General Insect Knowledge?

Question

Hey. This is ma h.w but i'm not CHEATING! We are allowed to use this site to find the answers. Here are my questions...
1.How many different species of insects are there in the world?
2. How long does a catipillar stay in its cacoon before it turns into a butterfly?
3. What are the four distinct phases in the life span of a fly?
4. (i know number four)
5.What are "no-see-ums"?
6. Is there a difference between an insect and a bug?
7. Which is the fastest insect?
8. Which insect lives the longest?
9. Which insect is the most poinsonous?
10. Which insect is the largest in the world?
Thanyou! Hey everyone at oc!

Answer 1

most are correct,
the no see um is a "biting midge"
Queen termite lives 20-25 years longest I know of

Answer 2

1. They are approximately one million different species of insect.
2. The time it takes for a caterpillar in its cacoon to hatch into a butterfly is 9-15 days.
3. The 4 distinctive phases in the life of a fly are the egg, larva(maggot), pupa and adult.
4. The lifespan of a common fly for the females is 2 and a half months and for the males it is 15 to a month.
5. ‘No-see-ums’ is the Generic term used to describe tiny, ferocious biting insects, often living near water, with a seemingly insatiable thirst for blood.
6. Yes. In the true bugs, the basal half of the wing is usually thickened like the wing covers of beetles, although the tips of the wings are membranous—that is, they consist of a thin layer of tissue. However, they are still insects as they have a head, a thorax and an abdomen.
7. The fastest insect is the dragonfly.
8. The insect that lives the longest is the cockroach.
9. The insect that is the most poisonous is the bull ant.
10. The insect that is the largest in the world is the scarab beetle.

Answer 3

1. They are approximately one million different species of insect.
2. The time it takes for a caterpillar in its cacoon to hatch into a butterfly is 9-15 days.
3. The 4 distinctive phases in the life of a fly are the egg, larva(maggot), pupa and adult.
4. The lifespan of a common fly for the females is 2 and a half months and for the males it is 15 to a month.
5. ‘No-see-ums’ is the Generic term used to describe tiny, ferocious biting insects, often living near water, with a seemingly insatiable thirst for blood.
6. Yes. In the true bugs, the basal half of the wing is usually thickened like the wing covers of beetles, although the tips of the wings are membranous—that is, they consist of a thin layer of tissue. However, they are still insects as they have a head, a thorax and an abdomen.
7. The fastest insect is the dragonfly.
8. The insect that lives the longest is the cockroach.
9. The insect that is the most poisonous is the bull ant.
10. The insect that is the largest in the world is the scarab beetle.

Answer 4

1. The number ranges depending on who you talk to from 5-50 million.
2. usually a season, sometimes longer.
3. Egg, larva (Maggot) pupa, adult
4. Well Good for you
5. I think they are bedbugs but I'm not sure.
6. Bugs are insects with sucking mouthparts.
7. Dragonflies can fly up to 40 mph
8. Much debate about living the longest. Some say silverfish, some say cockroaches.
9. Bullet ants. one sting causes instant paralysis.
10. Hercules beetle over 10 inches

Answer 5

1. The number ranges depending on who you talk to from 5-50 million.
2. usually a season, sometimes longer.
3. Egg, larva (Maggot) pupa, adult
4. Well Good for you
5. I think they are bedbugs but I'm not sure.
6. Bugs are insects with sucking mouthparts.
7. Dragonflies can fly up to 40 mph
8. Much debate about living the longest. Some say silverfish, some say cockroaches.
9. Bullet ants. one sting causes instant paralysis.
10. Hercules beetle over 10 inches.

Answer 6

1. More than 1 Million
2. 9-15 days
3. Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
5. Generic term used to describe tiny, ferocious biting insects, often living near water, with a seemingly insatiable thirst for blood
6. Bugs are actually a subset of insects. They are all of the order Hemiptera and are distinguished by their mouth structures which are built for piercing or sucking and are contained in a beak-shaped rostrum.
7. Australian tiger beetles
8. Tarantulas
9. Mystery Insect
10. Giant Stick Insect

Answer 7

Insects have 6 legs.

Answer 8

All excellent answers, except spiders are not insects, and:
The longest lived insects are either: is the 18 year cicada; which lives undergound for 18 years as a larva, then emerges for a brief time as an adult to mate; OR the female queen termite which can live for many years..

Answer 9

i think there r 4.5 billion or million species of bugs in the world

Answer 10

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