Transcript Slide 1 - The Classical Mommy

Octavio’s
Book
Insects
Insects are
Invertebrates,
their body is
encased in a
tough shell
The ant and
the house fly
are insects
Insects body is
made of three
parts: head,
thorax and
abdomen
The praying
mantis and the
cicada are
insects
All insects
have six legs
and a pair of
antennae
The earwig
and the
cricket are
insects
Insects legs are
attached to the
thorax and are
made of…
small segments
and flexible
joints
The flea and
the bedbug
are insects
Most insects
start life as
eggs and have
many changes…
called
(metamorphosis)
into the adult
form
The butterfly
has a
interesting
metamorphosis
Many insects
have two pairs
of wings and
can fly
The damselfly
and the hornet
are insects
that fly.
The smallest
insects are the
fairy flies (just
8/1000 inch long)
The heaviest
insect is the
African goliath
beetle (100 g)
Many insects are
pests and cause a
lot of damage and
carry dangerous
diseases
The mosquito
and the termite
are dangerous
insects
But there are
some very
useful insects
The bee and
the ladybird
are useful
insects
Other
insects are:
The cockroach
and the
grasshopper
The moth
and the
dragonfly
The leaf insect
and the
stick insect
and
many more…
there are
over 1,000,000
kind of insects