School's out for summer!
time for a bit of backyard daydreaming...
Enjoy~
and if you are in the mood to learn more:
Arthropods, Insects, Bugs…fun facts from Bugs Rule!
*Arthropods are the most diverse life form on the planet. *There are over 970,000 known species-out of an estimated 4 to 5 million. *Of the 1.9 million recognized species, over ½ are insects!!! The other ½ of lifeforms/species include non-insect arthropods, other invertebrates, plants, fungi & lichen (and finally) vertebrates. *It is estimated that arthropods outnumber humans by as much as 250 million to 1. Did you know? only 1% (about 10,000 species) of known insects are considered pests. |
Millipedes, centipedes, arachnids, & insects:
flies, fleas, moths, butterflies, beetles, wasps, bees, ants, thrips, lice, true bugs, termites, cockroaches, earwigs, walking sticks, leaf insects, booklice, crickets, grasshoppers, dragonflies, mayflies, mites, ticks, springtails, silverfish, spiders
Arthropods also include Crustaceans:
crabs, lobster, crayfish, shrimp, krill, barnacles, pill bugs, and woodlice