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| Insects | are members of the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta |
| Insecta | the largest and most diverse class in the animal kingdom |
| The nymphalids, brush-footed butterflies | the largest family of butterflies |
| beetle | one in every four insects on this planet |
| Acteon Beetle | largest insect to be the bulkiest and in this case the champion insect is from South America |
| Stick-Insect | the longest insect in the world |
| Scorpion | responsible for more human deaths than any other non-parasitic animal |
| These insects are carnivorous and feed only on liquids | spiders |
| Two key factors that may influence the generation time | Temperature and food quality |
| Spiders | possess poison glands but very few of them are dangerous to humans |
| An air breathing animal with a hard jointed exoskeleton | Insect |
| The adult body of an insect is divided into three parts | head, thorax, and the abdomen |
| Abodomen | The hindmost of the three main body divisions of an insect which contains the guts and reproductive organs |
| Head | The anterior body region of insects which bears the mouthparts, eyes, and antennae |
| Thorax | The middle of the three major divisions of the insect body. The legs and wings (if present) are always attached here |
| The air reaches the body by means of a series of smaller and smaller pipes | Tracheae |
| Most insects breath passively through their | spiracles |
| Metamorphosis | Name given to the changes that take place during an insect's life as it turns from a young animal to an adult |
| The four stages of a butterfly are | egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and butterfly |
| A particular species of plant that the female butterfly lays its eggs on so the caterpillars will have something to eat when they hatch | A host plant (weeds) such as Milkweed, Hollyhock, or Thistle |
