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- Did you know that there are between six and ten million different types of insects, and that they come in thousands of shapes, colors and sizes?!
- All insects have three parts to their bodies: the head, the abdomen, and the thorax. They have two antennae on their head and have six legs. Insects are cold-blooded, which means that their body temperature changes depending on how warm or cold the air around them is. Most insects hatch from eggs.
- Insects can be found in almost every type of environment in every country in the world. The only environment insects are not commonly found is the ocean.
- What an insect eats is as different as the types of species there are. About half of all insects are herbivores, which means that they eat only plants. These plant-eating insects feed on leaves, roots, nectar from flowers, seeds, or wood. Some insects are known as predators that hunt other small insects and animals.
- Many people think of insects as pests that can be annoying and irritating, there are actually many insects that benefit the environment and humans. Insects like wasps, bees, butterflies, and ants all help to pollinate flowers when they are collecting nectar from them.
- Cicadas are the loudest of all insects, and they are able to make sounds with special changes in their bodies. Insects will communicate with each other to signal each other, warn about predators, try to attract a mate, or send a message.
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Rabbit:
- A female rabbit is called a doe.
- A baby rabbit is called a kitten or a kit.
- Male rabbit is called a buck.
- All rabbits except cottontail live underground.
- They live in groups.
- They have 5 toes on their front paws and only 4 on their back paws.
- Their ears can be more than 10 inches long.
- Rabbits sleep with their eyes open.
- More than half of the world rabbit population lives in North America.
- Of all the wild animals in the United States, rabbits are one of the most common. Cottontail rabbits, with their soft brown fur and white fluffy tails, are found in almost every state. They live in woods, grassy fields, near farms and even in neighborhoods.
- Rabbits and hares aren’t the same thing. Hares have longer ears than rabbits and longer legs. They don’t live in underground dens. Hare babies are born with hair; rabbit babies are born naked.
- In the summer, rabbits eat grass, wild strawberries, garden vegetables and some flowers. In the winter, they survive on woody stems and even the bark of some trees.
- Rabbits are most active at sunset and at dawn. During the day, they hide under bushes, logs or even old sheds. Remember Peter the Rabbit hiding from Mr. McGregor? When rabbits are scared, they freeze and scrunch down to hide.
- Rabbits build underground burrows to live in. The burrows have tunnels and a large room.
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