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Quickquestion.Whatisthisapictureof?
Insectslegs,wingsandcommunity.
Wearelearning.
Theengineeringoftheinsectleg.
Comparisonsbetweenmammalandinsectlegs.
Thecommunityofthehoneybee.
Homework.
Pg69.Usingdiagrams,explainhowthewingsofinsectsfunctiontoallowthemto
fly.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaEDRGxmUD8
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Theweevilbeetlelegsystem
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Variabilityininsectstructure.
Becauseinsectsaremadeupofsegments,bychangingtheseparts,thestructure
andfunctionoftheirbodiescnbechangedgreatly.
Examples.
Insectlegs.
Insectlegsarealwaysmadeofthesamesegments(theyhavethesamename
parts),butbychangingthesizeandshapeofthesegments,insectlegscanbe
usedformanydifferentfunctions,:
Climbing
Swimming
Landing
Grabbing/holding
Walking
Collecting
Jumping.
Insectmouthparts
Thesearesimilartoinsectlegs,asintheyconsistofthesameelements,butthey
candifferinshapeandsizetofulfilfunctionssuchas:
Chewing
Fighting/killing
Gathering
Building
Feeling
Drinking
Cutting
Holdingontothings
Stinging
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TAisectlegs,andsocialfunction..notebook
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Thehoneybee.
HoneybeesareSOCIALINSECTS,likewasps,hornets,antsandtermites,which
meansthattheyliveinahivecommunitywithhundredsofindividualswith
individualtasks.(Reproductionbythequeenforexample)
Abeehivecontainsaqueenanddroneswhichareresponsibleforreproduction
andfemaleworkerbeeswholookafterthelarvae,cleanthehive,protectitand
gathernectarandpollenasfood.Thetaskthataworkerbeedoesisdeterminedby
herage.
Communicationinabeehive.
Everyindividualqueenhasherveryownsmellthatissharedwitheverybeeinthe
hive.Thisisusedtodetermineifabeeenteringthehiveactuallybelongstoitoris
animposter.
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