1. Insects
Ms Shader

2. Insect Project 20 insect species for an ‘A’, 15
for a ‘B’ and 10 for a ‘C’
Labels must have common name on each
Plus place found and person who found it
10 must have proper scientific name
Pinned through the thorax
Wings spread on all moths, dragonflies and butterflies
Presentation counts

3. Leaf Project 20 leaf species
1 – 2 leaves per page so that you have a book
All leaves must be identified by the plant they came from using both the common name and the scientific name.
All leaves must be identified with the place the leaf was found and the person who found it.
Use a leaf press to flatten and dry leaves (5-7) days
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Pine Bush, NY
Collected by: Michael Raucci
July,

4. Proper Labels Red Maple Acer rubrum Pine Bush, NY
Common Housefly
Mosca Negro
Pine Bush, NY
Collected by: Holly Shader
August 21, 2007
Common Name:
Scientific Name:
Place Caught:
Collected by:
Date Collected:
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Pine Bush, NY
Collected by: Holly Shader
July,

5. Which of the following is the closest relative to a grasshopper?
Octopus
Crab
Snail
Clam
What did you base your answer on?

6. What do all Insects have in common?
Insects are ARTHROPODS
Invertebrates (No backbone or spinal cord)
Bilateral symmetry (left and right side similar)
Head with brain
Exoskeleton made of protein and chitin
Jointed limbs
Open circulatory system

7. All insects also have Three body sections - head, thorax, abdomen
One pair of antennae
2 Compound eyes
Thorax has 3 segments, each with a pair of legs (6 legs).
Abdomen usually has 11 segments and spiracles (openings used for breathing.
Open circulatory system
Develop through metamorphosis (stages)

8. Life cycles of insects
Incomplete Metamorphosis
Complete Metamorphosis

9. How many are there? 290,000 species of beetles
103,000 species of ants, bees and wasps
112,000 moths and butterflies
164,000 other insect species
(flys etc.)

10. BIOMASSIVE If you calculated the weight of all the insects in the world..
It would be more than all other animals combined.

11. Monarch Butterflies
Gather in Mexico – as many as 4 million per acre.

12. Which of these are insects?