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1
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What is tagmosis?

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Clumping together of body segments into functional units. Segmented - small divisions.

2
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What are the three insect tagma?

A
  1. Head
  2. Thorax
  3. Abdomen
3
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Name the different types of mouth parts.

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  • chewing
  • piercing-sucking
  • rasping
  • chewing-lapping
  • siphoning
  • sponging
  • chewing-sponging
4
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What two mouth parts are the most common?

A

chewing, piercing-sucking

5
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What are the structures of the thorax?

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“Bucket of Chicken” … legs ‘n wings.

6
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What are the functions (and structures) of the abdomen?

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  • Digestion / excretion
  • Respiration … spiracles
  • Reproduction … testes / ovaries, spermatheca, accessory glands, ovipositor
7
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What are spiracles?

A

Tiny holes that let air in, mostly on abdomen. Not “mouthbreathing” - insects never pant.

8
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What is a stinger?

A

Modifed ovipositor (in females).

9
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Why is there a special procedure for removing a honeybee stinger and not a wasp stinger?

A

Honeybee stingers are barbed; venom sac can remain if caution is not exercised.

10
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What is the function of the accessory gland?

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  • produces venom
  • cements eggs to surfaces
  • gall production
11
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Discuss chewing mouth parts.

A

Most common, damage is easily visible.

Found in grubs, armyworms, cutworms, and most predators.

12
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Discuss piercing-sucking mouthparts.

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Second most common, disease vectors.

Rostorum (beak) enables insect to eat plant liquids, blood, etc…

13
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Discuss rasping mouth parts.

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Asymmetrical. Pierce, then suck.

Found in thrips.

14
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Discuss chewing-lapping mouth parts.

A

Chew, then lap up liquids.

Found in bee / wasp adults.

15
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Discuss siphoning mouth parts.

A

Hose-like projection for sucking liquids.

Unique to Lepidoptera.

16
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Discuss sponging mouth parts.

A

Dabbing of surfaces / liquids.

Found in houseflies.

17
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Discuss chewing-sponging mouth parts.

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Slashing, then sponging.

Found in dragonflies and horseflies.

18
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Name four types of leg variations.

A
  • Natatorial
  • Raptorial
  • Saltatorial
  • Fossorial
19
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Define natatorial.

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For swimming, found in aquatic beetles.

20
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Define raptorial.

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For catching prey, found in preying mantis.

21
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Define saltatorial.

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For jumping, found in grasshoppers.

22
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Define fossorial.

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For digging, found in mole crickets.

23
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Name three types of wing variations.

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  • Hemelytra
  • Elytra
  • Tegmina
24
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Define hemelytra.

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Half hard, half leathery wings.

25
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Define elytra.

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Hard wings, found in beetles.

26
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Define tegmina.

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Plural wings, found in preying mantis.

27
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Define spermatheca.

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Container to hold sperm indefinitely; female can ‘self-fertilize’ at will.

28
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Define ovipositor.

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Modified stinger; used in egg laying and defense.