Transcript Where Do Insects Live?

Insects
Overview of Content
Adult insects have three
main body parts:
head, thorax and abdomen
Head: An insect’s head has eyes,
antennae and mouthparts.
eyes
antennae
mouth
The middle part of the body is
called the thorax.
An insect’s wings and 6 legs are
located on the thorax.
wings
Legs
Abdomen: The abdomen is the
largest part of the body and contains
an insect’s stomach.
abdomen
What part of the body is
the arrow pointing to?
a. Thorax
b. Abdomen
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c. Mouth
The arrow is pointing to the
thorax. The thorax is the middle
part of the insect’s body.
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What parts of the body are on an insect’s head?
a. Legs and wings
b. Eyes, antenna and mouth
c. Has important body parts,
like a stomach and intestines
The eyes, antenna and mouth are
located on an insect’s head!
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Is a spider an insect?
Hint: how many legs does a spider have?
YES!
NO!
No, a spider is not an insect! A
spider has 8 legs, and insects have 6
legs.
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Grass?
Water?
Beach?
Trees?
Some insects live in
underground caves.
Some insects live on top
of the world’s highest
mountains.
Some insects live in a
dry desert.
Some insect live in the water,
like this salty lake.
Insects also live in the grass!
Insects can live in the ground and in the air.
They can live under logs and rocks, in the
dirt, inside and outside of plants, flowers and
trees.
Insects can even live on other animals!
True or False
Some insects can live in a pond.
True
False
False, some insects can live in a pond!
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An insect cannot live in
your backyard.
True
False
False, An insect can live in your
backyard!
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The life cycle of an insect has four stages.
It is called “metamorphosis.”
Stage 1
A butterfly starts life as a
very small, round or
oval egg.
Stage 2
When the egg finally hatches, a
caterpillar (larva) comes out.
The caterpillar then eats the leaf it
was born on and grows big
quickly.
Stage 3
As soon as a caterpillar is done
growing, they form into a pupa.
It may look like the caterpillar is
just resting from the outside, but
inside the caterpillar is rapidly
changing.
The caterpillars are going through
‘metamorphosis,’ to become a
butterfly.
Stage 4
When the caterpillar has done all
of its changing a beautiful
butterfly comes out!
What is the second stage
in an insect’s life cycle?
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a. Butterfly
b. Pupa
c. Egg
d. Caterpillar (larva)
The second stage of a butterfly’s
life cycle is a caterpillar!
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In what stage does
a butterfly appear?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 4
A butterfly appears in stage 4!
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What are the four stages
in an insect’s life cycle?
a. Egg, larva, pupa and adult
b. Head, thorax, abdomen, adult
c. Legs, eyes, egg, mouth
d. Egg, pupa, legs, adult
The four stages in a butterfly’s life
cycle are egg, larva, pupa and
adult!
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Finished
Congratulations!
You are an Insect Pro!