The Insects: Structure and Function |
Contents
The Head and its Appendages | 3 |
Feeding | 21 |
The Alimentary Canal | 38 |
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abdomen abdominal segments activity adult amino acids antennae Apis appendages articulation axons become behaviour blood Calliphora cells changes chorion Coleoptera colour concentration contraction copulation corpora corpora allata coxa cuticle cytoplasm Diagram diapause Diptera distal dorsal Drosophila duct eggs enzymes Ephemeroptera epidermis epithelium fat body feeding female fibres filaments flight muscles follicle frequency function ganglion glands haemolymph hatching Heteroptera hind wing holometabolous hormone Hymenoptera impulse increase inhibited insects instance instar involves larvae layer legs Lepidoptera lobe locusts longitudinal muscles male Malpighian tubules membrane mesothorax metabolism midgut migration moult movement nerve nervous neurosecretory normal nucleus occur Odonata oocyte organs Orthoptera ovarioles oviposition oxygen pairs Periplaneta pheromone pigment posterior probably produced protein pupa receptors result Rhodnius Schistocerca sclerites sclerotised secretion sensilla Snodgrass species sperm spermatophore spiracles sternum stimulation surface swarms temperature tergum thorax tibia tissues trachea tracheal system trophocytes tubules usually ventral vesicles wingbeat yolk