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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...
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discourage insects (and
arthropods in general) from
landing or
climbing on that surface.
Insect repellents help
prevent and
control the
outbreak of
insect-borne...
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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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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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colonies can be
viewed as superorganisms.
Eusociality has
evolved among the
insects, crustaceans,
trematoda and mammals. It is most
widespread in the Hymenoptera...
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Insects are the only
group of
invertebrates that have
evolved wings and flight.
Insects first flew in the Carboniferous, some 300 to 350
million years...
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Aquatic insects or
water insects live some
portion of
their life
cycle in the water. They feed in the same ways as
other insects. Some
diving insects, such...
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Angels and
Insects (sometimes
styled as
Angels &
Insects) is a 1995
romantic drama film
directed by
Philip Haas and
starring Mark Rylance,
Patsy Kensit...
