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Do you know that Insects:
- are a major group of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals on the Earth
- The heaviest insects include the Goliath beetles Goliathus goliatus, Goliathus regius and Cerambycid beetles such as Titanus giganteus
- Many insects are considered pests by humans
- Although pest insects attract the most attention, many insects are beneficial to the environment and to humans
- Insects also produce useful substances such as honey, wax, lacquer and silk. Honey bees have been cultured by humans for thousands of years for honey, although contracting for crop pollination is becoming more significant for beekeepers.
- In some parts of the world, insects are used for human food ("Entomophagy"), while being a taboo in other places
- Most insects have two pairs of wings located on the second and third thoracic segments
- Insects have a complete digestive system
- Most insects hatch from eggs, but others are ovoviviparous or viviparous, and all undergo a series of moults as they develop and grow in size
- Some insects (parastic wasps) show polyembryony where a single fertilized egg can divide into many and in some cases thousands of separate embryos.
- Social insects, such as the termites, ants and many bees and wasps, are the most familiar species of eusocial animal
- A few insects, notably the beetles of the family Lampyridae have evolved light generating organs
- Many adult insects use six legs for walking and have adopted a tripedal gait.
- A few insects have evolved to walk on the surface of the water, especially the bugs of the family, Gerridae, also known as water striders.
- A large number of insects live either a part or their whole lives underwater
- Insects were the first group of herbivores and they acted as major selection agents on plants.
