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Pages in category "Lists of insects" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... List of damselflies of the world (Calopterygidae) List of data ...
Pages in category "Lists of insect species" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 400 total. ... This page was last edited on 16 May 2020 ...
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Articles relating to insects, pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum.Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae.
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ʁi kazimiʁ fabʁ]; 21 December 1823 – 11 October 1915) was a French naturalist, entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on the lives of insects.
Fabre's Book of Insects is a non-fiction book that is a retelling of Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Jean-Henri Fabre's Souvenirs entomologiques. It was retold by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell and illustrated by Edward Detmold. [1] It talks about insects in real life, mythology and folklore. [2]
The book has deep connotations with the teachings of Carlos Castaneda, Marcus Aurelius and Buddhism. [7] Although titled novel the book consists of fifteen short stories that are not related to each other. The heroes of these short stories appear in the first pages as ordinary beings who could be human.
By moving its mouthparts the insect mixes its food with saliva. [50] [51] Some insects, like flies, expel digestive enzymes onto their food to break it down, but most insects digest their food in the gut. [52] The foregut is lined with cuticule as protection from tough food. It includes the mouth, pharynx, and crop which stores food. [53]