An insect is a type of arthropod lifeform. Insects have a body seperated into three segments and six legs.
The study of Insects is called "Entomology".
Insects
Ants and termites
Beetles
Flies
- Bee
- Earth fly
- Glob fly
- Lavafly
- Locust
- Mordian butterfly
- Mosquito
- Pycan space moth
- Swarming moth
- Tsetse fly
- Wasp
Fleas, ticks and mites
- Alvanian spine mite
- Belzoidian flea
- Dustdwelling tick
- Loracus devil mite
- Photonic flea
Sentient insect species
- See: Insectoid
Foods and recreation
- In the image of Rom as he is about to chew on the Ferengi beetle, you can see that they used a giant water bug for the beetle. Also known as "toe-biters" in the U.S., these large predatory insects are sold and eaten in Thailand.
Background
The Borg were intially concieved of by Maurice Hurley as a race of insects, but were changed to the more budget-friendly cyborgs that would go on to become so famous.
See also
- Arachnid
- Norcadian Museum of Entomology
- The insect game