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Class of arthropods
Insects (from Latin insectum) are invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have an exoskeleton
Insect
Scientific study of insects
ἔντομον (éntomon), meaning "insect", and λόγος (lógos), meaning "study", is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology
Entomology
Substance which repels insects
discourage insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface. Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak of insect-borne
Insect_repellent
UK initiative on importance of insects and entomology
Insect Week (formerly National Insect Week) is an initiative originating in the UK. Usually held during the last week of June, the aim is to engage the
Insect_Week
Anatomical structures of insects
Insects have mouthparts that may vary greatly across insect species, as they are adapted to particular modes of feeding. The earliest insects had chewing
Insect_mouthparts
Small insects of the family Gryllidae
Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets and, more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms, "crickets"
Cricket_(insect)
Body part used by insects to fly
Insect wings are adult outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to fly. They are found on the second and third thoracic segments (the
Insect_wing
Manmade structure to provide shelter for insects
An insect hotel, also known as a bug hotel or insect house, is a manmade structure created to provide shelter for insects. They can come in a variety of
Insect_hotel
Development of insects from an ancestral crustacean and their subsequent radiation
evolution of insects is based on studies of the following branches of science: molecular biology, insect morphology, paleontology, insect taxonomy, evolution
Evolution_of_insects
Ecological trend recorded since the late 20th century
Insects are the most numerous and widespread class in the animal kingdom, accounting for up to 90% of all animal species. In the 2010s, reports emerged
Decline_in_insect_populations
2026 film by Daniel Chong
Franco as Titus (Insect King), a butterfly and the Insect Queen's son who later succeeds her Eman Abdul-Razzak as Young Titus (Insect Prince), a caterpillar
Hoppers_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up insect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Insects are six-legged arthropods of the class Insecta. Insect, Insects or Insecta may also refer to:
Insect_(disambiguation)
Hobby
Insect collecting refers to the collection of insects and other arthropods for scientific study or as a hobby. Most insects are small and the majority
Insect_collecting
Mechanisms and evolution of insect flight
Insects are the only group of invertebrates that have evolved wings and flight. Insects first flew in the Carboniferous, some 300 to 350 million years
Insect_flight
Insects, which are a type of arthropod, are the most numerous group of multicellular organisms on the planet, with over a million species identified so
List_of_largest_insects
Description of the physical form of insects
Insect morphology is the study and description of the physical form of insects. The terminology used to describe insects is similar to that used for other
Insect_morphology
Use of insects as food for humans
Insects as food or edible insects are insect species used for human consumption. Over 2 billion people are estimated to eat insects on a daily basis.
Insects_as_food
Raising and breeding insects as livestock
Insect farming is the practice of raising and breeding insects as livestock, also referred to as minilivestock or micro stock. Insects may be farmed for
Insect_farming
Order of insects
A fly (pl. flies) is an insect of the order Diptera (from Ancient Greek δι- di- 'two' and πτερόν pteron 'wing'), named for the single pair of wings. The
Fly
Activity in which insects are made to fight each other
Insect fighting is a range of competitive sporting activity, commonly associated with gambling, in which insects are pitted against each other. Forms of
Insect_fighting
Order of stick and leaf insects
as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or
Phasmatodea
Mental capacity of insects
Insect cognition is mental capacity in insects, and its study. The field developed from comparative psychology where early studies focused more on animal
Insect_cognition
Method of biological control for insect populations
The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a method of biological insect control, whereby overwhelming numbers of sterile insects are released into the wild
Sterile_insect_technique
Genus of gall-like scale insects
Kermes is a genus of gall-like scale insects in the family Kermesidae. They feed on the sap of oaks; the females produce a red dye, also called "kermes"
Kermes_(insect)
Paraglider
The Atair Insect is a powered paraglider in the mode of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by Atair Aerospace Inc. The company showcased its LEAPP technology
Atair_Insect
Order of insects
Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described
Hymenoptera
Order of insects
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (/koʊliːˈɒptɛrə/), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases
Beetle
of family. With around 1 million insect species having been formally described and assigned a binomial name, insects are the most diverse group of animals
List_of_insect_orders
Genus of lice
Passeriformes. Charles de Geer, 1752-1778 Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des insectes Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, digital facsimile at the Gallica
Ricinus_(insect)
Insect that lives in water
Aquatic insects or water insects live some portion of their life cycle in the water. They feed in the same ways as other insects. Some diving insects, such
Aquatic_insect
Diversity among species of insects
Insect biodiversity accounts for a large proportion of all biodiversity on the planet—over half of the estimated 1.5 million organism species described
Insect_biodiversity
Protein family
Insect toxins are various protein toxins produced by insect species. Assassin bugs, sometimes known as kissing bugs, are one of the largest and morphologically
Insect_toxin
Genus of cricket-like animals
Sia is a genus of Orthopteran insects in the family Stenopelmatidae, recorded from western Malesia. The Orthoptera Species File lists: Sia bugajus Gorochov
Sia_(insect)
Physiology and biochemistry of insect organ systems
Insect physiology includes the physiology and biochemistry of insect organ systems. Although diverse, insects are quite similar in overall design, internally
Insect_physiology
Insect that is beneficial to humans
Beneficial insects (sometimes called beneficial bugs) are any of a number of species of insects that perform valued services like pollination and pest
Beneficial_insect
American grindcore band
Insect Warfare is an American grindcore band from Houston, Texas. Insect Warfare was originally founded in 2000 as a solo project of vocalist Rahi Geramifar
Insect_Warfare
Insect lacking wings
disparate groups of wingless insects. Apterygota are a subclass of small, agile insects, distinguished from other insects by their lack of wings in the
Wingless_insect
Highest level of animal sociality a species can attain
colonies can be viewed as superorganisms. Eusociality has evolved among the insects, crustaceans, trematodes and mammals. It is most widespread in the Hymenoptera
Eusociality
Order of insects including praying mantises
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids")
Mantis
Male insects produce sperm, which is delivered to the female via the Aedeagus. Although in some insects, such as Bed bugs, the male can inject his sperm
Insect_reproduction
Insect body temperature regulation
Insect thermoregulation is the process whereby insects maintain body temperatures within certain boundaries. Insects have traditionally been considered
Insect_thermoregulation
Genus of insects
Bacillus is a stick insect genus, common in Europe and North Africa. The Phasmida Species File lists: Bacillus atticus – Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882 Bacillus
Bacillus_(insect)
Insect neuropeptides are small signaling molecules that function as chemical messengers in the nervous system, regulating diverse physiological and behavioral
Insect_neuropeptide
Profound change in body structure during the postembryonic development of an organism
relatively abrupt change in its body structure as part of its development. Some insects, fish, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, cnidarians, echinoderms, and
Metamorphosis
Insect behaviour is any pattern of behaviour by insects that helps them to survive and reproduce. Aspects include behaviour patterns for feeding, avoiding
Insect_behaviour
Group of troglofauna
Cave-dwelling insects are among the most widespread and prominent troglofauna (cave-dwelling animals), including troglobites, troglophiles, and trogloxenes
Cave_insect
Insects in ethics concerns ethical views about the moral status and treatment of insects, including whether humans have obligations to avoid harming or
Insects_in_ethics
Insect life stage
pupae) is the life stage of insects from the Holometabola clade undergoing metamorphosis between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal
Pupa
Insect Festival is a biennial series of one day events in the UK, organised by the Royal Entomological Society, to celebrate insects and entomology. The
Insect_Festival
Genus of barklice
300 described species in Valenzuela. List of Valenzuela species Quelques insectes de l'Amérique Méridionale. L Navàs, 1924 "Valenzuela Report". Integrated
Valenzuela_(insect)
Index of articles associated with the same name
Insect Queen refers to comic book characters from two different publishers Insect Queen (DC Comics), two versions of the character from DC Comics Insect
Insect_Queen
Being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts
interest in developing "cyborg insects" to transmit data from sensors implanted into the insect during the pupa stage. The insect's motion would be controlled
Cyborg
Genus of wasps
lights. They are mostly orange to yellow in color, and are endoparasites of insect larvae, particularly Lepidoptera. They are very diverse but morphologically
Ophion_(insect)
American jazz-based rock band from New York
The Insect Trust was an American jazz-based rock band that formed in New York, United States, in 1967. The members of the band were Nancy Jeffries on vocals
The_Insect_Trust
Order of insects often called true bugs
(/hɛˈmɪptərə/; from Ancient Greek hemipterus 'half-winged') is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within
Hemiptera
Any insect that is said to bore through books
Bookworm is a general name for any insect that is said to bore through books. The damage to books that is commonly attributed to "bookworms" is often caused
Bookworm_(insect)
Species of insect producing the crimson dye carmine
and dried. The insect produces carminic acid that deters predation by other insects. Carminic acid, typically 17–24% of dried insects' weight, can be
Cochineal
Clade of insects
Bees are winged insects that form a monophyletic clade Anthophila within the superfamily Apoidea of the order Hymenoptera, with over 20,000 known species
Bee
Type of tea
Insect tea refers to teas (in the broad sense, not always tea proper) made from leaves bitten by, and the droppings of, insects fed on specific plants
Insect_tea
Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera
Moths are a group of winged insect of the order Lepidoptera, the other well-known members of which are butterflies, they are characterized by dark or dull
Moth
Tribe of true bugs
Yunga - Zyzzogeton Wikispecies has information related to Sharpshooter (insect). sharpshooters on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Homalodisca
Sharpshooter_(insect)
Insect mounting tool
Insect pins are used by entomologists for mounting collected insects. They can also be used in dressmaking for very fine silk or antique fabrics. As standard
Insect_pins
Subclass of insects
subclass of insects that includes all winged insects and groups which lost them secondarily. Pterygota group comprises 99.9% of all insects. The orders
Pterygota
2001 Japanese film
Harmful Insect (害虫, Gaichū) is a 2001 Japanese drama film directed by Akihiko Shiota and starring Aoi Miyazaki. Shiota credits the original story to Yayoi
Harmful_Insect
Neurotransmitters used by insects
Insect pheromones are neurotransmitters that serve the chemical communication between individuals of an insect species. They thus differ from kairomones
Insect_pheromones
American surf music band
The Insect Surfers are an American band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1979. The group bills itself "Planet Earth’s Longest-Running Modern Surf Band,"
Insect_Surfers
Device used to monitor or reduce insect populations
Insect traps are used to monitor or directly reduce populations of insects or other arthropods, by trapping individuals and killing them. They typically
Insect_trap
Function of chemical receptors
Insect olfaction refers to the function of chemical receptors that enable insects to detect and identify volatile compounds for foraging, predator avoidance
Insect_olfaction
Superfamily of insects
Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they
Scale_insect
Species of stick insect native to Australia
insect, the Australian giant prickly stick insect, Macleay's spectre, or the Australian walking stick, is a large species of Australian stick insect.
Extatosoma_tiaratum
Common name for several species of flies
insect hatch". Appleton Post Crescent. Retrieved 2020-07-15. Weaving, Alan; Picker, Mike; Griffiths, Charles Llewellyn (2003). Field Guide to Insects
Midge
Insects of the order Blattodea
Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats
Cockroach
Topics referred to by the same term
Insect Woman may refer to: The Insect Woman, a 1963 Japanese drama film Insect Woman (1972 film), a South Korean film This disambiguation page lists articles
Insect_Woman
Application of insect and other arthropod biology to forensics
a branch of applied entomology that uses insects and other arthropods as a basis for legal evidence. Insects may be found on cadavers or elsewhere around
Forensic_entomology
1995 American film
Angels and Insects (sometimes styled as Angels & Insects) is a 1995 romantic drama film directed by Philip Haas and starring Mark Rylance, Patsy Kensit
Angels_and_Insects
Family of Caelifera
Sandgropers are wholly subterranean apterous insects of the family Cylindrachetidae that may grow up to 7 cm (3 in) long. Three genera of these orthopterans
Sandgroper_(insect)
Genus of true bugs
Cryptococcus is a genus of scale insects in the family Eriococcidae. Cryptococcus on uio.mbl.edu Data related to Cryptococcus at Wikispecies Cryptococcus
Cryptococcus_(insect)
UK contemporary artist
Paul Insect is a UK contemporary artist, who is most famous for his 2007 solo show Bullion exhibition at London's Art gallery, Lazarides Gallery. Damien
Paul_Insect
Ways different insect species reproduce
Most insects reproduce oviparously, i.e. by laying eggs. The eggs are produced by the female in a pair of ovaries. Sperm, produced by the male in one
Insect_reproductive_system
Genus of insects
online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-03-21. Arment, Chad (2006). Stick Insects of the Continental United States and Canada. Coachwhip Publications. v
Isagoras_(insect)
Brand of insect repellent
Insect Shield is a brand of insect repellent used on clothes. It contains permethrin, which is similar to bug-repellent, and registered by the U.S. Environmental
Insect_Shield
Genus of cricket-like animals
Retrieved 30 December 2018. Grasshopper Country: The Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia, by David C. Rentz. 1995. ISBN 0-86840-063-7 Species synopses
Cooloola_(insect)
Genus of grasshoppers
Orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthoptères décrits par Linné, De Geer et Thunberg 1: 90,100. Data related to Machaeridia (insect) at Wikispecies v t e
Machaeridia_(insect)
Insect mandibles are a pair of appendages near the insect's mouth, and the most anterior of the three pairs of oral appendages (the labrum is more anterior
Mandible_(insect_mouthpart)
Insect-based pet food is pet food consisting of, or containing insects digestible by pets such as dogs or cats. A limited, but growing number of products
Insect-based_pet_food
Swedish DJ and record producer
Kassberg (born circa 1988), known professionally by his pseudonym Starving Insect (earlier on known as Despairful Tomorrow) is a Swedish hardcore techno DJ
Starving_Insect
Insects as feed are insect species used as animal feed, either for livestock, including aquaculture, or as pet food. As livestock feed production uses
Insects_as_feed
Pesticide used against insects
Insecticides are pesticides used to kill insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. The major use
Insecticide
Juvenile form of distinct animals before metamorphosis
into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase
Larva
Insect that has been genetically modified
A genetically modified (GM) insect is an insect that has been genetically modified, either through mutagenesis, or more precise processes of transgenesis
Genetically_modified_insect
Pain scale for insect stings
paper was a way to systematize and compare the hemolytic properties of insect venoms. A table in the paper included a column that rated sting pain, starting
Schmidt_sting_pain_index
Topics referred to by the same term
Insect Armageddon may mean Decline in insect populations, a widespread loss of insect numbers and species Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, a computer
Insect_Armageddon
Genus of grasshoppers
Hildegardia is a genus of insect, belonging to the family Tetrigidae and since 2025 placed in the monogeneric subfamily of Hildegardiinae; it was erected
Hildegardia_(insect)
Extinct genus of cockroaches
addition, this insect has some characteristics superficially similar to mantises, however differ from other many characters. The insect body is 9.3 millimetres
Manipulator_(insect)
Genus of caddisflies
Retrieved 2018-02-24. Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9
Oligotricha_(insect)
Study of how insects interact with their environments
Insect ecology is the interaction of insects, individually or as a community, with the surrounding environment or ecosystem. This interaction is mostly
Insect_ecology
Genus of caddisflies
Retrieved 2018-02-24. Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9
Silo_(insect)
Genus of stick insects
Dyme is a genus of common walking stick insects in the family Diapheromeridae. There are about 10 described species in Dyme, found in South America. These
Dyme_(insect)
Small land insect in the order Zygentoma
small, primitive, wingless insect in the order Zygentoma (formerly Thysanura). Its common name derives from the insect's silvery light grey colour, combined
Silverfish
Class of Royal Navy littoral ships
The Insect-class gunboats (or large China gunboats) were a class of small but well-armed Royal Navy ships designed for use in shallow rivers or inshore
Insect-class_gunboat
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Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Lightening Insect; Who is in Zone
Surname or Lastname
English
English : derogatory nickname for a small person, from Middle English grub ‘insect larva’.This is a PA name probably representing German Grube.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a fierce or cruel man, from Middle English grill(e) ‘angry’, ‘vicious’ (from Old English gryllan ‘to rage’, ‘to gnash the teeth’; compare 4).German : nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle High German grille ‘cricket’ (Old High German grillo, from Late Latin grillus, Greek gryllos). The insect is widely supposed to be of a cheerful disposition, no doubt because of its habit of infesting hearths and warm places. The vocabulary word is confined largely to southern Germany and Austria, and it is in this region that the surname is most frequent.German : habitational name from any of eight places in Upper Bavaria and Austria, perhaps so named from Middle High German grille ‘cricket’.North German : nickname for an angry man from Middle Low German grellen ‘to be furious’, ‘to shriek’. Compare 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Derbyshire and Hampshire, named from the Old English byname Wicga (meaning ‘beetle’, ‘insect’) or Old English wicga ‘beetle’, ‘insect’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘woodland clearing’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Silkworm; Lac-insect; Ant
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Six Footed Insects
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Insect; Caterpillar
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INSECT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Beal.
Boy/Male
Tamil
God of fire, Ganapati
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Latin
End
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Mine of Victory
Boy/Male
Indian
The strong
Boy/Male
Tamil
Long lived
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Inspired by God
Girl/Female
Hindu
Poetry having good characters, Poetry in motion
Male
French
French form of Latin Hieronymus, JÉRÔME means "holy name."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Chander means Moon, Bhan means Sun both meaning is energy energetic and peace nature
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n. pl.
A division of the Cheiroptera, including the common or insect-eating bats.
a.
Producing yolk, or vitelline substance; -- applied to certain cells (also called nutritive, or yolk, cells) formed in the ovaries of many insects, and supposed to supply nutriment to the developing ova.
n.
One of the Insecta; esp., one of the Hexapoda. See Insecta.
n.
A place for keeping living insects.
a.
Pertaining to, having the nature of, or resembling, an insect.
n.
A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.
v. t.
Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick insect.
a.
the Insectivora, and to many bats, birds, and reptiles.
a.
Pertaining to, or having the nature of, insects.
n. pl.
An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects.
a.
Of or pertaining to an insect or insects.
n. pl.
One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of tracheae, opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n.
n.
One of the Insectivora.
pl.
of Insectivore
a.
Feeding or subsisting on insects; carnivorous.
a.
Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral.
a.
Adapted to, or used in, vibratory motion; having the power of vibrating; vibratory; as, the vibratile organs of insects.
n.
The orifice of the oviduct of an insect or other invertebrate.
n.
An agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect powder.
a.
plants which have some special adaptation for catching and digesting insects, as the sundew, Venus's flytrap, Sarracenia, etc.