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Bugs and Beetles: Isopods. Isopods have 14 legs that all function the same. Segmented overlapping shell (seven overlapping plates). . Bugs and Beetles: Darkling Beetles. Like most insects it has three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. It also has three pairs of legs.
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Bugs and Beetles: Isopods • Isopods have 14 legs that all function the same. • Segmented overlapping shell (seven overlapping plates).
Bugs and Beetles: Darkling Beetles • Like most insects it has three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. It also has three pairs of legs. • They go through complete metamorphsis like butterflies and moths. • Egg • Larvae (mealworms) • Pupa • Adult Beetle
Darkling Beetle Life Cycle • Life Cycle
Environments • Environemental Preference refers to the mix of environmental factors that you choose to have around you. • Name some of your prefered environments. • Isopods and darkling beetles have different prefered environment. • Both Isopods and Darkling Beetles prefer dark environments.
Isopods • Isopods are related to crayfish and crabs, like these aquatic organisms isopods breathe through gill-like organs instead of lungs. • Isopods prefer moist environments where they feed off decaying plants material. • Often found in leaf litter and rotting wood.
Darkling Beetles • They have no need for moisture in tehir environment . They get all the water they need through the grains they eat. • Darkling beetles prefer a warm dry envrionment.
Word Bank: • Beetle: A type of insect with special forewings, which form hardened wing covers that cover a second pair of wings. • Isopod: A small crustacean with 14 legs that all function the same. • Preferred environment: The set of environmental conditions that an organism appears to choose over other conditions. • Variable: Something that can be changed.
