Difference between revisions of "Insect"
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|[[File:Fly.png|center|200px]] | |[[File:Fly.png|center|200px]] | ||
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|[[File:Moth.png|center|200px]] | |[[File:Moth.png|center|200px]] | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |There are many different types of fly. |
| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A butterfly is an insect. |
| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A moth is a [[nocturnal]] insect. |
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|[[File:Beetle1.png|center|200px]] | |[[File:Beetle1.png|center|200px]] | ||
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|[[File:Ant.png|center|200px]] | |[[File:Ant.png|center|200px]] | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | | + | | 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;" | | + | | 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;" | | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Ants live in big groups called a 'colony'. |
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|[[File:Wasp.png|center|200px]] | |[[File:Wasp.png|center|200px]] | ||
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|[[File:Aphid.png|center|200px]] | |[[File:Aphid.png|center|200px]] | ||
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| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" | | + | | 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;" | | + | | 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;" | | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |An aphid is a 'pest' that damages plants. |
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Revision as of 09:56, 17 August 2018
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
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| There are many different types of fly. | A butterfly is an insect. | A moth is a nocturnal insect. |
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| There are over 10,000 different kinds of beetle. | Stick insects have evolved to look like sticks to hide from predators. | Ants live in big groups called a 'colony'. |
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| Wasps are insects that sting to defend their nest. | Not all bees make honey or live in hives. Most types of bee live on their own. | 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.