2014-12-11 19:42:14

The Wonderful World of Insects

 

Insects are the most diverse and numerous  group of animals. There are more species of insects than any  other land animals put together. They are a class of invertebrates that have a three-part body (a head, a thorax, an abdomen), compound eyes and a pair of antennae.    

 

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an invertebrate /ɪnˈvɜːtɪbrət/ an animal with no spine (beskralježnjak)

 

a cicada /sɪˈkɑːdə/ a large insect which produces a high continuous sound (cvrčak)

 

an exoskeleton /ˌeksəʊˈskelɪtən/ the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to the internal skeleton (endoskeleton) of a human. 

 

an antenna /ænˈtenə/ a singular noun

antennae /ænˈteni/ a plural noun

Antennae are also called feelers /ˈfiːləz/ because insects touch things with them.


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