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→About Insects
==Key Stage 1==
===Meaning===
An [[animal]] without a [[backbone]] and with 6 jointed legs.
===About Insects===
: There are many different types of '''insect'''. These are just some of the types:
*Flies
*Butterflies
*Moths
*Beetles
*Stick Insects
*Ants
*Wasps
*Bees
*Aphids
{| class="wikitable"
|+ All of these creatures have 6 jointed legs as adults.
|-
|[[File:Fly.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Butterfly.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Moth.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |There are many different types of fly.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A butterfly is an insect.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A moth is a [[nocturnal]] insect.
|-
|[[File:Beetle1.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:StickInsect.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Ant.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |There are over 10,000 different kinds of beetle.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Stick insects have evolved to look like sticks to hide from [[Predator|predators]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Ants live in big groups called a 'colony'.
|-
|[[File:Wasp.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:BeePollinate1.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Aphid.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Wasps are '''insects''' that sting to defend their nest.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Not all bees make honey or live in hives. Most types of bee live on their own.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |An aphid is a 'pest' that damages plants.
|}
==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
An '''insect''' is an [[invertebrate]] with 6 jointed legs.
===About Insects===
: All adult '''insects''' have 6 legs.
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Eggs'''
|'''Larva'''
|'''Pupa'''
|'''Adult'''
|-
|[[File:ButterflyEggs.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Caterpillar.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:ButterflyPupa.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Butterfly.png|center|150px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Insects''' lay eggs.
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |The eggs hatch and a larva comes out. This larva is called a caterpillar.
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |The larva makes a pupa where the larva can change into the adult.
| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |The adult '''insect''' hatches from the pupa. In this case the adult is a butterfly.
|}
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
An '''insect''' is an [[invertebrate]] with 6 jointed legs.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
An '''insect''' is an [[invertebrate]] with 6 jointed legs.
==Beyond the Curriculum==
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