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examples of insects
Insects: invertebrates with bodies divided into three parts; they usually have three pairs of legs, two pairs of wings and antennae.
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sexton beetle
Insect that lays its eggs on dead animals or decomposing matter, which it buries; the egg cache gives off a strong musky smell.
furniture beetle
Small insect, common throughout Europe; its larva feeds on lumber and dead wood.
flea
Extremely small, wingless leaping insect, a parasite of certain mammals, birds and humans; it stings them to feed off their blood.
tsetse fly
Stinging African insect, a parasite of mammals, birds and humans; it is best known for transmitting sleeping sickness.
mosquito
Insect with two wings and long antennae; the female stings humans and animals to feed off their blood.
louse
Small wingless insect, a parasite of humans, mammals, birds and certain plants.