Insects Vocabulary

Small animals with six legs and three main body parts

• habitats

• insects

• antennae

The natural homes of plants and animals

• extinction

• social

• habitats

Tags

NGSS.3-LS4-3

insects that live in colonies, or groups

• social

• solitary

• exoskeleton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

insects that live on their own

• social

• solitary

• habitats

the end of the insect's body farthest away from the head

• antennae

• abdomen

• exoskeletons

come in a variety of shapes and sizes and help insects learn more about their surrounding

• thorax

• exoskeletons

• antennae

made of tough, flexible material that protects the insect's soft insides like a suit of armor

• exoskeletons

• antennae

• thorax

the middle part of the insect's body

• thorax

• larva

• abdomen

the immature stage of an insect's complete metamorphosis, between egg and pupa; example: caterpillar stage of the butterfly

• larva

• solitary

• nymph

the immature stage of an insect that does not undergo a complete metamorphosis, between egg and adult; resembles the adult insect

• larva

• nymph

• pupa