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Parts of an insect worksheets
Parts of an Insect Worksheet
Parts of an Insect Worksheet

Creepy, crawly and cool! Insects are amazing, and you’ll want this parts of an insect worksheet to start off your study of insects. Then crawl over and check out more Free Insect Worksheets for Kids!

With the warm weather outside, this is the perfect time to get into bugs.

Parts of an insect worksheet

The basic parts of an insect

Insect bodies all have some things in common, and then they have some things specific to their genus or family.

All insects, for example, have 6 legs and antenna, and a body divided in 3. But some kinds of insects have wings and some have shells. Some have more prominent proboscis (sucking mouths), some have more prominent mandibles (biting mouths), and some have just labium (sponging mouths).

Every insect has 3 main body parts — the head, the thorax and the abdomen.

The head of the insect is where the antenna, the compound eyes and the external mouth parts are. Mosquitos will have proboscis, beetles generally have mandibles, and houseflies have labium, as an example.

The thorax is the middle part of the insect, and it’s where the legs (and wings, if there are any) attach. All true insects have 6 legs – 3 on each side of the body. Some insects may have just 2 wings, and some may have 4.

The abdomen is the end part of the insect, and usually the largest and most recognizable. This is where the insect’s internal organs are usually contained, such as their digestive system or reproductive organs. The abdomen is reactive, and it will expand as the insect feeds.

Located either on the thorax or the abdomen are the spiracles, the breathing holes of the insect. And all true insects have exoskeletons, or skeletal systems on the outside of their bodies, made of chitin, a kind of biological plastic.

Parts of an Insect Worksheets

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Bugs are incredible creatures, and your students will want more. Check out our favorite books and stories about bugs — from the exotic to the common.

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Printable Parts of an insect worksheet

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And there’s nothing like studying real life bugs to get your kids excited. Grab one of these kits, and get out there to look at bugs

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Download the insect worksheets below:

See the other activities in my 10 days of Biology Worksheets for Elementary Students series.

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