Category: Arthropods/ Insects

Arthropods are invertebrates which have paired jointed legs, exoskeleton and segmented bodies.
Insects are invertebrates that have a body divided into three parts (head, thorax and abdomen). They have six jointed legs and live on land and in water.

  • Grasshopper (Caelifera)

    What Do Grasshoppers Eat | Grasshoppers Diet

    How many of you know what do grasshoppers eat? Surely not many! Grasshoppers are insects that belong to the suborder Caelifera and the order Orthoptera. When any creature has unusually strong hind legs, we may be sure it as a jumper, and the grasshopper shows this peculiarity at first glance. Some other species such as…

  • What Do Ants Eat | Ants Diet

    Do you know what do ants eat? This article talks about some of the essential facts about the ants diet. These species are linked to the order Hymenoptera where some other insects emerge such as bees, wasps and sawflies. Ants are believed to have been evolved some 150 million years ago from a lineage within…

  • Grasshopper Facts For Kids | Grasshopper Diet & Habitat

    While summarizing some of the imperative grasshopper facts for kids, several important insights about the insect come to the fore. This article explains grasshopper diet, behavior, reproduction and widespread distribution. The grasshopper is an insect that belongs to the Caelifera suborder. Apart from crickets or katydids, grasshoppers are also denoted as short-horned grasshopper. Some species…

  • Ant Facts For Kids | Ants Habitat | Ants Diet

    Ants, belong to the family of Formicidae, are the most common social insects together with the bees and wesps. These insects are believed to have been evolved from wasplike ancestors some 110 or 130 million years ago; however they were branched out after the fruition of flowering plants. Ants have been classified into 22,000 species.…