types of insect’s legs
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TYPES OF INSECT’S LEGS. CURSORIAL Wakling, running Ground beetles, cockroach. FOSSORIAL Front leg, digging soil Mole cricket. RAPTATORIAL Fore leg, adapted for catching prey Praying mantis. SALTATORIAL Hind leg, jumping Enlarge femur grasshoppers. NATATORIAL For swimmng With hairs - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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TYPES OF INSECT’S TYPES OF INSECT’S LEGSLEGS
CURSORIALCURSORIAL Wakling, runningWakling, running Ground beetles, cockroachGround beetles, cockroach
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FOSSORIALFOSSORIAL Front leg, digging soilFront leg, digging soil Mole cricketMole cricket
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RAPTATORIALRAPTATORIAL Fore leg, adapted for catching Fore leg, adapted for catching
preyprey Praying mantisPraying mantis
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SALTATORIALSALTATORIAL Hind leg, jumpingHind leg, jumping Enlarge femurEnlarge femur grasshoppersgrasshoppers
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NATATORIALNATATORIAL For swimmngFor swimmng With hairsWith hairs Water beetlesWater beetles
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POLLEN COLLECTINGPOLLEN COLLECTING tibia adaptation (corbicula)tibia adaptation (corbicula) Pollen basketPollen basket
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KAKI BERPELEKAP (pg 26)KAKI BERPELEKAP (pg 26) Tarsus of fore legTarsus of fore leg With structure that can graspWith structure that can grasp To hold on female beetle during To hold on female beetle during
matingmating
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INSECTS LARVAEINSECTS LARVAE(refer practical book page (refer practical book page
37)37) CAMPODEIFORMCAMPODEIFORM elongated, flattened, activeelongated, flattened, active NeuropteraNeuroptera
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CARABIFORM (pg 29)CARABIFORM (pg 29) flattened, well-developed legsflattened, well-developed legs with no filaments on the end of the with no filaments on the end of the
abdomen.abdomen. Carabidae (beetle)Carabidae (beetle)
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SCARABAEIFORMSCARABAEIFORM sluggish, cylindrical, c-shapedsluggish, cylindrical, c-shaped well-developed head and thoracic well-developed head and thoracic
legslegs Scarabaeidae (beetle)Scarabaeidae (beetle)
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ELATERIFORMELATERIFORM WirewormWireworm elongate, cylindrical, with a hard elongate, cylindrical, with a hard
exoskeleton and tiny legs exoskeleton and tiny legs Elateridae (click beetle)Elateridae (click beetle)
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ERUCIFORMERUCIFORM Catterpillar-likeCatterpillar-like Cylindrical, obvious head, short Cylindrical, obvious head, short
antennaeantennae Butterflies and mothsButterflies and moths
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PLATYFORMPLATYFORM Very flattened larvaVery flattened larva Leg hidden or noneLeg hidden or none Diptera (flies), Lepidoptera, Diptera (flies), Lepidoptera,
Coleoptera (beetle)Coleoptera (beetle)
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VERMIFORMVERMIFORM Maggot (berengga)Maggot (berengga) legless, head undeveloplegless, head undevelop Diptera (flies)Diptera (flies)
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INSECTS PUPAE (PG 38)INSECTS PUPAE (PG 38)
EXARATE (EKSARAT)EXARATE (EKSARAT) the appendages, legs etc., are free the appendages, legs etc., are free
and capable of movement and capable of movement Most orders except butterflies Most orders except butterflies
(lepidoptera) & flies (Diptera)(lepidoptera) & flies (Diptera)
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OBTECT (OBTEK)OBTECT (OBTEK) the legs and other appendages are the legs and other appendages are
closely appressed to the rest of the closely appressed to the rest of the body body
not capable of free movement not capable of free movement butterfliesbutterflies
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COARCTATE (KOARKTAT)COARCTATE (KOARKTAT) Enclosed within the last larval skinEnclosed within the last larval skin acts as a cocoon protects the pupaacts as a cocoon protects the pupa flies (Diptera, of the sub-order flies (Diptera, of the sub-order
Cyclorrhapha.). Cyclorrhapha.).