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| Word | Definition | Picture |
| Insect | Small, air-breathing arthropods. Their bodies are divided into three different parts. They usually have six legs and four wings. | |
| Thorax | The middle section of an insect's body where the legs and wings are attached. It is under the head. | |
| Abdomen | It is the back part of an insect's body. It holds most of the insect's internal organs such as the stomach and intestines. | |
| Metamorphosis | A major change in the form or structure of insects that happens as the insect becomes an adult. | |
| Larva | A very young form of an insect that looks like a worm. For example, the larva of a butterfly is called a caterpillar. | |
| Pupa | An
insect that is in the stage of development between the larva and adult.
It is usually a protective cocoon or hardened case. In this stage, a
lot of changes occur. |
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| Complete Metamorphosis | Type of metamorphosis where insects go through four (4) life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Larvae are very different in the form from the adult. | |
| Nymph | A young insect that looks like an adult insect except that they do not have wings, or only small ones. | |
| Gradual Metamorphosis | Type of metamorphosis in which an insect hatches from an egg and then goes through several nymphal stages. Each nymphal stage looks like a small version of the adult but getting bigger with age. | |
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