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Insects Chapter 37 The Insect World Section 37.1 Characteristics of Insects Three tagmata: 1. Head: mandibles to chew, pair of antennae for sensory 2. Thorax: 3 pairs of jointed legs, most have 1 or 2 pairs of wings 3. Abdomen: 9-11 segments Head Thorax Abdomen Exoskeleton with… Antennae Examples: Leg Examples: Appendage examples: Two types of mouthparts: Entomology: • The study of insects – & other terrestrial arthropods • Person = entomologist – Classify insects into 25 orders based up: • Mouthparts • Number of wings • Type of development Classification of Insects • Subphylum: Hexapoda • Class: Insecta • Common Orders: – – – – – – – – – Hemiptera Homoptera Isoptera Odonata Orthoptera Coleoptera Diptera Hymenoptera Lepidoptera Table on page 743 Success of Insects • Insects live everywhere (except deep ocean) • 1 million species (more than 3x all other animals!) – 10 million might exist • Why so many? – Ability to fly • Escape & dispersal – Small – Short life spans • Quick adaptations Insects and People • Competition for food • Spread diseases – Plague, typhoid fever, malaria • Consume clothing & carpet • Crop pollination • Make commercial products – Wax, silk, honey • Recycle nutrients Insect Development • Hatchling must go through several molts to reach adulthood (sexual maturity) • Metamorphosis: major developmental changes from larvae to adult • Two forms: incomplete & complete Incomplete Metamorphosis • Nymph: immature form of insect that looks like adult • Only the adult can fly and is sexually mature Complete Metamorphosis • Two stages of development that look drastically different • Pupa: changing from larvae to adult • Cocoon: protective covering of pupa • Chrysalis: butterfly pupa protection Insect Defense • Passive defense examples: – Camouflage – Look like plants • Aggressive defense examples: – Venomous stingers – Harmful chemicals • Warning coloration: color pattern to warn of poison Mimicry • Mullerian mimicry: poisonous species mimics the coloration of another poisonous species – Bees & wasps • Batesian mimicry: harmless species mimics the coloration of a poisonous species – Monarch & viceroy butterflies Grasshoppers Subphylum Hexapoda External Structures: • Head = mouthparts, antennae, simple & compound eyes • Thorax = 3 parts: – Prothorax = 1st pair walking legs – Mesothorax = 2nd pair walking legs & forewings (protective) – Metathorax = 3rd pair legs (jumping) & hindwings (flying) • Abdomen = upper & lower plates connected by flexible exoskeleton – Covered by waxy cuticle (prevents desiccation) Feeding • Chewing mouthparts (feed on plants) – Labrum: functions like upper lip – Labium: functions like lower lip – Mandible: tears food – Maxilla: helps hold & cut food Digestive Tract • Mouth saliva (from salivary glands) esophagus crop (storage) gizzard midgut/stomach (bathed in enzymes from gastic ceca) nutrients absorbed in hindgut/intestine anus Circulation, Respiration, & Excretion • Circulatory system: – Open – Aorta (large, dorsal vessel) – Heart (pumping organ) • Respiratory system: – Tracheae (site of air diffusion inside body) – Spiracles (openings to allow air in/out) • Excretory system: – Malpighian tubules: return most water back to hemolymph, rest leaves body via feces Neural Control • CNS = brain, ventral nerve cord, & ganglia at each segment • Antennae – touch & smell • 3 simple eyes – intensity of light • 2 compound eyes – sight • Tympanum – sound & communication • Sensory hairs - touch Reproduction • Separate sexes (male & female) • Sexual Reproduction: 1. male deposits sperm into female seminal receptacles 2. Eggs released from ovaries 3. Internal fertilization 4. Ovipositor: digs a hole in soil to lay eggs Insect Behavior Section 37.2 Communication • Chemical communication via pheromones – Chemical released that affects behavior or development of other members of same species video • Uses of pheromones: – Attract mates – Identify hives – Food trails Communication Con’t… • Sound communication via chirping, buzzing, etc. (crickets, mosquitoes) – Attract females – Protect territories • Sight communication via flashes of light (fireflies) – Find mates Behavior in Honeybees • Social insects: insects that live in colonies with division of labor • Innate behaviors: genetically determined – Not taught or learned • Three types of honeybees: 1. Worker 2. Drone 3. Queen Worker Bees • Sterile females • First adult week: feed honey & pollen to queen, drones, & larvae – Royal jelly • Next two weeks: secrete wax (build & repair honeycomb), remove wastes, guard hive, circulate air in hive Continued… • Last weeks of life: collect nectar & pollen • Adaptations: – Barbed stingers for protection of hive – Mouthparts for lapping nectar – Legs with pollen packers, baskets, & pollen combs Drones • Males developed from unfertilized eggs – Parthenogenesis • Can travel from hive to hive • Sole function: deliver sperm to queen – succeed in mating = death – penis and associated abdominal tissues are ripped from the body at intercourse Queen Bee • Continuous diet of royal jelly as larvae = queen bee • Secretes pheromone “queen factor” that prevents other females developing into queens • Sole role: reproduction – Mates only once – Sperm remains inside her for 5+ years – Lays millions of eggs per year! The Dances of the Bees • Dancing performed by scout worker bees • Round dance: told workers that food was nearby but not exact location • Waggle dance: told workers that food was far away and told location Altruistic Behavior • Definition: aiding other individuals at one’s own risk or expense • Kin selection: increasing the propagation of one’s own genes by helping closely related individuals reproduce • Example: worker bee stinging = death