanoptera • Thrips • Two pairs of fringed wings • Feed on plant sap

  27. Isoptera • Termites • Live in colonies • Feed on wood • Soft bodies & short antenna • Castes – workers, soldiers, kings, and queen

  28. Mecoptera • Scorpion flies • Last abdominal segments curved like scorpion • Two pairs of narrow wings • Head elongated into a beak (rostrum) • Long antenna

  29. Homoptera Aphids • Cicadas, leaf hoppers, wingless aphids • If wings present, held roof like over body & membranous • Piercing-sucking mouthparts Cicada Leafhopper

  30. Odonata • Dragonflies & damselflies • Dragonflies hold clear wings spread perpendicular to body at rest • Damselflies hold clear wings together over abdomen

  31. Plecoptera • Stoneflies • Aquatic nymphs • Aerial adults are short lived • Make drumming sound to find mates

  32. Hymenoptera • Bees, ants, wasps • Narrow waist connects thorax & abdomen • Abdomen curved downward • May have stinger on end of abdomen Carpenter bee Red ant Yellow jacket

  33. INSECT ORDERS WINGLESS INSECTS

  34. Thysanura • Called Silverfish • Found around houses or outside under stones or wood • Fast runners • Damage books • Secretive and active at night. • Flat, long bodies • Long antennae • Three, long, tail like appendages

  35. Siphonaptera • Fleas • Ectoparasites • Bodies laterally compressed • Enlarged hind jumping legs • Very short antenna

  36. Collembola • Called springtails • Small & soft bodied • Furcula (jumping mechanism) on abdomen • Furcula folds under the body at rest • Found in decaying plant material

  37. Anoplura • Sucking lice • Parasites of mammals • Very small • Head and body lice are examples • Attracted to children’s fine hair • Carry disease

  38. Mallophaga • Biting lice • External parasites on birds & mammals • Broad head & flattened body • Feed on dead skin, feathers, and fur

  39. Metamorphosis CHANGE IN FORM FROM EGG TO ADULT

  40. Incomplete INCOMPLETEMETAMORPHOUS Insects change shape gradually!

  41. CompleteMetamorphosis Four stages that all look different

  42. Amorphic Insects Silverfish Springtails

  43. Insects with Complete Metamorphosis • Coleoptera (beetles) • Hymenoptera (bees, ants, wasps) • Diptera (flies)Lepidoptera (butterflies) EGG  LARVA  PUPA  ADULT

  44. Insects with Incomplete Metamorphosis • Siphonaptera (fleas) • Isoptera (termites) • Orthoptera (grasshoppers & crickets) • Hemiptera (true bugs) • Homoptera (cicadas & hoppers) EGG  NYMPH  ADULT Wings NOT fully developed

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