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Insects

Insect means "segmented" in Latin. There are about a million different types of insects that have been discovered, described and named and many more that have not been discovered yet. They form the largest and the most successful group of animals in the world.

Insects have colonized all environments, though they are most numerous in the humid tropics, and have
evolved a very wide range of forms for many reasons, including camouflage, predatory activities, flight, niche
 habitat exploitation, mating, egg-laying and food.

Group Characteristics

All insects are Arthropods which means they have no backbone, but an external "toughened skin" or exoskeleton and pairs of joined legs. Additionally, insects in the adult form posses a body divided into three sections:
Head, Thorax and Abdomen. Most adult insects have 3 pairs of legs and many have 2 pairs of wings. All these
are attached to the thorax.

Insect Classification

Insects are currently divided into 31 orders. Insects are classified as follows:

Kingdom: Animalia (animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
Class: Insecta (insects).

Wood & Nuisance Insects
	Ants		Woodworm		Termites
Parasites & Public Health
	Bed Bugs		Fleas		Roaches
	Mosquitoes		Flies		Head Lice
Aggressive & Venomous Insects
	Bees		Wasps		Yellowjacket
Paper & Fabric Insects
	Cigarette Beetle		Silverfish		Firebrat