Body Anatomy
Hexopods are the most diverse group of arthropods. with more than 700,000 insect species classified into over 30 orders. That supersedes any other classification as largest by almost three times.
Insects are comprised of three tagma. the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. The prothorax, mesothorax, and metathorax all make up the thorax. The thorax is where the legs are located, as well as the the wings. a tough but flexible sheet of exoskeleton connects all parts of insects. The ridgid exoskeleton supports the insects body and the cuticle retards loss of body water. These are both adaptations for terrestrial life.
Insects are comprised of three tagma. the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. The prothorax, mesothorax, and metathorax all make up the thorax. The thorax is where the legs are located, as well as the the wings. a tough but flexible sheet of exoskeleton connects all parts of insects. The ridgid exoskeleton supports the insects body and the cuticle retards loss of body water. These are both adaptations for terrestrial life.
Habitat, Diet, Life Cycle
All Insects have separate genders. During mating the male deposits sperm into the females seminal receptacle where they are stored until the eggs are released by the ovaries. After release, the eggs are fertilized internally. The last segment of the females abdomen forms into an organ called an ovipositor. Insects have may defense mechanisms that include camouflage and venomous stingers. They also have warning coloration that indicates danger or poison, this tends to ward off predatory animals. Batesian mimicry is the adaptation in which one animal mimics the warning coloration of another. Insects can be parasitic, carnivorous, herbivores or omnivores.
Examples
silver fish, lice, earwigs, mayflies, termites, dragonflies, grass hoppers, cockroaches, weevles, ladybugs, bees, wasps, ants, butterflies, moths.