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==== Elaiosomes ==== | ==== Elaiosomes ==== | ||
Elaiosomes (ant-bodies) are fat- and carbohydrate-rich outgrowths of seeds or fruits of some plants. They provide food for ants, which in turn contribute to the spread of these seeds by carrying them to the vicinity of nests and often placing them in the substrate. This method of diaspore dispersal is called myrmecochory and occurs in over 11,000 plant species. [([[https:// | Elaiosomes (ant-bodies) are fat- and carbohydrate-rich outgrowths of seeds or fruits of some plants. They provide food for ants, which in turn contribute to the spread of these seeds by carrying them to the vicinity of nests and often placing them in the substrate. This method of diaspore dispersal is called myrmecochory and occurs in over 11,000 plant species. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Over 20,000 species ==== | ||
+ | There are over 20,000 species of ants in the world. Of this number, 12,500 species have been classified to date. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Mycocepurus smithi ==== | ||
+ | Mycocepurus smithi ants are a species with no males. It is the only species that reproduce asexually. Within the Mycocepurus smithi species, there are only genetically identical females. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Worker ants ==== | ||
+ | Worker ants are females that are characterized by underdeveloped reproductive organs. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== The largest of all orders ==== | ||
+ | Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera which is the largest of all orders with about 400,000 species. It includes almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Origin of a name ==== | ||
+ | The English name beetle derivates from the Old English word bitela, meaning little biter, which is related to bītan (to bite), and finally leads to the Middle English betylle. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 100 families of beetles ==== | ||
+ | In the United States, there are about 100 families of beetles. Weevils are the largest family of insects and the largest family of beetles. | ||
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+ | ==== Glow-worm ==== | ||
+ | Individuals of both sexes of the glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) differ greatly in appearance. The male is winged, while the larva-like female is not winged. Females have light organs on the underside of their abdomen. | ||
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+ | ==== Spanish fly ==== | ||
+ | Cantharid (Latin: Lytta vesicatoria) is a beetle in the oleic family known by the misleading name " | ||
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+ | ==== Division of butterflies ==== | ||
+ | There are several divisions of butterflies. The most popular are those that divide butterflies by appearance. Another well-known division is also the one on the time of flight. This second division divides butterflies into diurnal butterflies and moths. It is important to note that these man-made divisions have been distinguished artificially, | ||
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+ | ==== The second most abundant insect group ==== | ||
+ | Butterflies are the second most abundant insect group (the first being beetles). [([[https:// | ||
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