Written for second grade readers and those with curious minds.

This book is dedicated to my wonderful stepsons Bryan Jr. and Nathan.

Thank you for making my life such an amazing adventure.

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Table of Contents

Horntail Wasp .........15

Ischnura Dameselfly ...16

Japanese Beetle .......17

Katydid ...............18

Ladybug ...............19

Mosquito ..............20

Nut Weevil ............21

Oriental Cockroach ....22

Praying Mantis ........23

Queen Bee .............24

Robber Fly ............25

Dedication Page ........1

Title Page .............3

Table of Contents ......5

What is an insect ......7

Ant ....................8

Butterfly ..............9

Cicada ................10

Dragon Fly ............11

Earwig ................12

Firefly ...............13

Grasshopper ...........14

Scarab Beetle .........26

Tree Hopper ...........27

Ulysses Butterfly .....28

Velvet Ant ............29

Wasp ..................30

Xerces Butterfly ......31

Yellow Jacket Wasp ....32

Zebra Swallowtail .....33

Glossary ..............35

Index .................37

What is an insect?

Insects are the most diverse group of animals on our planet.

Insects have three pairs of legs and three body sections called head, thorax, and abdomen.

Most insects have wings and antennae.

Fun Fact

If a second grader was as strong as an ant, she would be able to pick up a car!

Ant

Ants are small but powerful insects. They live in colonies that have thousands of members. The colony has one Queen Ant, female workers and males. The queen and the males have wings.

The queen is the only ant that can lay eggs within the colony. She can lay up to 1500 eggs in one day!

Did you know?

A butterfly goes through a complete metamorphosis. This means there are four parts to their life.

Butterfly

Butterflies are usually day flying insects. They have four wings covered in tiny scales. Butterflies spend most of their lives flowering plants.

Cicada are large insects with round bulging eyes on the corner of their head and short antennae. They can live up to 17 years in the wild. Cicada feed by sucking juice from the roots of trees.

Did you know?

Male cicadas are the loudest insects in the world. They sing to attract females.

Cicada

Dragonfly

Dragonflies have long bodies, transparent wings, and large eyes. Even thought they have six legs, dragonflies do not walk very well. They are great flyers and can hover in one place, fly very fast, and even fly backwards! They are some of the fastest

insects in the world, reaching speeds

of over 30 miles per hour!

Earwig

Fun Fact

Earwigs are about the size of a peanut.

Earwigs are tiny insects that live all over the world except in Antarctica. They prefer to be in damp places like under leaves or fallen trees.

Earwigs like to eat plants and pollen from flowers occasionally they eat fallen fruits like apple.

Firefly

Fireflies are a family of beetles called Lampyridae. They as very especial little insects as they are able to produce light. Adult fireflies use flashes of light to attract mates. They also use their light as a defense mechanism, by flashing their light it lets predators know they are not a tasty meal.

Grasshopper

Some grasshopper species make noises by rubbing their back legs against the fore-wings or body, or by snapping their wings when flying.

Grasshoppers grow to about 2 inches long, with some growing as big as 5 inches long! Females are usually bigger than males.

Horntail Wasp

The horntail wasp gets its name

from the strong projecting spike out

of its abdomen. The live most of their lives in

trees, moving down to the bark of the tree by adulthood.

Ischnura Damselfly

The Ischnura Damselfy is found among vegetation along the banks of ponds, rivers, and canals in Asia and Australia.

They prey on small aquatic insects and other aquatic larvae.

Japanese Beetle

As the name suggests the Japanese beetle is native to Japan.

It has a typical life cycle of about a year.

Japanese beetles are very clumsy flyers and often run into things.

The feed on common crops and plants.

The katydid is a type of cricket which has wings that look like leafs, this helps it hide among plants. They can be found on bushes or tree branches in North America.

Fun Fact

The katydid antennae are two to three times the length of their body.

Katydid

Ladybug

The Ladybug is also known as Ladybird. It is a

type of beetle that has two sets of wings.

The outer wings are hard shell like

and protect the inner wings

which are very delicate.

Fun fact

If a ladybug feels threatened it plays dead and releases a bad tasting fluid from its legs.

Mosquito

Did you you...

Only female mosquito suck blood!

There are over 3,500 species of mosquito all over the world.

Because mosquitoes carry and transmit extremely harmful disease, they are considered the

deadliest animal

family in the world.

Nut Weevil

The Nut Weevil is a type of

beetle that has a very long snout.

They have a life cycle of about 2 years.

The Nut Weevil can typically be found around nut crops.

The female Nut Weevil has a longer snout than the male.

Oriental Cockroach

Did you know...

Only the male Oriental Cockroach can fly.

The Oriental Cockroach has a life span of 1 to 1.5 years. The females are larger than the males. Although the female have tiny wings, they do not fly.

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"Guide to Insects"

Name: Guide to Insects
Author: marbelys5

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An educational A-Z guide to the world of insects, featuring detailed facts about species from Ants to Zebra Swallowtails, complete with a glossary and index.

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