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Internal Insect Systems - Purdue Extension Entomology

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Key Parts of Respiratory System<br />

• Spiracles –breathing holes<br />

• Tracheal tubes- coiled vacuum like hoses<br />

re-enforced with chitin strands called<br />

taenidia<br />

• Tracheoles – fine tubes with thin<br />

membranes that foster gas exchange<br />

• Oxygen in , Carbon Dioxide out<br />

Tutorial<br />

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/tutorial/respire.html

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