InsectsBy Taylor Goodwin and Ian

Donovan

Phylogenetic tree

Classification

• Kingdom, animalia, phylum, anthropod, insecta.

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Kingdom

Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

Dragon fly

Arthrop-oda

Insecta Odonata Libellul-idae

LibellulaLibellula Depres-sa

Lady Bug

Arthro-poda

Insecta Coleopt-era

Coccine-llidae

Hippod-amia

Conver-gens

Red Import-ed Fire Ant

Arthor-opoda

Insecta Hymen-optera

Formici-

dae Tapino-

ma

Tapino-ma melano-cephalum

Life Cycle of a Lady Bug• Average life is 1-2

years.• The life cycle

starts with an egg, hatches into larva, develops into a pupa, and then finally becomes an adult. At the adult stage, the lady bugs reproduce to create more eggs.

Flies

• A flies locomotion or way of getting food is by flight.

• They use mandibles to chew food, spit it out, chew it again, and then eat it.

Circulation

• Insects have an open circulatory system. The blood found in their body can come in contact with other organs inside of their body.

• Responsible for movement of nutrients, salts, hormones, and metabolic wastes.

Gas Exchange in Insects

• Insects have tiny holes called spiracles

• Found on side of insect• Tubes are connected to

cells, containing fluid• The fluid is liquidized gas• Cells are enlarged, and gas

is released through the spiracle

How Insects Digest Food

• Alimentary canal; enclosed tube• Saliva is mixed with the food• Foregut (where food is stored until

further processing)• Midgut; nutrients is absorbed• Hindgut; water is absorbed

How Insects Excrete Waste

• Almost similar to humans

• Too small to see

FACT: Every time a fly lands it excretes waste

Fun facts

• There is believed to be between 6 and 10 million different insect species

• Insects have three pairs of legs• Only male crickets chirp• Insects are cold blooded

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