true, seeds
milkweed bugs are ___bugs that eat _____.
body structure
6 jointed legs, 3 body parts, 2 antennae
3 body parts of the milkweed bug are
head, thorax, abdomen
exoskeleton
hard skeleton that is on the outside of the body
proboscis
tubelike structure that is used to suck fluids from seeds
nymphs
immature bugs that molt 5 times as they grow
milkweed bug life cycle
1. tiny egg, 2.hatch into nymphs, 3. molt or shed their exoskeletons 5 timed, 4. adult
instars
each nymph stage
incomplete metamorphosis
gradual maturing of an insect; egg to adult (4-8 weeks); at 2 months lays eggs;mate at 2 months old,females lay clusters of 20 or more eggs called clutches;
how long does the process from egg to adult take?
4-8 weeks; about 2 months
When can the MWB lays it's eggs?
at about 2 months old
When does the MWB mate?
at about 2 months old
clutches
clusters of 20 or more eggs that the female lays; she can lay 5 or more clusters in her lifetime (100 eggs)
life span
how long something lives
MWB life span
after mating and laying eggs, it can live another 2 months. In a sheltered habitat, the MWB can live up to 4 months
How can you tell a milkweed bug has just molted?
creamy yellow body
clutch
a cluster of eggs
Two students were exploring near a creek in a forest. They could see fish swimming in the cold water, rising to eat insects at the waters surface. Buried in the sandy soil under the shade of a cottonwood tree was a rock covered with leaves and mushrooms.
Students, Seeds, Mushrooms
What is the name for all the animals of the same species living in an ecosystem
population
Which is a non-living part of an ecosystem?
abiotic factor