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Flying Creatures Chapter 9
23 cards·by ndhalbert
piercing tools mosquito uses to break flesh
stylets
long tubular mouth for sucking or sponging
proboscis
an insect's chewing mouth parts
mandibles
the study of insects
entomology
the middle section of an insect body
thorax
eye with many lenses
compound
2 appendages used for feel at the end of an insect's abdomen
cerci
thin, clear wings with veins
membranous
insect foot
tarsus
young insects
larvae
tiny feelers an insect has near its mouth
palps
scientists who study insects
entomologists
eyes which can only see light from dark
simple
a molted exoskeleton
cast
tiny openings in an insect's abdomen
spiracles
insects which are not beneficial
pests
tiny structures on a fly that are used for balance
halteres
shaft at end of female abdomen used to lay eggs
ovipositor
feelers on an insect's head, used like a nose
antennae
chemicals used for insect communications
pheromones
wings made of tiny plated layers
scaled
end segment of an insect's body
abdomen
found on end of male insect's body, used to hold female
clasper