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HOW TO IDENTIFY INSECTS
Ants are insects
.
Butterflies and moths are insects
.
Mosquitoes are insects.
Beetles are insects.
Locusts are insects.
Spiders are NOT insects
Spiders are ARACHNIDS.
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WHAT MAKES IT AN INSECT?
All insects have a body made up of
3
parts:
HEAD
THORAX
ABDOMEN
All insects have
6
legs
a pair of antennae
Insects change as they grow.
Some young insects look totally different from the adult insect.
Some insects change just a little, but some change a great deal.
These are the larvae of ants.
This is the adult ant.
Click here to see a closeup view of a fly
