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Bookmark or Share- What Is an Insect? - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryThey are an extremely successful group of animals throughout the history of Earth, which means they've been around for over 400 million years. For an arthropod to be an insect there are certain features it must have. First, all insects have three main body parts: a head, a thorax, and an abdomen.
- Insects - Insecta - The Animal Encyclopedia - ThoughtCoInsects are most numerous in terrestrial environments such as deserts, forests, and grasslands. They are likewise numerous in freshwater habitats such as ponds, lakes, streams, and wetlands. Insects are relatively scarce in marine habitats but are more common in brackish waters such as salt marshes and mangroves.
- Insects: The Ultimate Guide. Pictures, Facts & Info For Kids & AdultsFacts, pictures and information on Insecta – the largest class of animals on Earth. Discover the characteristics of insects, their life-cycles, the roles they play in their ecosystems, and why they are so important for life on Earth….
- Encyclopedia of InsectsArticles provide definitive facts about all insects from aphids, beetles and butterflies to weevils and yellowjackets. Insects are beautiful and dreadful, ravenous pests and devastating disease vectors, resilient and resistant to eradication, and the source of great benefit and great loss for civilization.
- Insect, Bugs and Spider Identification - North AmericaThere are over 1 million identified species of insects and spiders in the world with many more still awaiting discovery. Insects provide a vastly overlooked - and often times misunderstood - window into our fragile ecosystem that involves the perfect balance of millions of individual components.
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