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Undo revision 904064 by Michaels (talk)
'''Insects''' are [[arthropod]]s with six legs and a body consisting of three sections: the [[head]], [[thorax]], and [[abdomen]]. They have an exoskeleton composed of [[chitin]], and segmented [[eye]]s. Many, but not all, insect species are [[wing]]ed.
There are an enormous number of insect [[species]] on earth, including [[fly|flies]], [[beetle]]s, and [[ant]]s. Some are notably mentioned in the [[sacred text]]s of some [[religion]]s, such as [[locust]]s, in the Egyptian plagues, and rules regarding their consumption in the following Scripture passages:
<blockquote>Leviticus 11:20-23 (KJV): All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you. Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon [all] four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; [Even] these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. But all [other] flying creeping things, which have four feet, [shall be] an abomination unto you.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Deuteronomy 14:19 (KJV): And every creeping thing that flieth [is] unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.</blockquote>
Many insects undergo [[complete metamorphosis]], meaning that their life cycle involves several stages, during each of which the creature has a distinctly different appearance. These are:
*[[Egg]]
*[[Larva]] - a feeding stage. Some insect larvae are very familiar, such as caterpillars and maggots.
*[[Pupa]] - a dormant stage during which the next form develops inside a protective casing - the butterfly chrysalis being the most familiar example.
*[[Adult]] - the form we recognize as the "insect", with its defining characteristics as listed above.
Other insects undergo [[incomplete metamorphosis]], in which the egg hatches into a [[nymph (biology)|nymph]], which resembles a small adult (except without wings).
[[Category:Insects| ]]