Entomology Vocabulary

Antenna

• Bug Legs

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• A pair of long, think sensory appendages on the head of insects, crustaceans, and other arthropods.

• Things that help and insect fly

Spiracles

• Substance that makes up exoskeletons

• Small openings or pores located on the body that allow for breathing (respiration)

• Spiral wings on some bugs

• Organism that only eats plants

Mouth Parts

• Appendages, typically found in pairs, surrounding the mouth of an insect or other arthropod and are adapted for feeding.

• An eye consisting of an array of visual units.

• An organism that hunts others for food

• What fish use to breathe

Proboscis

• A mouth part that helps bugs chew food.

• A nose

• An specialized elongated sucking mouthpart that is typically tube-like and flexible.

• What you would call an arthropod living in the ocean

Compound Eye

• An eye consisting of an array of numerous small visual units

• The middle of an insect

• A hole in the top of the head

• Part of the body that helps insects digest food

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Thorax

• An organism that eats mostly insects

• The end section of the body of an insect

• The front of an insect, containing the mouth parts.

• The middle section of the body of an insect that holds the legs and wings

An organism with no backbone or spine is a...?

• Invertebrate

• Vertebrate

A rigid external covering for the body of some invertebrate animals that provides support and protection.

• Exoskeleton

• Armor

• Wings

• Thorax

Segment of their body after the Thorax, which contains digestive and reproductive organs.

• Thorax

• Legs

• Head

• Abdomen

The large phylum of invertebrate animals that include insects, spiders, crustaceans, and their relatives.

• Primates

• Fish

• Arthropoda

• Mammals