Order of coleoptera
Dungbeetles, roll balls out of dung, and lay their eggs in it.
Blisterbeetles, display warning colours and contains a drug that can give you blisters
Glow worms: flying males produce flashing light others have a steady glow
Ladybirds are predatory, can eat up to 5000 aphids in a lifetime
Ants never sleep and can carry more than it's body weight
Honey bees: there are 4 species of honey bees
Ant- lion represent dragonflies, larvae create a funnel shaped pits
Order Diptera
Mosquitos bread in still water, only females need to drink blood
Houseflies clean itself after eating, and can't swallow solid food
Order hemiptera (bugs)
Spittle bugs sucks sap from host plants
Assassin bugs can give painful bites
Scale insects live for 2-3 days
Order lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)
Wings are covered with scales
Moths hold wings open
butterflies hold their wings closed
Ecological role of insects:
Important rectors
waste disposal
Maintain balance in nature
Food provision
Pollinators
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