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Introduction1
Royal Entomological Society (YouTube Channel)
Royal Entomological Society (Official Website)
Dictionary
insect : any of a class (Insecta) of arthropods (such as bugs or bees) with well-defined head, thorax, and abdomen, only three pairs of legs, and typically one or two pairs of wings — Webster See also OneLook
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Insects are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Their blood is not totally contained in vessels; some circulates in an open cavity known as the haemocoel. Insects are the most diverse group of animals; they include more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms.The total number of extant species is estimated at between six and ten million; potentially over 90% of the animal life forms on Earth are insects. Insects may be found in nearly all environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, which are dominated by another arthropod group, crustaceans, which recent research has indicated insects are nested within. Nearly all insects hatch from eggs. Insect growth is constrained by the inelastic exoskeleton and development involves a series of molts. The immature stages often differ from the adults in structure, habit and habitat, and can include a usually immobile pupal stage in those groups that undergo four-stage metamorphosis. — Wikipedia
Insect (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Bug Guide (Iowa State University)
Insects (One Zoom)
Insecta (Catalogue of Life)
Insects (WolframAlpha)
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Innovation
Science
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term “insect” was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. This wider meaning may still be encountered in informal use. — Wikipedia
Entomology (Encyclopædia Britannica)
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Preservation
Library
DDC: 595.7 Insects: Insecta, Hexapoda (Library Thing)
Subject: Insects (Library Thing)
Subject: Insects (Open Library)
LCC: QL 461 Insects (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: Insects (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: QL 461 Insects (Library of Congress)
Subject: Insects (Library of Congress)
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Participation
Education
Insects (Science Trek)
Insects (Biology4Kids)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
Occupation
Royal Entomological Society (YouTube Channel)
Royal Entomological Society (Official Website)
Careers in Entomology (Royal Entomological Society)
What is an Entomologist? (Environmental Science.org)
Entomologist (Future Farmers of America)
Organization
Royal Entomological Society
Entomological Society of America
American Entomological Society
News
Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Journal of Insect Science (Entomological Society of America)
Insects (EurekaAlert, American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Insects (bioRxiv: Preprint Server for Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Insects (Science Daily)
Insects (Science News)
Insects (Phys.org)
Insects (NPR Archives)
Government
Document
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Related
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Tree of Life
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Eukaryote Protist, Fungi, Algae, Protozoa (Tardigrade)
Plant Flower, Tree
Animal
Invertebrate
Cnidaria Coral, Jellyfish
Cephalopod Cuttlefish, Octopus
Crustacean Lobster, Shrimp
Arachnid Spider, Scorpion
Insect Ant, Bee, Beetle, Butterfly
Vertebrate
Fish Seahorse, Ray, Shark
Amphibian Frog, Salamander
Reptile Turtle, Tortoise, Dinosaur
Bird Penguin, Ostrich, Owl, Crow, Parrot
Mammal Platypus, Bat, Mouse, Rabbit, Goat, Giraffe, Camel, Horse, Elephant, Mammoth
Walrus, Seal, Polar Bear, Bear, Panda, Cat, Tiger, Lion, Dog, Wolf
Cetacean Whale, Dolphin
Primate Monkey, Chimpanzee, Human
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Notes
1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.