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2007-08-18 23:19:17 · 7 answers · asked by troodon230 2 in Science & Mathematics Zoology

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No they don't. They're invertebrates!

2007-08-18 23:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by Redeemer 7 · 1 0

Insect respiration is accomplished without lungs, but instead insects possess a system of internal tubes and sacs through which gases either diffuse or are actively pumped, delivering oxygen directly to body tissues (see Invertebrate trachea). Since oxygen is delivered directly, the circulatory system is not used to carry oxygen, and is therefore greatly reduced; it has no closed vessels (i.e., no veins or arteries), consisting of little more than a single, perforated dorsal tube which pulses peristaltically, and in doing so helps circulate the hemolymph inside the body cavity

2007-08-19 07:49:58 · answer #2 · answered by Wildman 4 · 0 0

No...The respiratory system of insects (and many other arthropods) is a complex network of tubes (called a tracheal system) that delivers oxygen-containing air to every cell of the body.

Air enters the insect's body through valve-like openings in the exoskeleton. These openings (called spiracles) are located laterally along the thorax and abdomen of most insects -- usually one pair of spiracles per body segment. Air flow is regulated by small muscles that operate one or two flap-like valves within each spiracle -- contracting to close the spiracle, or relaxing to open it.

2007-08-19 06:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by Artist 4 · 2 0

Most insects have air inlets on the side of their abdomens similar to fish. That's why when they fall in the water it takes them a long time to drown!

2007-08-19 08:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by Kenneth H 3 · 0 0

no. They breathe via trachea. they are tiny tubes that act to transport air to every cell, they branch like blood vessels and they open up to the atmosphere via holes in the exo skeleton.

2007-08-19 06:23:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No

2007-08-20 10:08:34 · answer #6 · answered by vr n 2 · 0 0

NO

2007-08-21 07:33:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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