Insect Assessment
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4 main parts: exoskeleton, 3 main body parts (head, thorax, abdomen), 6 legs, and 2 antennae
2 parts most insects have: wings and compound eyes
Wings not only allow insects to fly, but they provide useful advantages for them. It helps them to escape from predators, find food, catch prey, and be able to move to new places.
Camouflage is another reason why insects are successful. Animals like stick bugs match their habitat perfectly. It allows them to hide from predators and even sneak up on prey.
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Insects are very successful because there are many of them due to reproduction. A reason why they're are so many of them is because of their mouth parts. Different insects have different mouth parts to eat different types of food. If all insects had the same type of mouth, they would all be eating the same thing. Later, the food supply would go empty and every insect would die.
Handling the cockroaches was a very good experience. It was really cool to see what the cockroaches did and what they are capable of. We learned that they like certain types of food and some don't. For example, my group(7) used syrup to get the cockroach to get her across the object.
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The Madagascar hissing cockroach has many adaptations to help it survive. Their legs have hook-like structures to help them climb. We noticed that they could climb almost anything. Being able to climb things helps them to get away from predators and get food.
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One of my questions on the knowledge organizer was what was the most dangerous insect in the world? We searched and found out that the humble mosquito was the most dangerous insect. It kills 725,000 people per year more than what even people do. It injects a deadly liquid when it sucks the human's blood.
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Our question was: what was the first ever insect to be discovered?
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