Insects
Insects are a large group of organisms. They can be found almost everywhere. Insects favor hot and humid environments, which is why tropical rainforests are full of them.All insects share the following characteristics:
- six legs
- three body parts: a head, a thorax and an abdomen.
- multiple pairs of eyes
- wings
- hard, external supporting structure
- metamorphosis: egg - larva - (pupa) - adult
- cold-blooded or poikilothermic
- butterflies
- dragonflies
- beetles
- flies
- hymenopterans (e.g. bees and ants)