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Insects on earth (number of individuals and total biomass, not number of along with termites, these are the most numerically abundant.narrow, constricted "waists" (in contrast,.on other insects or their eggs) as larvae Members of some families are parasitoids.Fertilized eggs (diploid) develop into females, unfertilized.To colony or fed by workers after they leave to mate. males unable to care for themselves, not allowed back.new reproductives leave nest all at once.Males and new queens only produced at certain times.Workers care for their mother (the queen) and their younger.stingers are modified ovipositors - only females can.Most of colony consists of non-reproductive females called.One reproductive female (the queen) per colony.Special form of sociality called eusociality Some species live solitary lives but many species have.Some of the most behaviorally sophisticated insects.Chewing mouthparts (modified for sucking or lapping up.Hymenoptera- ants, bees, wasps, sawflies Piercing-sucking moutparts for blood feeding.a really gross example of the strangeness of some flies.bot.you name it, some fly (or its larval stage) probably.Hindwings reduced to club-like halteres.mosquito larvae aquatic and not maggot-like (the diagramīelow actually shows mosquito larva upside-down):.Moths- most species nocturnal (active by night).Butterflies - diurnal (active by day, often only when.See this page (and the links on the page) for info on the significance of wing size:.wings covered in scales (without scales, wings are transparent).adults - sucking, tubular proboscis (coiled when at rest).Lightningbugs (fireflies) attract mates using light flashes.Bombadier beetle protects itself with spray of hot caustic.LOTS AND LOTS OF COOL SPECIES that do strange things,.Hindwings membranous and used for flight.Forewings are leathery or hardened (e.g.Chewing mouthparts - see mouthparts of a tiger beetle.

larvae are typically grubs of some sort - have various.

THE MOST DIVERSE ANIMAL GROUP ON EARTH!.

Soldier beetle photo (above left) taken by W. Human body louse (left), and "claw" for gripping

"went over it with a fine-teethed comb".

several common phrases originate from widespread dealings.

human lice are common, and used to be much more common.

Of best ways of thoroughly getting rid of lice.

"nit picking" is laborious process, but one.

eggs (called nits) of head lice are glued to hairs.

a huge pain in the neck to rid yourself of once they.

Species specialized for different body regions

some are specialized for feeding on humans, with different.

superbly adapted for life on their hosts.

their collective calls are almost deafening!.

periodical cicadas spend 17 years (!!!) underground.

the common dog day cicadas spend 2 years underground.

Nymphs live underground, feeding on sap in tree roots.

drum-like membranes under abdomen are vibrated to make.Cicadas (see: periodical cicada nymph and adults ).slender sap feeders with hopping legs for fast escapesĪlso, for more info on leafhoppers, see: Leafhopper.males produced and sexual reproduction in Fall.typically parthnogenic when conditions are good ( photo of aphid giving birth).some ants tend aphids like herds of dairy cows!.excreted "honeydew" is important food for some.needs to process a lot of sap and excrete excess water.sap high in sugar and water, low in other things insect.mouthparts originate from the lower rear of head.Diverse food habits, with foods of various species including:.(these are among the very few marine insects) a few species of water striders live on the ocean's surface.water striders live walking ON the water (prey on insects.water bugs, water boatmen, and backswimmers live under.triangle shaped area of body visible on back when wings.membranous at ends, tough/leathery closer to body.(in contrast, the related Homopterans have mouthparts that originate from