Reproduction/Supplies/Entertainment/Labor In the ant colony reproduction occurs at an incredibly fast rate. The life of an ant starts with an egg. If the egg is fertilized‚ the ant will be female‚ if not‚ it will be male. When an egg is fertilized it has four stages it has to go through and develop by complete metamorphosis. From and egg‚ ants enter the larval stage which is particularly helpless‚ because it lacks legs entirely and it can’t care for itself. Food is given to the larvae by
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expel the seeds. Mahogany is a valuable hardwood and this tree was once extensively harvested for its wood. Batac City‚ Ilocos Norte‚ has numerous mahogany trees planted throughout the city for this purpose. The termites are a group of eusocial insects. Termites mostly feed on dead plant material‚ generally in the form of wood‚ leaf litter‚ soil‚ or animal dung‚ and about 10% of the estimated 4‚000 species (about 2‚600 taxonomically known) are economically significant as pests that can cause serious
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correct? The dog heartworm is troublesome‚ but not dangerous. Which of the following is NOT considered to be an ecdysozoan? Brachiopoda Which of the following is NOT an external feature of the onychophorans? Chelicerae Onychophorans are similar to insects in that they have a tracheal system that ramifies to all parts of the body and communicates with the outside by means of spiracles. True The onychophorans have a closed circulatory system. False Legs of
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Insects play a diverse amount of roles in our lives‚ and even though they are treated as pests‚ they are very crucial components in some ecosystems. Insects are commonly valued for their ability to aerate the soils‚ pollinate blossoms‚ and control plan pests. But there is one particular insect that belongs to the Apoidea family that not only is very involved in our environment but also affects our economy. Bees or honeybees are known for their production of substances like silk‚ honey‚ and wax. Humans
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which also tells them something of size of their potential opponents. Also‚ females are attracted to the tone and strength of male’s hissing. Hissing cockroaches also enjoy a rather large range of diet. They are also long-lived creatures‚ from an insect point of view. They can live up to five years. Another unusual pet is the Sugar gliders. They are marsupials native to Australia‚ New Guinea and Indonesia that have been blessed with the ability to fly glide‚ through the trees in
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survive without sorrow and anxiety. Influences of pesticides One of the beekeepers said that he never took his bees to Florida‚ because there were different kinds of pesticides on the oranges. These pesticides are used to discourage injurious insect from mating. Public Library of Science published an article. It said that they collected much pollen and beeswax from 23 states in USA‚ 60 percent contained at least one pesticide and they found 121 pesticides from the 887 samples. None of the pesticides
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the family Apidae. There are over 250 known species‚[1] existing primarily in the Northern Hemisphere although they also occur in South America. They have been introduced to New Zealand and the Australian state of Tasmania. Bumblebees are social insects that are characterised by black and yellow body hairs‚ often in bands. However‚ some species have orange or red on their bodies‚ or may be entirely black.[2] Another obvious (but not unique) characteristic is the soft nature of the hair (long‚ branched
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that would be affected by this but also thousands of other types of species. Wetlands are one of the many ecosystems that allow different types of species to survive in it like. Examples of these types of species are birds‚ plants‚ amphibians‚ insects‚ fish‚ microbes‚ and mammals. The wetlands also provide these species with food and breeding grounds Wetlands don’t just support the species that live in them they also help the land around them. One of the ways wetlands help is water can get filtered
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How and Why Do Crickets Chirp? The cricket’s call‚ a sound familiar to almost everyone across the globe‚ can vary from isolated clicks to repetitive chirps to long trills. While the females are mute‚ most male crickets can be loud musicians‚ producing species-specific songs up to 100 decibels‚ about the same volume as a motorcycle or a power drill. They create their songs by a method that is very different from human vocalization. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/31/science/31obox.html?_r=0 Cricket
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both. During this‚ pollen lands on their body‚ after which it may accidentally land on either the same flower or another flower.“By keeping flowers pollinated‚ bees perpetuate floral growth and provide attractive habitats for other animals such as insects and birds’’(Tucker). Pollination is also how flowers and
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