Many Insects Live:
Many insects live for short periods only—no more than a few hours—while others may live for many years.
Some species of insects follow a definite pattern of migration.
Those insects that live more than one season hiber¬nate in some protected spot out of doors or in old buildings, as well as in inhabited homes. In some species only the female lives through the winter in hibernation, the male dying in the fall.
Insects may be found anywhere and everywhere—in, on, and near water; in and on the ground; in the air; at high altitudes; in old buildings; at low altitudes; in occupied houses; in gardens; in and on vegetation; in and on other animals; and so on.INSECT, any of numerous small invertebrate ani¬mals that make up the class Insecta. There are nearly 1 million different species of insects, more than the combined number of all other animal and plant species. On the North American continent alone there are more than 80,000 dif¬ferent species of insects. Insects are also the most widespread of all animals, inhabiting practically every type of environment, from the edges of frozen ice fields and glaciers to hot tropical forests. They in¬habit swamps, deserts, lakes, high mountaintops, and seashores. Many insects are carried high into the air, and one or two species are found in the open ocean. Some insects live in or on other animals, including other insects.
See Also Many Insects Well-developed:
Chemical pesticides, despite their great benefits, have their drawbacks. In some cases insecticides have become less potent because the insects developed resistance to their effects [2]. In other cases the insecticide has affected the animal enemies of the harmful insects with the result that the insects have actually multiplied in number.Poison: Many insects well-developed insects have well-developed poison which is ejected through a sting; others have a saliva that may act as a poison; but few insects in the United States are known to be seriously dangerous to man so far as poison is concerned. Due to individual idiosyncracies, some people may become ill from a sting or bite such as that of a mosquito or bee. Also, Many insects well-developed diseases are transmitted by insects.
On The Other Hand See Aquatic Insects:
Respiration is by gills in aquatic animals that have never left the aquatic environment. The blood is usually oxygenated by traveling through vessels spread out in feathery gills that trap the oxygen dissolved in the water. In terrestrial ani¬mal forms that have reverted to an aquatic habi¬tat, respiration is by lungs and is accomplished at the surface of the water. (In some isolated cases of insects and spiders, the air is entangled in their hairs and conveyed into their submerged homes.) Transitional methods of respiration can be observed in larval insects, crustaceans, and fishes on land with a minimum of water about their gills, and also in the air- and water-breath¬ing fishes.In the wild, cooters and sliders feed on aquatic insects, aquatic plants, small fish, aquatic snails, and tadpoles; adults feed more heavily on plant life than do turtle young. Offer aquatic plants, fresh, green vegetable tops, fruit in season, especially melon rinds, bits of raw meat. Try hamburger and meal worms. Keep piece of fresh, green lettuce on water at all times.
