Octavio’s BookInsectsInsects

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