INSECTS :INSECTS The most successful and diverse land animals (terrestrial ))


Insects succeed because: :Reproduce in LARGE NUMBERS first animals to evolve wings & FLY Flight allows some to feed on nectar & pollinate other plants (of same species). Insects succeed because:


FLIGHT allows insects to :patrol entire Earth search for food, mates, & nesting sites transport objects long distances FLIGHT allows insects to


Slide 4:Entomology is the study of insects. Insects and their near relatives are ARTHROPODS (phylum).


Arthropod Characteristics :Segmented bodies ( head, thorax, abdomen) Jointed appendages (legs, antennae) Exoskeleton made of CHITIN that must be shed Arthropod Characteristics


Slide 6:Review of Zoological Nomenclature (classifying & naming) Taxonomic Categories Phylum Class Order Family Genus Genus & species


Slide 7:Review of Zoological Nomenclature Taxonomic Categories Kingdom - Animalae Phylum - Arthropoda Class - Insecta Order - Coleoptera Family - Scarabaeidae Genus - Popillia Genus & species Popillia japonica Newman


Class Insecta :Largest group of organisms on earth More than half of all named species on earth are insects. hectare of lowland tropical rainforest is estimated to be inhabited by as many as 41,000 insect species Class Insecta


Some Insects harm people :Grasshoppers, boll weevils, and corn earworms EAT CROPS. Insects like fleas, mosquitoes, and flies transmit diseases caused by bacteria, protozoans and viruses! Termites eat wood & moths eat wool & carpet. Some Insects harm people


Insects are beneficial :vital in pollination of crops and flowering plants Serve as food for fish, birds and other animals Make honey, wax, shellac, & silk Help recycle nutrients (decay of plants & animals) Insects are beneficial


Insect External Features :three body segments three pairs of legs one pair of antennae modified mouthparts (mosquito, ? , fly) two solid wings usually small in size Insect External Features


Three distinct regions :HEAD -sensory perception, food gathering, neural intergration THORAX - locomotion (movement); legs & wings attached here ABDOMEN- houses organs of digestion, excretion, reproduction Three distinct regions


Exoskeleton made of CHITIN :Exoskeleton made of CHITIN


Grasshopper External Structure draw and label from packet :Grasshopper External Structure draw and label from packet


Feeding and Digestion :Feeding and Digestion


Circulation :Circulation


Respiration :Respiration


Excretion :Excretion


Neural Control :Neural Control


Development :Development


Complete Metamorphosis :Complete Metamorphosis


Incomplete Metamorphosis :Incomplete Metamorphosis


Slide 23:General anatomy, physiology, and development of insects -- About 1 million species --12 aquatic/semiaquatic orders 3 distinct regions: head: sensory perception, neural integration, food gathering. Thorax: locomotion Abdomen: houses visceral organs (digestive, excretory, reproductive systems)


Slide 24:Head Important external features: 1) Antennae -- contain chemical, olfactory, tactile, and auditory receptors. Can also sense vibrations. 2) Compound eyes (vision/movement/color) and dorsal ocelli (light detection). Many insects perceive ultraviolet, blue-green and red wavelengths. 3) Specialized mouth parts – food gathering, defense.


Slide 25:Head: Antennae


Slide 26:Thorax Composed of 3 segments: 1) anterior – prothorax 2) middle – mesothorax 3) posterior -- metathroax Legs:


Insect Life Histories :Metamorphosis simple immature stages complete larvae pupa (chrysalis) Insect Life Histories


Slide 28:Metamorphosis


Slide 29:Class Insecta Order Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Order Plecoptera (stoneflies) Order Odonata (dragon/damselflies) Order Trichoptera (caddisflies) Order Megaloptera (alderflies) Order Hemiptera (true bugs) Order Coleoptera (beetles) Order Neuroptera (spongillaflies) Order Lepidoptera (caterpillars) Order Diptera (flies and midges) Order Collembola (spring tails) Subphylum Uniramia


Slide 30:Some interesting scientific names Colon rectum (leiodid beetle) Godzillius, Pleomothra (remipede crustaceans) Some very long scientific names Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides (a dipteran) Gymnometriocnemus kamimegavirgus (a chironomid) Gammaracanthuskytodermogammarus loricatobaicalensis (an amphipod)