Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous...

Insects have mouthparts that may vary greatly across insect species, as they are adapted to particular modes of feeding. The earliest insects had chewing...

ἔντομον (entomon) 'insect', and -λογία (-logia) 'study') is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term insect was less specific...

Insects as food or edible insects are insect species used for human consumption. Over 2 billion people are estimated to eat insects on a daily basis....

Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets, and, more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms, "crickets"...

An insect repellent (also commonly called "bug spray") is a substance applied to the skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and arthropods...

Insect morphology is the study and description of the physical form of insects. The terminology used to describe insects is similar to that used for other...

An insect hotel, also known as a bug hotel or insect house, is a manmade structure created to provide shelter for insects. They can come in a variety of...

up insect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Insects are six-legged arthropods of the class Insecta. Insect or Insects may also refer to: Insects (album)...

Aquatic insects or water insects live some portion of their life cycle in the water. They feed in the same ways as other insects. Some diving insects, such...

Insects are the most numerous and widespread class in the animal kingdom, accounting for up to 90% of all animal species. In the 2010s, reports emerged...

Insect wings are adult outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to fly. They are found on the second and third thoracic segments (the...

evolution of insects is based on studies of the following branches of science: molecular biology, insect morphology, paleontology, insect taxonomy, evolution...

Insect biodiversity accounts for a large proportion of all biodiversity on the planet—over half of the estimated 1.5 million organism species described...

Insect ecology is the interaction of insects, individually or as a community, with the surrounding environment or ecosystem. Insects play significant roles...

Insect collecting refers to the collection of insects and other arthropods for scientific study or as a hobby. Most insects are small and the majority...

 'winged') are a subclass of insects that includes all winged insects and the orders that are secondarily wingless (that is, insect groups whose ancestors once...

The Atair Insect is a powered paraglider in the mode of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by Atair Aerospace Inc. The company showcased its LEAPP technology...

Insect Queen refers to comic book characters from two different publishers Insect Queen (DC Comics), refers to primary versions of this character Insect...

Insect physiology includes the physiology and biochemistry of insect organ systems. Although diverse, insects are quite similar in overall design, internally...

Insect traps are used to monitor or directly reduce populations of insects or other arthropods, by trapping individuals and killing them. They typically...

Insect fighting is a range of competitive sporting activity, commonly associated with gambling, in which insects are pitted against each other. Forms of...

Insects are the only group of invertebrates that have evolved wings and flight. Insects first flew in the Carboniferous, some 300 to 350 million years...

Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or...

Insect farming is the practice of raising and breeding insects as livestock, also referred to as minilivestock or micro stock. Insects may be farmed for...

Insects, which are a type of arthropod, are the most numerous group of multicellular organisms on the planet, with over a million species identified so...

Harmful Insect (害虫, Gaichū) is a 2002 Japanese drama film directed by Akihiko Shiota and starring Aoi Miyazaki. Aoi Miyazaki as Sachiko Kita Seiichi Tanabe...

Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- "two", and πτερόν pteron "wing". Insects of this order use only a...

colonies can be viewed as superorganisms. Eusociality has evolved among the insects, crustaceans, and mammals. It is most widespread in the Hymenoptera (ants...

Insect pheromones are neurotransmitters that serve the chemical communication between individuals of an insect species. They thus differ from kairomones...