Insects

Overview of Content Insect Body Parts Where do insects live? An insect’s life cycle

Adult insects have three main body parts: head, thorax and abdomen

Head: An insect’s head has eyes, antennae and mouthparts.

The middle part of the body is called the thorax The middle part of the body is called the thorax. An insect’s wings and 6 legs are located on the thorax. wings Legs

Abdomen: The abdomen is the largest part of the body and contains an insect’s stomach.

What part of the body is the arrow pointing to? Quiz Question! a. Thorax b. Abdomen Let’s review again! c. Mouth

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Wrong Answer The arrow is pointing to the thorax. The thorax is the middle part of the insect’s body. Let’s review again!

What parts of the body are on an insect’s head? a. Legs and wings b. Eyes, antenna and mouth c. Has important body parts, like a stomach and intestines

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The eyes, antenna and mouth are located on an insect’s head! Wrong Answer The eyes, antenna and mouth are located on an insect’s head! Let’s review again!

Is a spider an insect? Hint: how many legs does a spider have? YES! NO!

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Wrong Answer No, a spider is not an insect! A spider has 8 legs, and insects have 6 legs. Let’s review again!

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Where Do Insects Live? Let’s Find Out! Grass? Water? Beach? Trees?

everywhere around the world! Insects live almost everywhere around the world! Some insects live in underground caves. Some insects live on top of the world’s highest mountains.

Some insect live in the water, Some insects live in a dry desert. Some insect live in the water, like this salty lake. Insects also live in the grass!

Insects can live in the ground and in the air. They can live under logs and rocks, in the dirt, inside and outside of plants, flowers and trees. Insects can even live on other animals!

Some insects can live in a pond. True or False Some insects can live in a pond. True False

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False, some insects can live in a pond! Wrong Answer False, some insects can live in a pond! Let’s review again!

An insect cannot live in your backyard. True False

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False, An insect can live in your backyard! Wrong Answer False, An insect can live in your backyard! Let’s review again!

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Life Cycle of an Insect The life cycle of an insect has four stages. It is called “metamorphosis.”

A butterfly starts life as a very small, round or oval egg. Stage 1 A butterfly starts life as a very small, round or oval egg. Stage 2 When the egg finally hatches, a caterpillar (larva) comes out. The caterpillar then eats the leaf it was born on and grows big quickly.

As soon as a caterpillar is done growing, they form into a pupa. Stage 3 As soon as a caterpillar is done growing, they form into a pupa. It may look like the caterpillar is just resting from the outside, but inside the caterpillar is rapidly changing. The caterpillars are going through ‘metamorphosis,’ to become a butterfly. Stage 4 When the caterpillar has done all of its changing a beautiful butterfly comes out!

What is the second stage in an insect’s life cycle? Quiz Question! a. Butterfly b. Pupa Let’s review again! c. Egg d. Caterpillar (larva)

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The second stage of a butterfly’s life cycle is a caterpillar! Wrong Answer The second stage of a butterfly’s life cycle is a caterpillar! Let’s review again!

In what stage does a butterfly appear? Quiz Question! a. Stage 1 b. Stage 2 d. Stage 4 c. Stage 3

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A butterfly appears in stage 4! Wrong Answer A butterfly appears in stage 4! Let’s review again!

What are the four stages in an insect’s life cycle? Quiz Question! What are the four stages in an insect’s life cycle? a. Egg, larva, pupa and adult b. Head, thorax, abdomen, adult c. Legs, eyes, egg, mouth d. Egg, pupa, legs, adult

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Wrong Answer The four stages in a butterfly’s life cycle are egg, larva, pupa and adult! Let’s review again!

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