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1. Name and describe 4 characteristics of insects. Head- the head of the insect, Throax- is the middle of the insect, Abdomen- were the muscle of the insect is located , Exsoskeleton- the outside of the insects, which means they have no bones.

2.An insect's thorax is responsible for locomotion. Why is this? What are the different parts of the thorax that make this true and how do they work? The Different parts of the Thorax is the legs and the wings.The hind wing is membranous and folds like a fan.

3. Name and describe 4 different antennae types and an example of an insect with that type. Why do insects have different types of antennae? Moniliform bead like, And mostly found on Termites and some Beetles. Serrate saw like, Found on Click Beetles and Net Winged Beetles
Capitate knob like, Found on Butterflies and Antilions. Clavate Club like, Mostly found on Carpet Beetles.

4. What is the largest insect? What is the smallest insect? Why are no insects larger than a toaster? The biggest in today's world is the Goliathus Beetle. The Smallest insect are called fairyflies. They cannot grow once they have formed, and like a suit of armor, they become too heavy to move when they reach a certain size. Insects overcome the first problem by periodically molting their exoskeleton and growing a larger one in its place.

5. Name and describe 3 ways that insects are beneficial to people. Name and describe 3 ways that insects are harmful to people. They Polinate Plants, helps solve crime, keeps other insects away. Destroy crops, Carry Diseases, some are harmful.

6.Why are some insects' exoskeletons very rigid and others are so soft? Give an example of an insect with a hard exoskeleton and one with a soft exoskeleton. An insect with a hard exsoskelton is a ladybug. And another insect with a soft exoskeleton is a termite. The reason that some are hard is for protection. But some are also soft such as termites etc.. They are soft and can stetch i f needed, but if the insects have an hard exsoskelton they cannot strecth like the other insects. But the insects with the harder exsoskelton is subject to last longer than the others.

Test Questions

How do Whitetail Spiders survive? Meaning what do they feed off of?
A. Plants
B. Insects
C. Other Spiders
D. Termites

How Come Peacock Spiders have such bright colors?
A. To attract a mate.
B. To capture a prey.
C. To scare humans.
D. To hide from a prey
Which Spider makes its waste a bull’s eye for capturing its prey?
A. Porsche Spider
B. Black Widow Spider
C. Jumping Spider
D. Casting Spider
Which insect milks scale insects for honeydew?
A. June Cricket
B. June Ant
C. Scavenger Ant
D. Fog Darkling Beetle
How Does the Golden Wheel Spider move from one place to another?
A. By wind
B. Run
C. Spin and Roll
D. Jump
Red-back a spiders attack prey by
Grab it
Drown it
Catch in web
Reverse bungee
7. How quickly could a person die by a Web Spider bite?
Instantly
10 seconds
15 minutes
a week
A Cathedral Termites mound is made of what?
Grit
Spit
Poo
Soil
All the above
UV rays make what Arthropods glow in the dark?
Spider
Scorpion
Preying Mantis
Termite
What type of attack do Bull Ants use on their prey?
Shoot venom into their eyes
Bite to hold
Sting to kill
Paralyze
A and D
B and C
Spiders have been evolving for how may years?
A. 200 million
B. 90 million
C. 400 million
700 million
Spiders have how many legs?
10
8
12
6
Spiders do what to their prey?
Kill
Bite
Paralyze
All the above

How do Spiders sense prey?
Vibration
Sound
Smell
Touch
The webs of Spiders are said to be stronger than what?
Metal
Bricks
Steel
Iron

Study Questions!

1.Think about what you know about insects. Are insects arthropods? Explain why or why not. Please use specific examples of different arthropod characteristics to support your answer. Insects are not arthopods. Example of arthopods are.. Scorpions, Spiders, Etc. Things that are not insects.
2.In the class lecture, it was said that Isopods are dorsoventrally compressed. What in the world does that mean? What are other things in nature that can be described as dorsoventrally compressed? Explain. It means that the object is flattened top to bottom. like Roachs, crickets. ETC...

3.ou eat anything that Isopods eat? What “foods” do you have in common with Isopods? What “foods” do not have in common with Isopods? Elaborate please. No alot of people don't we don't have food in common with isopods. cause we dont eat anykind of seeweed or dead fish.

their back to protect them until the young are more able to protect them selves. What would life be like if human mothers and fathers carried all of their young around on their backs? How is this similar to what humans already do and how is it different? They are made the same because they both protect there kids just like humans do. But parents may carry a small child on their back but no there teenage child. Life would be kind of fun if we could be carried around all the time! Alot of kids would be lazy!

5.Cathedral Termites build quite interesting homes for themselves. Pretend that you lived in a Cathedral Termite mound. What are the advantages and disadvantages of life in the mound? The Advantage of living in a Cathedral Mound is that it is made of wood and its proably satble. And the disadvantages are that the mound is made up of spit and would get hot in there at times.

6.The Huntsman spider lives in Australia. Although it is quite large, the spider’s bite is essentially harmless. If this is true, how does the Huntsman spider cause harm to humans? Would the Huntsman spider affect you in the same way? The Way that the Huntsman Spider will harm people is that it has a tendency to scare us humans. Yes the spider would have the same effect on me because i am terrified of spiders of any kind.