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Basic insect body plan
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How to ID insects: wings
beetle true bug grasshopper earwig
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How to ID insects: mouthparts
Piercing-sucking: Sponging: Siphoning:
mosquitoes, true bugs house fly butterflies, moths
Chewing:
grasshoppers,
beetles,
praying mantis
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How to ID insects: legs
grasping pollen-carrying
walking
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swimming and
grasping
digging jumping
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