insects project

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dragonfly

termite

bees

Lady bug

prayig mantis

mosquito

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aphid

lice

butterfly

cricket

cicada

flea

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grass hopper

ant

hornet

phasmids

fly

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lady bug

Ladybugs have oval like shaped bodies with six pairs of legs. Ladybugs can have spots or stripes. Seven-spotted ladybugs can be red or many different colors such as orange or yellow maybe even pink if you're rare. Ladybugs mostly have Three spot on each side of the ladybug and one in the middle of a ladybug. Ladybugs can have a black head with white patches on either side.Ladybugs have two sets of wings to escape predators or to consume plants. The color of the spots on a ladybug is black.

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Geographic, National . “Ladybugs | National Geographic.” Animals, 10 Sept. 2010, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/ladybugs. Accessed 10 May 2023.

Pikaole. “Heart Love Gif by Pikaole,” Giphy.com, giphy.com/gifs/ladybug-pikaole-ladybeetle-a64E9iT0kKzsrWAyWu. Accessed 16 May 2023.

mosquito

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praying mantis

Praying mantis have long necks and a triangle shaped head. They can turn their heads at entire half of a circle. They're very camouflaged they have adapting colors that help them blend with plants, flowers, bushes and even just on the ground. Some also have amazing bodies that make them look like leaves or branches which camouflages them with their surroundings. praying mantis are very good hunters because they have clawes or blades in their arms that help them hunt other insects.

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National Geographic. “Praying Mantis | National Geographic.” Animals, 10 Sept. 2010, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/praying-mantis. Accessed 10 May 2023.

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bee

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mOsquito

Mosquitos have slender like bodies, long legs and fly with their wings. Female mosquitosare more dangerous than male mosquitos because it can transmit a number of dieseases to a human body such as malaria encephalits these dieseases can be harmful to the human body

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National Geographic. “Mosquitoes | National Geographic.” Animals, 11 Apr. 2010, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/mosquitoes.

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“Bite Mosquito GIF by Fngrpns.” Giphy.com, giphy.com/gifs/bite-mosquito-mozilla-RGjWKtpFJmxtSDHFLb. Accessed 16 May 2023.

dragonfly

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bees

\A bee's body is divided by three parts, the head, 2 pairs of antennas, six legs with a thorax, and an abdomen. Bees have yellow and black fur sometimes there fur might look weird because they cover themselves with pollen or nectar. Female bees have stingers not to defend but to lay eggs.

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National Geographic. “Honeybee | National Geographic.” Animals, 10 June 2011, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/honeybee. Accessed 10 May 2023.

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termite

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dragonfly

A dragonfly has a pair of large eyes to see, 2 pairs of bulky transparent wings to fly, and maybe some colored patched on its body. Most dragonflies had beautiful colors like blue, red, green, yellow, pink, purple and even white, there are a variety of colors, a dragonfly can have. Sometimes they can be camouflaged with something in their environment.

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Geographic, National. “Dragonflies, Facts and Photos.” Animals, 28 Apr. 2020, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/dragonflies-insects. Accessed 10 May 2023.

America, BBC. “Fly Singapore GIF by BBC America,” Giphy.com, giphy.com/gifs/bbcamerica-singapore-bbc-america-wild-summer-gGegP2Wjt3zePLLu2y. Accessed 16 May 2023.

butterfly

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termite

Termites are very soft body insects that live in very large colonies typically in a rock or mound of something like dried dirt. Different types of termites feast on wood which can be highly destructive to the tree and timber maybe the tree bark too.

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Termite.” Animals, 21 Apr. 2016, kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/termite. Accessed 10 May 2023.

Armisen, Fred. “Season 3 Termite Gif by Portlandia,” Giphy.com, giphy.com/gifs/portlandia-season-3-episode-9-26Ff2QdO67ktiJyso. Accessed 16 May 2023.

flea

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butterfly

A butterfly is a flying insect with a small body and 4 pairs of wing, and 6 legs, and 2 pairs of antennas. A butterfly's wings can be very colorful. Butterflies are one of the most beautiful animals in the world because of their wings you can find them flying everywhere your go.

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National Geographic. “Monarch Butterfly, Facts and Photos.” Animals, 11 Nov. 2010, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/monarch-butterfly. Accessed 10 May 2023.

cicada

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Flea

Fleas are these small wingless insects that Has flattened spines. The size of these insects can be up to 0.32 cm or 0.13 inches or even smaller than that. These insects feast on blood on other mammals.

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www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-fleas-mighty-jump. Accessed 10 May 2023.

cricket

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Cicada

A cicada is like a butterfly it has Transparent wings, but a cicada has 2 pairs and a butterfly has 4 pairs. A cicada can make a very loud sound from the membranes in their abdomen.

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Geographic, National. “Cicadas, Facts and Photos.” Animals, 10 May 2011, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/cicadas. Accessed 10 May 2023.

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aphid

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cricket

A cricket is like a grasshopper they have a lot of similarities but only a male crickets can have an ability to make a chirp sound.

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“The Silence of the Crickets, the Silence of the Crickets.” Science, 29 May 2014, www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-silence-of-the-crickets-the-silence-of-the-crickets. Accessed 10 May 2023.

lice

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Aphid

An aphid is like a spider they have 3 pairs of long legs. They are herbivores because they eat saps on plants. Aphids are not harmful to humans, but they can be harmful to trees or stuff in gardens. If a aphids bite you, you can get swelling and an itchy rash.

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“Aphids Got Their Colours by Stealing Genes from Fungi.” Science, 30 Apr. 2010, www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/aphids-got-their-colours-by-stealing-genes-from-fungi. Accessed 10 May 2023.

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ant

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lice

If you see white particles in someones hair, Its probably lice. Lice are a two small winged insect that live on any mammals except for ocean creatures they can live on fur of an animal or in our hair. Lice feeds on human blood. To get rid of lice you have to soak and wash your hair very good to the point where it comes out.

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Geograhic, National. “Head Louse.” Animals, 14 June 2019, kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/head-louse. Accessed 10 May 2023.

fly

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ant

An ant is a type of insect that is very small. ant's body is covered with hard armor called the exoskeleton most insects havean exoskeleton like ladybugs and Roly poly's and much more.Ants gather up food with their pincers or like a mouth. If you get bit by an ant , itcan cause pain or a burning sensation.

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National Geographic. “Ants | National Geographic.” Animals, 10 May 2011, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/ants.

phasmid

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fly

A fly has 3 body parts a head, thorax, and a abdomen. They have two large eyes, two pairs of antennas, and a mouth part. Flies have two membrane wings, Three pairs of legs. Surprising a larvae can look like a worm no legs, antennae or wings. If you see a thing flying on your food, it's a fly.

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PBS. “Grooming Bbc GIF by PBS,” Giphy.com, giphy.com/gifs/pbs-bbc-green-planet-the-Eagd1E0J9VonJm60Tn. Accessed 16 May 2023.

“The Wisdom of the Fly Crowds.” Science, 24 Dec. 2014, www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-wisdom-of-the-fly-crowds.

hornet

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phasmids

Phasmids are pretty cool they can look like a stick or leaves how cool is that. Phasmids are at the top of camouflage. Phasmids are herbivores which means they eat plants and vegetables in the garden. If you see a stick on a tomato for instance, it might be a Phasmid.

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National Geographic. “Stick Insects | National Geographic.” Animals, 12 Mar. 2010, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/stick-insects. Accessed 11 May 2023.

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grass hopper

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Hornet

A hornet is similar to a wasp, but it has a brown thorax and brown and yellow stripes on its body. A hornet looks like a wasp and a wasp has similar to a bee so you might get confused about what is a hornet or not. If you get stung by a hornet, it might cause a burning sensation.

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Geographic, National . “Hornets | National Geographic.” Animals, 10 June 2011, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/hornets. Accessed 11 May 2023.

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grass hoppper

A grasshopper has a chewing mouth, slender body, wings that can fold, and great strong legs to jump really high or to escape predatorsor to eat their prey.

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“Urban Grasshoppers Sing Louder.” Animals, 23 Nov. 2012, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/121121-grasshoppers-bugs-insects-singing-science-animals. Accessed 11 May 2023.

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