xml:lang="en"> Insect Morphology

Insect Morphology

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3. Breathing tubes inside an insect
5. Leg segment of an insect
7. Another name for simple eyes
9. "Upper lip" of an insect
10. Thread-like antennae
13. "Bristle" on many on the antennae of many flies
14. A cocoon
16. A needle-like structure in insects with sucking mouthparts
17. Most insects lay _______.
20. The stage of development between larva and adult
21. Part of insect mouthparts
23. The last part of an insect leg, comparable to your "feet"
24. The insect body region towards the rear of the insect
26. This insect body region is where the wings and legs attach.
27. Insect "blood"
28. Dragonflies have large ___________ eyes.
29. A mosquito has _______ mouthparts.

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1. In beetles, their hardened elytra is actually their __________.
2. This is the body region that contains the eyes, antennae, and mouthparts.
3. Leg segment of insects
4. An insects "tongue"
6. The study of shapes and structures
8. Many aquatic insects use ______ to get oxygen out of the water.
11. This works like an eardrum for insects to hear. Some even have them on their legs!
12. These are used by an insect to sense their environment
14. Grasshoppers have ________ mouthparts.
15. An insect's exoskeleton is made of ________.
16. Tiny holes in an insects body that it uses to breathe
18. An insect has ____ legs.
19. An insects lower lip
22. An insects leg segment closest to its body
23. An insect has _______ body regions.
25. An insect has an ________ circulatory system.
26. Flies are different from other insects because they only have ____ wings.