Introduction to Insect Anatomy
Introduction
Because of the great diversity of form exhibited by the insects any introduction to anatomy like this is only going to be able to cover the basics, within each order and family these familiar themes are replayed in a myriad of different ways creating what might seem to be a bewildering array of different body plans. A closer look will reveal the same basic plan in all insects, at least in the adult forms. Below are described some of the basic parts that make up an insects body.
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Insect Quiz (10 mulitple choice questions).
An insect body has a hard exoskeleton protecting a soft interior, it is divided into three main parts ( the head, thorax and abdomen) each of which is in turn composed of several smaller segments.
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