How many known species of insects are there?
There are about 900000 known insect species, three times as many as all other animal species together.
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Were insects the first to evolve wings?
Yes, insects were the first animals to evolve wings, specific...
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What are 2 positive effects insects have on the world?
Insects represent an important food source for a wide variety...
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What do insects do for humans?
Insects aerate and nourish the soil by their burrowing and dr...
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How are insects different from other arthropods?
Insects is a category of Arthropod. Arthropod is a wider rang...
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How many legs do insects have?
Most insects have six legs but there are spiders which have 8...
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Insects use catabolic reactions to digest food. An insect use...
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How can insects survive without a circulatory system?
Insects, like all other arthropods, have an open circulatory ...
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Why do fleas or insects bite some people more than others?
Insects do not usually attack unless they are provoked. Most ...
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Yes, all insects are invertebrates. Have a ChaCha day!
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What is the study of insects called?
The study of insects is scientifically known as Entomology or...
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Were insects the first to evolve wings?
Yes, insects were the first animals to evolve wings, specific...
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How many legs do insects have?
Most insects have six legs but there are spiders which have 8...
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What is the evolutionary advantage me complete metamorphasis in insects?
It allows the larval form and the adult form to both evolve s...
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What are lobsters, insects and spiders examples of?
Insects and spiders are all examples of different kinds of ar...
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Are there any poisonous insects, animals or reptiles in Pennsylvania?
Yes, there are many poisonous species of animals in Pennsylva...
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Yes, insects have hearts that pump hemolymph (kind of insect ...
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What is the study of insects called?
The study of insects is scientifically known as Entomology or...
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Are spiders considered insects?
No, spiders are not insects. Spiders are members of a large c...
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What hard substance is an insects exoskeleton made out of?
Did you mean an insect? The exoskeletons of insects and crust...
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Insects are considered consumers because they eat other livin...
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Insects are part of the Animal Group along with amphibians, b...
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Yes, insects have hearts that pump hemolymph (kind of insect ...
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Most people thin that spiders are insects, but they are not. ...
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What is the study of insects called?
The study of insects is scientifically known as Entomology or...
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Every animal, including insects, have a brain. It allows them...
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No, there are no vertebrate insects.
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3 body parts, one pair of antennae, compound eyes, mandibles,...
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What is the study of insects called?
The study of insects is scientifically known as Entomology or...
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What are some characteristics of insects?
Insects are part of a bigger animal group called arthropods. ...
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What is the tough outer skeleton of insects called?
The tough outer layer is called the exoskeleton. ChaCha on!
About Insects
Insects are a class within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body, three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae.
About Species
Species are able to reproduce, and is also the most specific major classification in biology. Living things that are very alike are still considered separate species if they cannot mate and produce fertile offspring.
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