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What is classic locomotion, how common is it, is if difficult, does it vary, how many legs are used and is it adaptive?
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Tri-pod, does occur, but not common, very complicated, many deviations, use 4 legs (mantids), very adaptive.
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With muscle coordination, how many muscles are used? What are axons and what does that relate to?
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Many idividual muscles are used, and axons are slow, med, and fast. More fast axons = faster speeds.
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What is the function(s) of thoracic ganglia?
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(Mini-brains) to control locomotion/coordination.
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Climbing organs used for what?
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Sticking
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Insects walk on what part of the leg?
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Tip of tibia, not "toes"
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What is resilin?
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A very elastic protein for storing potential energy in fleas, held in coxa.
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How does collembola jump?
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With their furculum, which stores potential energy on the distal of insects abdomen.
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What is an example of a hydrostatic skeleton?
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Earthworms, maggots, inchworms, and leaches
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What 2 orders have extra prolegs?
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Hymenoptera, and lepidoptera.
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What insects have an anal secretion for aquatic locomotion?
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Rove beetles(Jesus beetles)
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What insects have a mouth secretion for locomotion?
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Velia
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What is possibly the most important factor in insect survival?
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flight
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