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Insects by Kay Ezzell A cockroach is an insect with a flat body and long antennae. Some kinds of cockroaches are pests. All cockroaches are active at night. Dragonflies are large insects. They have two pairs of wings. They eat small flying insects. The fly is a small flying insect. It has two wings. It can fly 5 miles per hour. The cricket is related to the grasshopper. It has long antennae and strong back legs for jumping. The male rubs his front wings together to make chirping noises. The grasshopper has two pairs of wings. Its back legs are very strong for jumping. Grasshoppers eat plants. The ant lives in large groups. These groups are called colonies. Most ants live in the ground. The caterpillar is the larva of a moth or butterfly. They are round and long like worms. Caterpillars have six legs. Worms do not have legs. Butterflies have four large wings. They fly during the day. The butterfly looks like a moth, but has more colors. Wasps have four wings and a slender body. Some wasps sting. Bees have hairy bodies and four wings. Sometimes they sting. They live in groups. Many bees drink nectar from flowers. Fleas are tiny. They do not have wings. They can jump very high. Fleas eat blood. Beetles have a pair of hard front wings and a pair of thin wings. They are part of the largest group of insects. Spiders are not insects. See? This spider has eight legs. Insects only have six legs. Pictures from Dorling Kindersley UK Clip Art: http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/