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Insects (from
Latin insectum) are
hexapod invertebrates of the
class Insecta. They are the
largest group within the
arthropod phylum.
Insects have a chitinous...
- ἔντομον (éntomon),
meaning insect", and -logy from λόγος (lógos),
meaning "study", is the
branch of
zoology that
focuses on
insects.
Those who
study entomology...
- from
landing or
climbing on that surface.
Insect repellents help
prevent and
control the
outbreak of
insect-borne (and
other arthropod-bourne) diseases...
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Scale insects are
small insects of the
order Hemiptera,
suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of
dramatically variable appearance and
extreme ****ual dimorphism, they...
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Flies are
insects of the
order Diptera, the name
being derived from the Gr**** δι- di- "two", and πτερόν
pteron "wing".
Insects of this
order use only a...
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Insect morphology is the
study and
description of the
physical form of
insects. The
terminology used to
describe insects is
similar to that used for other...
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Crickets are
orthopteran insects which are
related to bush
crickets and more distantly, to gr****hoppers. In
older literature, such as Imms, "crickets"...
- An
insect hotel, also
known as a bug
hotel or
insect house, is a
manmade structure created to
provide shelter for
insects. They can come in a
variety of...
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Insects have
mouthparts that may vary
greatly across insect species, as they are
adapted to
particular modes of feeding. The
earliest insects had chewing...
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Insect farming is the
practice of
raising and
breeding insects as livestock, also
referred to as
minilivestock or
micro stock.
Insects may be
farmed for...
