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Genus of termites
following: Termes amaralii Termes amicus † Termes ayri Termes baculi Termes baculiformis Termes bolivianus Termes boultoni Termes brevicornis Termes buchii
Termes_(insect)
Scientific study of insects
Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In the past, the term insect was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would
Entomology
Class of arthropods
Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous
Insect
Topics referred to by the same term
Termes may refer to: Dick Termes, American artist Josep Termes (1936–2011), Spanish historian Rafael Termes (1918–2005), Spanish banker Termes, Wallonia
Termes
Chemical Insecticide
An insect growth regulator (IGR) is a chemical insecticide that kills insects indirectly by disrupting their life cycle. The term was initially proposed
Insect_growth_regulator
Ecological trend recorded since the late 20th century
reports emerged about the widespread decline in populations across multiple insect orders. The reported severity shocked many observers, even though there
Decline_in_insect_populations
Any insect that is said to bore through books
Bookworm is a general name for any insect that is said to bore through books. The damage to books that is commonly attributed to "bookworms" is often caused
Bookworm_(insect)
Use of insects as food for humans
Insects as food or edible insects are insect species used for human consumption. Over 2 billion people are estimated to eat insects on a daily basis.
Insects_as_food
Description of the physical form of insects
Insect morphology is the study and description of the physical form of insects. The terminology used to describe insects is similar to that used for other
Insect_morphology
Highest level of animal sociality a species can attain
colonies can be viewed as superorganisms. Eusociality has evolved among the insects, crustaceans, trematodes and mammals. It is most widespread in the Hymenoptera
Eusociality
Small land insect in the order Zygentoma
small, primitive, wingless insect in the order Zygentoma (formerly Thysanura). Its common name derives from the insect's silvery light grey colour, combined
Silverfish
Small ant; also a pejorative
on a big hunt and I don't have time for a piss-ant on a melon stalk". The term piss-ant also may be used as an adjective, usually as a pejorative, to mean
Pissant
Practice of eating insects by organisms
from Greek ἔντομον éntomon, 'insect', and φαγεῖν phagein, 'to eat') is the practice of eating insects. An alternative term is insectivory. Entomophagy
Entomophagy
Body part used by insects to fly
Insect wings are adult outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to fly. They are found on the second and third thoracic segments (the
Insect_wing
Insects of the order Blattodea
Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats
Cockroach
Development of insects from an ancestral crustacean and their subsequent radiation
evolution of insects is based on studies of the following branches of science: molecular biology, insect morphology, paleontology, insect taxonomy, evolution
Evolution_of_insects
Insect life stage
pupae) is the life stage of insects from the Holometabola clade undergoing metamorphosis between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal
Pupa
Form of jointed appendage of arthropods
typical insect leg is the pretarsus. In the Collembola, Protura and many insect larvae, the pretarsus is a single claw. On the pretarsus most insects have
Arthropod_leg
Common name for several species of flies
insect hatch". Appleton Post Crescent. Retrieved 2020-07-15. Weaving, Alan; Picker, Mike; Griffiths, Charles Llewellyn (2003). Field Guide to Insects
Midge
Hobby
Insect collecting refers to the collection of insects and other arthropods for scientific study or as a hobby. Most insects are small and the majority
Insect_collecting
Insect body temperature regulation
Insect thermoregulation is the process whereby insects maintain body temperatures within certain boundaries. Insects have traditionally been considered
Insect_thermoregulation
Species of insect producing the crimson dye carmine
/ˌkoʊtʃɪˈniːl, ˈkoʊtʃɪniːl/ KOH-chin-EEL, -eel; Dactylopius coccus) is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the natural dye carmine is derived
Cochineal
Study of how insects interact with their environments
Insect ecology is the interaction of insects, individually or as a community, with the surrounding environment or ecosystem. This interaction is mostly
Insect_ecology
Order of insects
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (/koʊliːˈɒptɛrə/), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases
Beetle
Order of insects
A fly (pl. flies) is an insect of the order Diptera (from Ancient Greek δι- di- 'two' and πτερόν pteron 'wing'), named for the single pair of wings. The
Fly
Group of troglofauna
Cave-dwelling insects are among the most widespread and prominent troglofauna (cave-dwelling animals), including troglobites, troglophiles, and trogloxenes
Cave_insect
1915 novella by Franz Kafka
Gregor Samsa, who wakes to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect (German: ungeheueres Ungeziefer, lit. 'monstrous vermin') and struggles
The_Metamorphosis
Neurotransmitters used by insects
Insect pheromones are neurotransmitters that serve the chemical communication between individuals of an insect species. They thus differ from kairomones
Insect_pheromones
Third solar term of traditional East Asian calendars
thunderstorms will wake up the hibernating insects, which implies that the weather is getting warmer. Each solar term can be divided into 3 pentads (候). They
Jingzhe
Organism which eats insects
animal or plant which eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which can also refer to the human practice of eating insects. The first vertebrate
Insectivore
entomology, which involves the study of insects that benefit or harm humans, domestic animals, and crops. Insects that pose disadvantages are considered
Economic_entomology
An insect's respiratory system is the system with which it introduces respiratory gases to its interior and performs gas exchange. Air enters the respiratory
Respiratory_system_of_insects
Types of defense mechanisms in insects
Insects have a wide variety of predators, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, carnivorous plants, and other arthropods. The great majority
Defense_in_insects
Diversity among species of insects
Insect biodiversity accounts for a large proportion of all biodiversity on the planet—over half of the estimated 1.5 million organism species described
Insect_biodiversity
Being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts
called Hybrid-Insect-MEMS (HI-MEMS). Its goal, according to DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office, is to develop "tightly coupled machine-insect interfaces
Cyborg
Clade of insects
Bees are winged insects that form a monophyletic clade Anthophila within the superfamily Apoidea of the order Hymenoptera, with over 20,000 known species
Bee
Grasshopper that has a swarming phase
grasshoppers in the family Acrididae that have a swarming phase. These insects are usually solitary, but under certain circumstances they become more
Locust
Topics referred to by the same term
Topics referred to by the same term
Borer
Method of biological control for insect populations
The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a method of biological insect control, whereby overwhelming numbers of sterile insects are released into the wild
Sterile_insect_technique
Study of the genitalia of butterflies and moths
abdomen. Lepidoptera have some of the most complex genital structures in the insect groups with a wide variety of complex spines, setae, scales and tufts in
Lepidoptera_genitalia
Common name for two genera of wasps
(15⁄32 in) long, and the powerful sting is considered one of the most painful insect stings in the world. The female tarantula hawk wasp stings a tarantula between
Tarantula_hawk
Chemical compound
active ingredient, and one of the most effective and common, in commercial insect repellents. It is a colorless to slightly yellow oil intended to be applied
DEET
Last stage in an insect's metamorphosis
In biology, the imago (Latin for "image") is the last stage an insect attains during its metamorphosis, its process of growth and development; it is also
Imago
Control of harmful species
parasites. In homes and urban environments, the pests are the rodents, birds, insects and other organisms that share the habitat with humans, and that feed on
Pest_control
damage to crops and extensive efforts to control insect pests. Academically, the interaction of insects and society has been treated in part as cultural
Human interactions with insects
Human_interactions_with_insects
Interpretations and traditional meanings of insects among various human cultures
Insects have appeared in mythology around the world from ancient times. Among the insect groups featuring in myths are the bee, fly, butterfly, cicada
Insects_in_mythology
Body part of certain invertebrates
The propodeum is a term that can refer to unrelated structures in insects or in mollusks. The first abdominal segment in Apocrita Hymenoptera (wasps, bees
Propodeum
Insect-like creatures
literatures, the term insectoid ("insect-like") denotes any fantastical fictional creature sharing physical or other traits with ordinary insects (or arachnids)
Insectoids in science fiction and fantasy
Insectoids_in_science_fiction_and_fantasy
Paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods
antennae for swimming. Antennae can also locate other group members if the insect lives in a group, like the ant. The common ancestor of all arthropods likely
Antenna_(zoology)
Part of arthropods
the tensile strength. Biomineralization occurs mainly in crustaceans. In insects and arachnids, the main reinforcing materials are various proteins hardened
Arthropod_exoskeleton
Family of flies
mosquitoes using gene drives has been proposed. Insect repellents are applied on skin and give short-term protection against mosquito bites. The chemical
Mosquito
1986 film by David Cronenberg
he reconnects with Ronnie and says he is becoming a hybrid of human and insect he nicknamed "Brundlefly." He has begun vomiting digestive enzymes onto
The_Fly_(1986_film)
English ornithologist and ichthyologist
had largely funded its publication. In the seventeenth century, the term "insect" had a much wider meaning than it does today, so the third major book
Francis_Willughby
Jewelry made with insects
Live insect jewelry refers to jewelry made from living creatures – usually bejeweled oversized insects – which is worn as a fashion accessory. The use
Live_insect_jewelry
Order of insects often called true bugs
(/hɛˈmɪptərə/; from Ancient Greek hemipterus 'half-winged') is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within
Hemiptera
Practice of eating insects in human cultures
describes the consumption of insects (entomophagy) by humans in a cultural and biological context. The scientific term used in anthropology, cultural
Entomophagy_in_humans
Aquatic insects of the order Ephemeroptera
and Canada) are aquatic insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera. This order is part of an ancient group of insects termed the Palaeoptera, which also
Mayfly
capabilities of insects such as termites and yet, by following simple rules, construct elaborate and complex structures. As part of the TERMES project, the
Termite-inspired_robots
Primary reproductive female castes of insects, also known as queens
Greek γυνή, "woman") is the primary reproductive female caste of social insects (especially ants, wasps, and bees of order Hymenoptera, as well as termites)
Gyne
Species of carnivorous plant
prey—chiefly insects and arachnids—with a "jaw"-like clamping structure, which is formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves; when an insect makes
Venus_flytrap
The Insect Fear Film Festival or IFFF is an annual free event held every spring since 1984, and is the first university-sponsored event of its kind in
Insect_Fear_Film_Festival
Pesticide used against insects
Insecticides are pesticides used to kill insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. The major use
Insecticide
Insect waist anatomy term
In entomology, petiole is the narrow waist of some hymenopteran insects, especially ants, bees, and wasps in the suborder Apocrita. The petiole can consist
Petiole_(insect_anatomy)
Organism harmful to human concerns
because of its uncomfortably sharp spiny burrs. The term "plant pest", mainly applied to insect micropredators of plants, has a specific definition in
Pest_(organism)
This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists. abbreviate(d) (adjective) Of an organ or member:
Glossary_of_entomology_terms
sclerites of the head and the mouthparts of certain immature and adult insects". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 14 (2): 65–103. doi:10
Labellum_(insect_anatomy)
Topics referred to by the same term
up insect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Insects are six-legged arthropods of the class Insecta. Insect or Insects may also refer to: Insects (album)
Insect_(disambiguation)
American entomologist
the term "insect sociometry" to describe an under-emphasized method, involving the detailed physical and numerical description of social insect colonies;
Walter_R._Tschinkel
Family of termites
The Hodotermitidae (from Greek ὁδός (hodós), travelling; Latin termes, woodworm) are a basal Old World family of termites known as the harvester termites
Hodotermitidae
Primary sexual organ of male animals
Rietstap, J. B. (1884). Armorial général; précédé d'un Dictionnaire des termes du blason. G. B. van Goor zonen. p. XXXI. OL 19802146W. Vilené: se dit un
Penis
Small crawling animals related to ticks and spiders
disease. Distinguishing acarines from insects (subphylum Hexapoda) is similarly important because the term 'insect' is often used in popular text and speech
Mites_of_livestock
Common name for a moth larva
most important insect food of the desert and has historically been a staple in the diets of Aboriginal Australians. The Arabana term for the grub is
Witchetty_grub
Species of honey bee
waggle dance. The western honey bee was one of the first domesticated insects, and it is the primary species maintained by beekeepers to this day for
Western_honey_bee
Species of insect found in North America
forests, observing the very common White Ant, Termes flavipes, he noticed that the intestine of the insect, seen in the translucent abdomen, was distended
Reticulitermes_flavipes
Topics referred to by the same term
nematode Entomopathogenic virus Entomopathogenic bacterium Arbovirus List of insect-borne diseases This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the
Entomopathogen
Trait that determines an organism's sexually reproductive function
systems in animals include the ZW system in birds and the XO system in some insects. Various environmental systems include temperature-dependent sex determination
Biological_sex
Hippobosca (louse flies) Aptera: Lepisma (silverfish), Podura (springtails), Termes (termites), Pediculus (lice), Pulex (fleas), Acarus (mites and ticks), Phalangium
Insecta in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
Insecta_in_the_10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae
Form of zoophilia
crawled upon or nibbled by insects, such as ants, or other small creatures. This paraphilia often involves the application of insects to the genitals, but other
Formicophilia
Topics referred to by the same term
Topics referred to by the same term
June_bug
Group of thread worms that attack insects
(thread worms), that cause death to insects. The term entomopathogenic has a Greek origin, with entomon, meaning insect, and pathogenic, which means causing
Entomopathogenic_nematode
Species of termite
Isoptera Family: Termitidae Genus: Odontotermes Species: O. formosanus Binomial name Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki, 1909) Synonyms Termes formosana
Odontotermes_formosanus
Part of the body between the chest and pelvis
In insects, the abdomen contains the insect's digestive tract and reproductive organs. It consists of eleven segments in most orders of insects, though
Abdomen
Topics referred to by the same term
Insect Woman may refer to: The Insect Woman, a 1963 Japanese drama film Insect Woman (1972 film), a South Korean film This disambiguation page lists articles
Insect_Woman
Roach bait device
designed to catch cockroaches. Although the term is the subject of a trademark registration by the insect control brand Black Flag, the phrase roach motel
Roach_Motel
Biological part involved in sexual reproduction
tube behind the anus known as genital papilla. The organs concerned with insect mating and the deposition of eggs are known collectively as the external
Sex_organ
Japanese art of paper folding
thin and compressible, allowing for thin, narrowed limbs as in the case of insect models. Paper money from various countries is also popular to create origami
Origami
Clade comprising all crustaceans and hexapods
Pancrustacea is the clade that comprises all crustaceans and all hexapods (insects and relatives). This grouping is contrary to the Atelocerata hypothesis
Pancrustacea
Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
(74 endemic species), 686 birds (224 endemic species), and over 20,000 insect species. As an important part of the Coral Triangle ecoregion, Philippine
Philippines
Special administrative region of China
in the region (300 of which are native to Hong Kong), and thousands of insect, avian, and marine species. Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark was inaugurated
Hong_Kong
Order of insects
Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic
Earwig
Allergic reaction to an insect bite or sting
Insect sting allergy is the term commonly given to the allergic response of an animal in response to the bite or sting of an insect. Typically, insects
Insect_sting_allergy
Individual living life form
organisms; a colony of eusocial insects is organised adaptively, and has germ-soma specialisation, with some insects reproducing, others not, like cells
Organism
Term describing shapes of larvae
(literally: "caterpillar-shaped") is the entomological term describing a certain class of shapes of insect larvae. The word eruciform literally means "caterpillar-shaped"
Eruciform
Limbless invertebrate animal
priapulids, and insect larvae such as grubs and maggots. The term "helminth" is sometimes used to refer to parasitic worms. The term is more commonly
Worm
Genus of insect
generally ignore humans and other animals. Most bumblebees are eusocial insects that form colonies with a single queen. The colonies are smaller than those
Bumblebee
Species of wasp
most painful of any insect sting; scoring 4.0 on the Schmidt sting pain index compared to the bullet ant's 4.0+. It is the state insect of New Mexico. The
Pepsis_grossa
Protrusion of the upper or lower human jaw
being at the front of the head, rather than facing downwards as in some insects. Dental pathology The OED uses a slightly different definition: "long thin
Prognathism
Intelligence of machines
"On the impact of robotics in behavioral and cognitive sciences: from insect navigation to human cognitive development". IEEE Transactions on Autonomous
Artificial_intelligence
Pigment, aluminium salt of carminic acid
crimson'). The Persian term carmir is likely cognate with Sanskrit क्रिमिग krimiga ('insect-produced'), from कृमि॑ kṛ́mi ('worm, insect'). The Modern Persian
Carmine
Type of scale
crocodilians, and the feet of birds. The term is also used to describe the anterior portion of the mesothorax in insects as well as some arachnids (e.g., the
Scute
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Surname or Lastname
Portuguese
Portuguese : patronymic from the personal name Pedro (see Peter).Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic) : variant of Perez 2.English : variant of Pierce.Possibly also Hungarian : occupational name from peres ‘procurator’, ‘advocate’ (from per ‘trial’).
Male
Turkish
Turkish name TEMEL means "basic, fundamental."
Male
Greek
(ΞÎÏξης) Greek form of Persian Xsayarsa, XERXES means "great warrior" or "lion-king." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Persia. His Hebrew name is Achashverosh.Â
Boy/Male
Greek
Leaving.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Beamish
Female
English
Variant spelling of Spanish Theresa, TERESA means "harvester." Also in use by the English and Portuguese.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Storm.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Harm 2.Dutch : patronymic from a short form of the personal name Herman (see Hermann).
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical, French, German, Greek, Swedish
Mercury; Refuge; Cairn; Pile of Stones; Messenger
Female
Spanish
Short form of Spanish Teresa, TERE means "harvester."Â
Boy/Male
Christian, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sikh, Swedish
Famous Egyptian King; Ruler over Heroes
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : topographic name for someone who lived among birch trees, from a derivative of Middle Low German berke ‘birch’.Hungarian : from a pet form of the ecclesiastical names Bernát, Hungarian form of Bernhard, or Bertalan, Hungarian form of Bartholomew.English : variant spelling of Birks (see Birch).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : apparently a topographic name for someone who lived by the river so named in southeastern England.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : variant spelling of Perks.Jewish (from Ukraine) : metronymic from the Yiddish name Perke (a pet form of the female personal name Perl ‘pearl’; see Perel 3) + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Rames in Seine-Inférieure.
Girl/Female
German, Swedish
Rounded; Polished Smooth
Boy/Male
Biblical Greek
Mercury, gain, refuge.
Male
Greek
(ΤÎÏις) Pet form of Greek Eleftherios, TERIS means "the liberator."
Biblical
Hermes, Mercury; gain; refuge
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Tyrrell.
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Girl/Female
Hindu
All Honey
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Joy
Girl/Female
French
Clear.
Boy/Male
Arabic, French
Thin
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Beautiful
Male
German
Contracted form of Old High German Gerhard, GERD means "spear strong."
Boy/Male
Indian
A narrator of Hadith
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bhavarogasya Bheshaja | பவரோகஸà¯à®¯à®¾à®ªà¯‡à®·à®¾à®œà®¾
Reliever of all earthly ailments
Female
Native American
Native American Algonquin name NITTAWOSEW means "she is not sterile."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Attractive, Beautiful
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n. pl.
An extensive artificial division of the animal kingdom, including the parasitic worms, or helminths, together with the nemerteans, annelids, and allied groups. By some writers the branchiopods, the bryzoans, and the tunicates are also included. The name was used in a still wider sense by Linnaeus and his followers.
n.
A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or termites. See Termite.
n.
One who teems, or brings forth.
n.
Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal statue, under Terminal.
n.
Same as Termer, 2.
n.
A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds.
a.
Having no term or end; unlimited; boundless; unending; as, termless time.
a.
Occurring every term; as, a termly fee.
pl.
of Germen
n.
A genus of large hymenopterous insects allied to the sawflies. The female lays her eggs in holes which she bores in the trunks of trees with her large and long ovipositor, and the larva bores in the wood. See Illust. of Horntail.
pl.
of Termes
n.
The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine.
n.
One who resorted to London during the law term only, in order to practice tricks, to carry on intrigues, or the like.
n.
See Kermes.
n. pl.
A more restricted group, comprising only the helminths and closely allied orders.
imp. & p. p.
of Term
n.
One who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
n.
A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of calamitous events.
n.
See Mercury.
n.
An indefinite number of terms succeeding one another, each of which is derived from one or more of the preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series; as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.