Understanding God's World Chapter - Chapter 2

Antennae

a large "feeler," or sense organ, on the head of insects.

Ants

the bible examples of hard-working insects

 

backswimmer

backswimmer:

swims on its back under the water, using its hind legs for oars.

 

black swallow tail butterfly

Buries dead animals:

Burying Beetle

 

Burying Beetle

camouflage:

a disguise that causes people or animals to blend in with their surroundings

carries its house around:

Caddis worm

Chew wood:

termites and paper wasp

chrysalis:

a hard case covering a butterfly larva

cocoon:

a silk case covering a moth larva

communicates food sources by doing a dance:

honey bee

complete metamorphosis:

of insects, four stages of growth- from egg to larva to pupa to adult

compound eyes:

eyes which enable an insect to see in almost all directions at once

 

crickets

crickets:

are most active after dark, they are nocturnal

 

Dragonfly

dragonfly:

have clear wings

 

mole cricket

  every adult has 6 legs attached to its thorax:

mole cricket

exoskeleton

Hard coat of armor that protects the tiny body parts of insects. exo means outside.

experiment

a planned way to test a hypothesis

Feed on other insects

praying mantis, ladybug, and beetles

For an animal to be classified as an insect, it must have 3 special characteristics

1. an outside skeleton or exoskeleton
2. 3 body parts
3. six jointed legs

Four stages of complete metamorphosis

Eggs, Larva, Pupa, Adult

Goliath beetle

Go through complete metamorphosis

flies, moths, and bees

Go through incomplete metamorphosis

milkweed bug, cicada, and praying mantis
 

Grasshopper

grasshopper

When a grasshopper is not flying, its wings meet in a peak on the grasshopper's back like the roof of a house.

Has two pairs of compound eyes

Whirligig beetle

hibernate

to go into a long, deep sleep
 

Honey bee

honey bee

have stingers for protection. They have special baskets on their legs for collecting pollen and carrying it back to their hive.
 

Hornet

hornet

have stingers for protection

hypothesis

a reasonable explanation of something based on observations of that thing; a sensible guess

incomplete metamorphosis

another name for the three stages of insect growth

insecticide

a chemical used to kill insects

The insect's abdomen

The last body part contains the insect's heart and stomach.

The Insect's head

contains the insects brain, antennae, eyes and mouth parts

The Insect's thorax

is the middle body part where the wings and legs are attached

instinct

a God-given ability or behavior that is inherited rather than learned

Invertebrates

Worms, spiders, jellyfish, starfish, and many other creatures are invertebrates - an animal without backbones

Keeps "cows" for the nectar they give

Ants - cowboy
 

Ladybug

ladybug

wide and thick

larva

the second stage of complete metamorphosis of an insect; a caterpillar, grub or maggot

larva

the second stage of complete metamorphosis of an insect; a caterpillar, grub, or maggot

Lays her eggs on her husband's back

giant water bug

Lice

are parasites.

Live in colonies

ant, termites, and bee

Live in the water

backswimmer, caddis worm, and whirligig

backswimmer

 

meadowlark

State bird of Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, and Wyoming

Metamorphosis

a change in form

Migrate long distances

Monarch and painted lady butterfly
 

milkweed bug

mimicry

the name for a disguise that makes a harmless animal look like a harmful one
 

mockingbird

mockingbird

State bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas

Molting

the shedding of outer skin, scales, feathers, horns, or hair

 

Monarch Butterfly

mosquito

mud dauber wasp

Name the 4 kinds of insect mouths and at least 1 insect for each:

chewing mouth (beetles); sucking mouth (butterfly); piercing-sucking mouth (large milkweed bug); chewing-lapping mouth (bee)

Name the 5 insects that go through complete metamorphosis

Butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, mosquitoes, bees, and wasps

nocturnal

a word describing animals which are most active after dark

nymph

a baby insect that looks almost like its parents

ovipositor

The females of some, like the cricket, have a long, narrow, egg-laying part called the ovipositor. It is not as noticeable on others.

parasite

an animal or plant that attaches itself to another animal or plant and feeds on it

 

praying mantis

Holds it forelegs in what looks like a position of prayer, is actually holding them ready to grab insects to eat

predator

an animal that fees upon other living animals

Pretend to be harmful

vicroy butterfly and tiger swallow tail catepiller

The process called molting

When the insect outgrows its exoskeleton, it grows a new exoskeleton under the old one and then crawls out of the old skeleton.

Protect themselves by their stings

honeybees, hornets, and yellow jackets

pupa

the third or resting stage of complete metamorphosis of an insect

 

robin

State bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin

 

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

State bird of Oklahoma

sensilla

tiny sense organs

sensilla

tiny hairs for hearing and sensing

simple eyes

Insects usually have several simple eyes in between their large ones. With these they can see light and movements.

Social insects

They live and work closely together. Their colonies are like small cities with thousands of inhabitants. Example: Ant nests; beehives, and socials wasps or paper nests.

spiracles

the air enters the tubes through tiny holes called spiracles that are found along the side of the body.

State the law of biogenesis

a scientific law which states that life can only come from others life

 

Syrphid fly

termite

terminate soldier shoots a disagreeing liquid out of a hour on the front of its head to discourage enemies from invading the nest.

Three stages of incomplete metamorphosis

Eggs, Nymphs, and Adult

Vertebrates

Animals with backbones, such as dogs, birds, fish, frogs, and lizards

walking stick

What are 4 differences between butterflies and moths?

Moths fly at night/Butterflies fly in the day; Moth's antennas are feathery/Butterflies antennas are thin with a knob; Butterflies fold their wings together when they rest/Moths rest with their wings spread out; the moth's body is thicker than a butterfly.

What are the 5 ways insects communicate?

Dance, Touch, Smell, Sight, and Sound

What does a caterpillar become before it turns into an adult?

pupa

What do scientists call a caterpillar?

a larva

 

whirligig beetle

has 2 pairs of compound eyes. The upper eyes are designed for seeing above water and the lower for seeing under the water. The whirligig can look up and down at the same time.

Who is Jean Henri Fabre

known as the world's greatest entomologist and scientist. He discovered the importance of instinct in insects and described very carefully how insects behave together

Why are lice wingles?

because they do not need to travel - all the food they need is right where they live.

 

woolly bear

the catepiller is covered with a thick, hairy coat divided into 3 bands of color, black on each end and reddish brown in the middle.

Science G4, 1st Semester.
First week on August 2015.