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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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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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