Insects in the world Most successful animals Make up 2 out of three living things With other arthropods make up over 75% of all animals Have been around for 350 million years
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Insect Development Exoskeleton Mouthparts Reproduction
Entomology Insect Development Cold blooded- development influenced
by temperature Most insects inactive below 50 0 F; Breed, eat,
develop faster the warmer it is up to 95 0 F. Insects in the world
Most successful animals Make up 2 out of three living things With
other arthropods make up over 75% of all animals Have been around
for 350 million years Arthropods= Insects and their relatives Do
not have a backbone(invertebrates) Jointed legged animals include;
Ticks, mites,spiders,millipedes Centipedes, and insects Exoskeleton
Why do insects look so strange? Exoskeleton Insect covered with
hard outer shell Skin is very plastic like Difficult to sense
environment Cast skin of cicada < notice slit along back Insect
mouthparts-two types Chewing mouthparts Sucking mouthparts
