Welcome to the CURLA Entomology Museum Gr 2

Welcome to the CURLA Entomology Museum Gr 2 -4 19, 000 Insects 12, 000 from Honduras 140 Countries Almost the whole world

Animals with a spinal column 3% Mammals Birds 5, 513 66, 178 10, 425 Reptiles Amphibians 10, 038 7, 302 Fish 32, 900

Animales without a spinal column Protozoans: very primitive like amoebas Metazoa: 1, 305, 250 97% • Sponges • Jellyfish 2, 175 • Corals • Tapeworms • Worms • Insects • Mollusks • Spiders • Crustaceans • Etc. 1, 000 85, 000 102, 248 47, 000 68, 827

+ External skeleton, segmented body, jointed legs. • Crustaceans: shrimp, crabs. • Centipedes: run very fast, poisonous. 15 pairs of legs (2 feet per segment). • Millipedes: move slowly, 30 pairs of legs (4 feet per segment). • Arachnids: 8 feet, 2 part body. • Insects: hard exoskeleton, 3 part body: head, thorax, abdomen. Antennae, 6 feet. Usually 2 pairs of wings.

The insects are divided into 33 orders by: • Type of mouth • Type of wings • Type of metamorphosis ¡ 75% of the insects are smaller than 6 mm!

Ver Programa Much information about: Insects Crustaceans GAMES Heaviest, fastest, etc. Spiders Centipedes Millipedes

The butterflies mate the same day they are born. Egg Larva (caterpillar) Adult Pupa

Sung to: “Up on the House Top” First comes a butterfly and lays an egg, Out comes the caterpillar with many legs. Oh, see the caterpillar spin and spin, A little cocoon (chrysalis) to sleep in. Oh, oh, oh, look and see Out of the cocoon (chrysalis) my, oh, my Out comes a pretty butterfly.

Egg Nymph 1 Nymph 2 Adult

Proboscis Water Nectar Pollen Fermenting fruit Trap for butterflies that eat fruit.

There approximately 15, 000 butterflies and 150, 000 moths. Feathery antennae or pointed tip Wings flat when resting Silk cocoon Dark colors Fly at night Body covered with hair Wings connected by a spine

Gr 2 -4 There approximately 15, 000 butterflies and 150, 000 moths. Antennae thicker at the tip. Sits with wings closed above the body. More colorful Smooth chrysalis Fly during the day Body with no hair Lobed hindwing

Thysania agrippina Moth widest wingspan in the world up to 30 cm. The one from La Ceiba is 28 cm. Attacus atlas (Philippines) Moth with the most surface area in square centimeters.

Morpho cypris (On the North Coast of Honduras) One of the shiniest butterflies of Honduras. Chrysiridia ripheus (Only in Madagascar) Most colorful moth of the world.

Goliathus goliathus (Rwanda, Africa) Heaviest insect of the world. 100 grams or 3. 5 ounces. Amphimoea walkeri (La Ceiba, Honduras) Moth with the longest mouth of the world. Maximum 28 cm. It Feeds on a special orquid flower.

Acrocinus longimanus (La Ceiba, Honduras) Insect with the longest legs in the world. Pandinus imperator (West Africa) Largest scorpion of the world. Not dangerous.

Bear Face Cockroach (In the forest of La Ceiba, Honduras) Big Black Cockroach (In the forest of La Ceiba, Honduras) These big coackroaches are good decomposers in dead trees.

The museum opened in April, 1996 with the following objetives: • To create an awareness of the tremendous beauty and diversity of the insect world. • To portray the importance of insects. • To stress the importance and need to conserve the habitats where these creatures live. • To serve as an educational arthropod center. • To help promote the city of La Ceiba and Honduras as a tourist destination.

Endemic insects of Honduras are only found in the country of Honduras; no other country in the world. According to a study conducted by the Panamerican Agricultural University Honduras has at least 15 insects that are only found in Honduras.

ØHearts in Butterfly Wings Butterflies Parnassius

Trap Jaw Ant Odontomachus bauri are commonly known as trap jaw ants. They have a very big pair of mandibles capable of opening 180 degrees. The ants open the mandibles as far as possible which are then locked into position with some internal mechanism. The energy is stored in a group of thick muscles. This energy is released in a powerful explosion by the stimulation of some sensory hairs. The trap jaw ants O. bauri close their mandibles faster than any other body part of any other predator in the animal world. A study done in California on this species registered speeds between 126 to 230 km per hour, with the mandibles closing in 130 micro seconds. GO. Jump backwards video Jump vertical video Mandible video

INSECTS and SPIDERS Ver video

June bug, stink bug, Ladybug, chinch bug, Water bug, pink bug, Please-don't-pinch bug! Gypsy moth, luna moth, Beetle and mosquito, Bugs and insects Really are neat-o! Horsefly, housefly, Dragonfly, deer fly, Firefly, fruit fly, Buzzing-in-your-ear fly! Cockroach, katydid, Cricket and cicada, Grasshopper, mantis, Catch you all later! Honeybee, bumblebee, Queen bee, drone bee, Worker bee, nurse bee, Leave-me-alone bee!

Wildlife is a mystery for many and will only be protected when it is understood.

When you have cut the last tree; Contaminated the last river and Caught the last fish, You will realize That money cannot be eaten.