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MANDIBLES
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THE JAWS, LOCATED NEAR THE TIP OF THE HEAD, BY THE PALPS; THE JAWS CRUSH THE FOOD
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PALPS
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LONG, SEGMENTED MOUTH PARTS (UNDER THE JAWS) THAT GRASP THE FOOD
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ANTENNA
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A LARGE "FEELER," OR SENSE ORGAN, ON THE HEAD OF AN INSECTS (AND CERTAIN OTHER INVERTEBRATES); PL. ANTENNAE
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SMELL
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ONE OF THE FIVE SENSES IN WHICH THE OLFACTORY NERVES ARE USED
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TASTE
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ONE OF THE SENSES CONTAINED ON THE ANTENNAE ALONG WITH TOUCH AND SMELL
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TOUCH
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ONE OF THE SENSES CONTAINED ON THE ANTENNAE ALONG WITH SMELL AND TASTE
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COMPOUND EYES
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A LARGE EYE MADE UP OF MANY PARTS WHICH ALLOWS INSECTS (AND CERTAIN OTHER INVERTEBRATES) TO SEE IN ALMOST ALL DIRECTIONS AT ONE TIME
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LENSES
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HEXSAGON SHAPED FACETS IN COMPOUND EYES OF INSECTS
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LATERAL
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LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF
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DORSAL
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LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF
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ULTRAVIOLET
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A WAVELENGTH OF LIGHT THAT INSECTS CAN SEE BUT HUMANS CANNOT
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OCELLI
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LOCATED ON THE SIDES OF THE HEAD IN IMMATURE INSECTS AND ON THE FRONT OF THE FACE BETWEEN THE TWO COMPOUND EYES ON MATURE INSECTS
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OMMATIDIA
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IMAGE PRODUCING PARTS OF THE INSECTS COMPOUND EYE
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LEGS
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LOCATED ON THE THORAX IN PAIRS OF THREE
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WINGS
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ONE OR TWO PAIRS LOCATED ON THE THORAX
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COXA
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THE TOP OF THE LEG ATTACHED TO THE THORAX
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FEMUR
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THE MUSCUALR PART BETWEEN THE COXA AND THE LOWER LEG
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TIBIA
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THE LOWER PART OF THE LEG
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TARSUS
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THE FOOT, OR TIP OF THE LEG, WHICH USUALLY CONSISTS OF THE CLAWS AND PAD
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REPRODUCTION
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OCCURS WHEN A MALE INSECT FERTILIZES A FEMALE
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EGGS
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round or oval female reproductive body of various animals or INSECTS, consisting usually of an embryo surrounded by nutrient material and a protective covering.
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COURTSHIP
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THE ACT OF ATTRACTING A MATE
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SCRAPER
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SHARP EDGES THAT RUB ON A BUMPY RIDGE OF VEIN, CALLED A FILE, LOCATED ON THE WING
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FILE
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THE BUMPY EDGE OF VEIN LOCATED UNDER THE WING
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TYMPANUM
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A membranous external auditory structure, as in certain insects.
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FERTILIZE
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WHEN THE SPERM ARE PASSED INTO THE FEMALE
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PHEROMONES
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CHEMICAL ODORS UNDETECTABLE BY ANIMALS, WHICH SIGNAL MATING OR OTHER BEHAVIORS
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CLOSED PUMPS
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WHERE THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM IS ENCLOSED IN VEINS,ARTERIES AND THE HEART
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TRACHEA
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A NETWORK OF TUBES THROUGH WHICH AN INSECT BREATHE
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SPIRACLES
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THE OPENINGS ON THE SIDES OF THE ABDOMEN AND THORAX
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HEMOLYMPH
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AN INSECT'S BLOOD, DOES NOT CONTAIN HEMOGLOBIN, IS WATERY USUALLY CLEAR OR GREENISH.
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BLOOD
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fluid consisting of plasma, blood cells, and platelets that is circulated by the heart through the vertebrate vascular system, carrying oxygen and nutrients to and waste materials away from all body tissues. A functionally similar fluid in animals other than vertebrates.
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BREATHE
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To inhale and exhale air
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FOOD
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ANYTHING THAT NOURISHES OR SUSTAINS LIFE
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DIGESTION
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THE PROCESS OF DIGESTING FOOD
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NERVE
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ONE OF THE BANDS OR STRANDS OF FIBERS THAT MAKE UP THE INSECTS FGANGLIA, A VEIN IN AN INSECT'S WING
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GANGLIA
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A CLUSTER OF NERVES MAKING UP A MINI-BRAIN THAT ACT INDEPENTENTLY OF THE MAIN BRAIN AND CONTROL THE MOTION OF THE SEGMENT IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED.
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METAMORPHOSIS
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THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING IN STAGES-EGG,LARVA, PUPA, & ADULT=COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS
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LARVA
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AN ACTIVE STAGE WHEN THE YOUNG CONSUME GREAT QUANTITIES OF FOOD
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PUPA
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THE STAGE WHEN THE INSECTS DEVELOPS INTO AN ADULT IN A CASE OR COCCOON
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IMAGO
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AN ADULT INSECT
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PUPATE
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THE PROCESS OF THE LARVA BECOMING AN ADULT
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UNDEVELOPED
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NOT COMPLETELY FORMED
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GILLS
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AN ORGAN OF THIN PLATES OR THREADLIKE PROCESSES BY MEANS OF WHICH INSECTS/FISH BREATHE UNDERWATER
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NAIAD
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INA NCIENT MYTHOLOGY, A NYMPH BELIEVED TO LIVE IN AND TO GIVE LIFE TO, LAKES, RIVERS, SPRINGS, AND FOUNTAINS
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