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- 3. Members are mostly ectoparasitic insects that are problems in Veterinary and Animal Science
- 9. Insect order sometimes divided into three other orders with members that are delicate-looking and have lace-like / membranous wings
- 15. Closely related to moths and butterflies, but have hairy membranous wings
- 16. Name means twisted wing and are commonly called twisted wing parasites as members are endoparasites of other insects
- 17. An ancient insect order with members that spin webs or silk tubes in the soil
- 18. Considered as the largest and most diverse insect order and are best known for their elytra
- 19. formerly an insect order with members that consist of chewing and sucking lice
- 20. Second largest insect order with scaly wings and considered to have the largest number of insect pests of agricultural crops
- 25. Insect order which name means gnawing (chewing)with three former orders as its members
- 26. Third Largest insect order with winged and non-winged members that are very common in households and gardens
- 28. Insect orders with members having fringed wings
- 29. A newly resurrected insect orders that consist of the rock crawlers and heelwalkers
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- 1. Insects known for extremely large eyes and slender abdomen
- 2. Larvae are aquatic and members are called mayflies
- 4. Members are best known as carnivorous insects with raptorial forelegs
- 5. Third smallest insect order with the name meaning pure
- 6. Best known for their three long caudal filaments and encompasses the silverfish
- 7. Includes the omnivorous scorpionflies
- 8. Formerly an insect order with members that are forest decomposers these are now are grouped together with cockroaches
- 10. These are insects that live on or near water and are known for their pleated/twisted wings
- 11. Wingless insects that include the jumping bristletails
- 12. Non-winged Hexapod that includes the springtails
- 13. Insect order best known for mostly phytophagous members with saltatorial legs
- 14. Also called two-pronged bristletails and can regenerate body parts
- 21. Insects best known for their natural camouflage that makes them hard to find
- 22. Insect order with extremely diverse members best known for most having hemelytra wings
- 23. Name means "two wings" as their second pair is reduced to a haltere
- 24. Insects best known for their pincers at the end of their abdomen
- 25. Non-insect hexapod that no eyes, wings, or antennae.
- 27. Cockroaches