The largest and most diverse animals
on earth, insects encompass over 925,000 different species. Found
worldwide, in almost any climent and habitat, they share the common
characteristics of a having an invertebrate (spineless) body divided
into three parts (head, thorax and abdomen), with six legs, and
a hard outer covering called an exoskeleton. They range in size
from less than a millimeter to over 18 centimeters, and come in
an endless variety of shapes and colors. Some insects include beetles,
bees and wasps, flies, butterflies and moths... Click here for more info...
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