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Exploring Insect Life. On the Boston Harbor Islands. Insects can be HARMFUL Destroy crops Spread diseases Damage clothing and wood Bite or sting. Harmful insects make up only 1½ % of all insect species!. Most are HELPFUL Make honey and wax Destroy pests Pollinate crops
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Exploring Insect Life On the Boston Harbor Islands
Insects can be HARMFUL Destroy crops Spread diseases Damage clothing and wood Bite or sting Harmful insects make up only 1½ % of all insect species!
Most are HELPFUL Make honey and wax Destroy pests Pollinate crops Recycle plant and animal waste
FACT: 9 out of every 10 animals on earth is an INSECT. So insects make up 90% of all animal life on our planet!
Boston Harbor Islandsnational park area Our insects today were sampled from 12 islands
Islands feature different ECOSYSTEMS: An environment that supports a community of interdependent living organisms, both plants and animals.
Herbivores Eat live plants (leaves, wood, stems, roots)
Scavengers Eat dead plants and animals
Decomposers Eat decayed plants or animal waste and break them down into nutrients
Predators Eat live animals
Pollinators Eat pollen and/or nectar from flowers
Now it’s our turn to examine insects, following three simple steps: • Identify • Record • Sort