Starting with question #1, determine which statement (a or b) is true for your insect. Follow the direction at the end of the true statement until you are given the name of the Order your insect belongs to.
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Insect does not have eyes .............................................................................. |
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Insect has eyes ............................................................................................. |
go to #4 |
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| 2. |
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Insect was found on a cold mountaintop (icy region) .......................................... |
Order Grylloblattodea |
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Insect was not found on a cold moutaintop (icy region) ...................................... |
go to #3 |
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Insect is microscopic and has 12 body segments ............................................... |
Order Protura |
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Insect is not microscopic and is thin at the waist ............................................... |
Order Zoraptera |
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Insect has less than 6 segments on its abdomen ............................................... |
Order Collembola |
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Insect has more than 6 segments on its abdomen ............................................. |
go to #5 |
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Insect tail is split at the end of its abdomen (appears to have 2 tails) ................... |
Order Diplura |
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Insect lacks a 2-split tail at the end of its abdomen ............................................ |
go to #6 |
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Insect has a 3 or more 'tails' at the tip of its abdomen*...................................... |
go to #7 |
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Insect does not have a tail .............................................................................. |
go to #8 |
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*Note: Insects in Order Grylloblattodea may appear to have a 3-part tail,
but the center 'tail' is an ovipositor. |
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Insect's eyes meet at the top of its head .......................................................... |
Order Microcorypha |
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Insect's eyes do not meet at the top of its head ................................................ |
Order Thysanura |
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Insect body is shaped like a stick ..................................................................... |
Order Phasmatodea |
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Insect body is not shaped like a stick ............................................................... |
go to #9 |
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Enlarged and large coxae (hip joint) with a flat abdomen .................................... |
Order Siphonatera |
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Regular coxae (hip joint) ................................................................................ |
go to #10 |
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Insect has both a thin waist and elbowed (bent) antennae .................................. |
Order Hymenoptera |
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Insect does not have both a thin waist and an elbowed (bent) antennae .............. |
go to #11 |
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Insect abdomen curls up over its back when crawling .......................................... |
Order Thysanoptera |
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Insect abdomen doe not curl over its back when crawling .................................... |
go to #12 |
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Insect has long antennae ................................................................................ |
go to #13 |
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Insect has short antennae ............................................................................... |
go to #14 |
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| 13. |
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Long antennae point forward over its head ........................................................ |
Order Isoptera |
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Long antennae sweep back toward its body ...................................................... |
Order Psocoptera |
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Head is large, or bigger than its thorax ('chest') ................................................ |
Order Mallophaga |
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Head is smaller than the rest of its body ........................................................... |
Order Anoplura |
