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Invertebrates
ARTHROPODA
INSECTS
Kingdom-Animalia
Phylum-Arthropods
SubPhylum-Hexapods
Class-Insects
INSECTS
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Insects have bilateral symmetry
Insects are coelomate meaning they have body captivity
they are tribloblastic meaning they have an ectoderm layer, mesoderm layer, and
endoderm layer.
It displays cephalization and this is when the head becomes the most complex structure
on the insect
They are protostomes meaning their mouth develops first through gastrulation
Many insects but not all go through a larva stage much different than their adult stage
and to get from one point to the other they must go through metamorphosis which
involes a pupal stage and basically remodels the organism
There are many orders of the class insects which include Blattodea for an example a
german cockroach would be under this category, Hymenoptera for an example a bee
would be under this category and then also phthiraptera which a stick insect would fall in
this category, and also another class would be siphonaptera which has a flea under this
category.
INSECTS cont.
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM- The insect digestive system is a closed system,
with one long enclosed tube (alimentary canal) running lengthwise
through the body. Alimentary canal contains:
foregut (stomodaeum)-initial breakdown of large food particles occurs,
mostly by saliva
midgut (mesenteron)- digestion through enzymatic action; microvilli,
increase surface area and allow for maximum absorption of nutrients.
hindgut (proctodaeum)- rectum absorbs most of the water in this waste
matter, and the dry pellet is then eliminated through the anus
INSECTS cont.
NERVOUS SYSTEM- consists primarily of a brain, located dorsally in the head,
and a nerve cord that runs ventrally through the thorax and abdomen.
EXCRETORY SYSTEM- Malpighian tubules work with the insect hindgut to
excrete nitrogenous waste products. This organ empties directly into the
alimentary canal, and connects at the junction between the midgut and hindgut.
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM- Tcavity that carries blood (hemolymph), called a
hemocoel. (dorsal heart ® aorta ® hemocoel).
Ostia (openings in the heart) close when heart contracts. When heart relaxes,
the ostia open and blood is sucked into openings.
The blood of insects is colorless because it lacks respiratory pigments; it
functions to carry nutrients, not gases.
INSECTS pictures
Referring to the vast amounts of orders under the class of
Insects:
Blattodea
Hymenoptera
German Cockroach Bee
Phthiraptera
Siphonaptera
Stick Insect Flea
REOURCE LIST
FOR INFORMATION:
-http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trnov01.htm
-http://www.cmg.colostate.edu/gardennotes/311.pdf
-http://people.hsc.edu/faculty-staff/edevlin/edsweb01/new_page_12.htm
-www.bios.niu.edu/johns/bios103/Animals.ppt
-http://insects.about.com/od/morphology/ss/internalanatomy.htm
FOR PICTURES:
-www.orkin.com/cockroaches/german-cockroach/
-www.prwatch.org/node/9840
-http://www.wild-facts.com/wild-fact-611-did-that-stick-just-move-stick-insect/
-animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/flea-info.htm