Insects Overview of Content Insect Body Parts Where
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. eyes antennae mouth
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. abdomen
! n o i t s e u Quiz Q What part of the body is the arrow pointing to? a. Thorax b. Abdomen Let’s review again! c. Mouth
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g n o Wr r e w s n A 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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g n o Wr r e w s n A 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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g n o Wr r e w s n A 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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? e v i L s t c e s n I Where Do Grass? ! t u O d n i F s ’ t Le Water? Beach? Trees?
t s o m l a ! d e l v r i l o w s t c e e h s t n I d n u o r a e r e h w every Some insects live in underground caves. Some insects live on top of the world’s highest mountains.
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!
True or False Some insects can live in a pond. True False
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g n o Wr r e w s n A 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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g n o Wr r e w s n A 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. ”
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.
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!
! n o i t s e u Quiz Q Let’s review again! What is the second stage in an insect’s life cycle? a. Butterfly b. Pupa c. Egg d. Caterpillar (larva)
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g n o Wr r e w s n A The second stage of a butterfly’s life cycle is a caterpillar! Let’s review again!
! n o i t s e u Quiz Q In what stage does a butterfly appear? a. Stage 1 b. Stage 2 c. Stage 3 d. Stage 4
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g n o Wr r e w s n A A butterfly appears in stage 4! Let’s review again!
! n o i t s e u Quiz Q 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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g n o Wr r e w s n A The four stages in a butterfly’s life cycle are egg, larva, pupa and adult! Let’s review again!
Where do you want to go? Insect Body Parts Where do insects live? An insect’s life cycle Finished
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