These are all the notes i took during the video and the things i learned. It was really crazy to think there are still roughly 20 million species of insects that haven't been described. Also that some things arent actually true insects.
(Arthropod- jointed
legs or feet.
3 body parts.
2 pairs of wings.
6 legs.
1 pair of antennae.
Incomplete
metamorphosis
Eggs-> larva->
adult
Instar(shed
exoskeleton)
Eggs->larva->pupa->adult
Thysanura- live in
human associated habitats, like moisture, bristle tail, also silver, eat
bookbinding, leaf litter, decomposing things.
Durmaptera- Skin
winged, eat organic matter, found in warm climates, find under rock
Orthopetra- straight
winged, jumpers/runners, mostly found in households, eat plant material.
Isoptera- eat wood,
equal wings, found in wood
Insects body
temperature fluctuates depending on outside temperature (ectotherm)
1 million describe
species.
Roughly 20 million
undescribed species.)
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