insects
Six-legged creatures
Insects are small animals with six legs, a body divided into three segments, and typically one or two pairs of wings.
They include flies, beetles, ants, bees, and butterflies—the most diverse group of animals on Earth.
Informally, insect extends to any small crawling creature: The porch light attracts insects.
Figuratively, calling someone an insect suggests they're insignificant or contemptible.
Low vibrating hum
- humLow steady sound
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- whirContinuous humming sound
- chirpShort, high avian sound
stridulation · clicking · humming · katydid · vibration · frequency · chorus · swarming
External skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
chitin · segmentation · jointed · appendages · wings · spiracles · ovipositor · proboscis
Hard-winged insects
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- mothsNocturnal lepidopterans
- antsSocial colony insects
- beesWinged pollinators
wasps · dragonflies · grasshoppers · locusts · cicadas · fireflies · ladybugs · mosquitoes
Floral sugar water
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- beesWinged pollinators
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
flowers · hive · colony · bumblebees · honeybees · moths · cross-pollination · anthers
Flower reproductive transfer
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- parasitismOne benefits, one suffers
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
herbivory · pest-control · detritivores · keystone · biodiversity · habitat · colony · swarm
buzzing
Low vibrating hum
chirp · stridulation · clicking · humming · katydid · vibration · frequency · chorus · swarming
exoskeleton
External skeletal structure
abdomen · chitin · segmentation · jointed · appendages · wings · spiracles · ovipositor · proboscis · tarsus
beetles
Hard-winged insects
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- mothsNocturnal lepidopterans
- antsSocial colony insects
bees · wasps · dragonflies · grasshoppers · locusts · cicadas · fireflies · ladybugs · mosquitoes · mantises
nectar
Floral sugar water
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- beesWinged pollinators
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
foraging · flowers · hive · colony · bumblebees · honeybees · moths · cross-pollination · anthers · flowering
pollination
Flower reproductive transfer
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- parasitismOne benefits, one suffers
symbiosis · herbivory · pest-control · detritivores · keystone · biodiversity · habitat · colony · swarm · migration
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
bites · stings · vermin · larvae · swarm · invasive · borer · blight · repellent · trap
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- living beingshumans, animals, birds, fish, mammals
- living thingsplants, animals, animal, creature, birds
- nature scienceanimals, plants, butterflies, caterpillars, frogs
- organismsplants, animals, human, dog, fungi
insectsmegafauna
Species over 44 kilograms
whales · elephants · large mammals · giants · behemoths
insectspets
Domesticated companion animals
companion animals · livestock · domesticated animals · antiinsect · pollinators
- stick insectsTwig-shaped camouflaged bugs
- insect repellentSubstance deterring biting pests
- insect collection
- insect bites
- insect stingsVenomous punctures from arthropods
- insect killer
insect, insecticide, insectivore, insectivorous, insectivores, insectarium, insectary, insectoid, insect's