CK12 Life Science

How does the scorpions’ method of producing young differ from most other arachnids? Further Reading / Supplemental Links http ...

myriapoda An arthropod subphylum containing the centipedes and millipedes. opiliones The arachnid group containing daddy-long-le ...

Introduction Insects, with overa milliondescribed species, arethe mostdiversegroupof animalson Earth. They may be found in nearl ...

Figure 12.29: Caterpillars feeding on a host plant. ( 23 ) Figure 12.30: A diagram of a human and an insect, comparing the three ...

Table 12.5: shows the structures present in each body segment. Head Thorax Abdomen A pair of sensory antennae, apairofcompoundey ...

Figure 12.31: A pair of water striders mating, showing how water surface tension allows for them to stand on the water. ( 17 ) T ...

Table 12.6: (continued) Types of Communication Representative Organisms Description Sound Production Mostly by mechani- cal acti ...

Table 12.6: (continued) Types of Communication Representative Organisms Description Chemical Wide range of insects have evolved ...

Table 12.6: (continued) Types of Communication Representative Organisms Description “Dance Language” – a sys- tem of abstract sy ...

the area, as when an insect hibernates. A few insects migrate, but this is a larger-scale form of navigation and involves only a ...

Figure 12.35: Monarch butterflies in an overwintering cluster. ( 11 ) Insects are divided into two major groups, the wingless an ...

Some insects are capable of sponging, as in the housefly. One of the mouthparts is specialized for this function, where liquid f ...

Table 12.7: Type of Metamor- phosis None Incomplete Complete Characteristics Only difference be- tween adult and lar- vae is siz ...

Figure 12.36: Heteroptera nymphs and egg cases. ( 15 ) Figure 12.37: The chrysalis (pupal stage) of a monarch butterfly. ( 19 ) ...

human history, as silk-driven trade established relationships between China and the rest of the world. Fly larvae (maggots) were ...

colonies. Insect locomotion includes flight, walking, and swimming. There are two major groups of insects, the wingless and the ...

pheromones Chemicals secreted by animals, especially insects, that influence the behavior or development of others within the sa ...

(12) André Karwath.http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Tick_2_(aka).jpg. CC-BY-SA 2.5. (13) Alessio Sbarbaro. The beach yiel ...

(33) Tomasz Sienicki.http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Woda-3_ubt.jpeg. CC-BY-SA 2.5. (34) Eric Guinther. A centipede, fro ...

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