Insects body parts
Across
- 4. They are used for smelling, feeling & tasting
- 6. Though a few insects lack them some need these to fly
- 9. Insects begin their lives as this
- 10. They are adult outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to fly
Down
- 1. They are not insects as they have 8 legs and only 2 body sections
- 2. They are a pair of appendages near the insect’s mouth, and the most anterior of the three pairs of oral appendages. Their function is typically to grasp, crush, or cut the insect’s food, or to defend against predators or rivals
- 3. Insects _____________ from eggs
- 5. It contains the heart, reproductive organs, mid-gut and other digestive organs
- 7. It is the middle segment, behind the head and before the abdomen. The six legs and two pairs of wings (if present) are attached to the thorax.
- 8. They are made up of hundreds or even thousands of light-sensing structures called ommatidia