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FLYING COLOURS Fossils show that insects have lived on Earth for at least 320 million years – even before there were dinosaurs! These amazing creatures come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and can be found all over our planet, from jungles and <strong>desert</strong>s to houses and gardens. But what exactly is an insect? What are arachnids An ant is an insect – it has a head, thorax and abdomen. Arachnids have eight (sometimes ten) legs and are made of two distinct body parts – the abdomen and the cephalothorax (a combination of the head and thorax). They have a pair of fang-like mouthparts and a pair of leg-like structures that come in useful for holding food. Scorpions, mites, ticks, crane flys (daddy longlegs) and spiders are all part of the arachnid family. 4 What is an insect An insect’s body is made of three essential parts – the head, thorax and abdomen. Unlike humans, insects have exoskeletons – skeletons on the outside of their bodies. This protects them from harm and ensures that water stays inside, preventing their bodies from drying out. Many insects have wings, and the majority have antennae close to the head. Insects rank among some of the most successful animals in the world. With millions of species, they can live in almost any habitat. Insects are known as arthropods, animals which lack a backbone. A spider is an arachnid.
There are millions of species of insect in the world.
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DESERT BUGS You might expect the dr
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THE EYES HAVE IT To make up for the
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GLOSSARY Honeycomb A waxy structure
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