a long mouth part found in most insects and some other animals used to suck up food.

Mosquito life cycle - image is of a mosquito laying eggs on water

All About Mosquitoes

Brook Jensen Sergio Serrato-Arroyo

Mosquitoes are more than just a bother - in many cases, they can be dangerous. Arm yourself against mosquitoes with knowledge of their life cycle, the diseases they carry, and how you can fight them.
Also in: Español | Português

Bee Bonanza

Christopher M. Jernigan

What is all the buzz about honey bees? Are they disappearing? Will you be attacked by the Africanized form of the honey bee? These are just a few of the things you will learn in this story.
Also in: Español | हिंदी

Tough, Tiny Tiger Beetles

Nancy Pearson Dave Pearson

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How Are Insects Different?

There are many types of insects that can be different in many ways. Some insects have different body parts like a proboscis that is used for feeding or stingers that are used for protection. There are insects that can fly and others that can swim.

True Bugs

Adam Dolezal Page Baluch

Not all insects are bugs, but all bugs are insects. How can this be? Learn about some particular insects that biologists call true bugs.
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Bee Movie Maker

CJ Kazilek

For more than twenty years, making bee movies has been a part of the research work of professor Brian Smith.

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