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Set: Insect Orders

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	Term	Definition
	Protura	Also called hexapod
	Odonota	The adults have four wings that are elongate, membranous, and have many veins. They also have large compound eyes that tend to make up most of the head
	Hemiptera	The adults have scent glands which emit an unpleasant odor if the bug is disturbed
	Plecoptera	Found near streams or lakeshores, small insects that are usually flattened and drab in color
	Coleoptera	They account for 40% of all known species in the class
	Neuroptera	Includes Alderflies, Dobsonflies, Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflies
	Mecoptera	Scorpionflies
	Isoptera	Termites
	Homoptera	Includes cicadas and leaf hoppers
	Ephemoroptera	may flies
	Orthoptera	Grasshoppers
	Diptera	One of the few orders with only two wings. The second pair of wings are modified to help balance and are called haltere
	Hymenoptera	Colonial order, where fertilized eggs become males and unfertilized eggs become females
	Lepidoptera	Mouth part is called a proboscis, these are primarily nectar feeders
	Dermaptera	Earwigs
	Phasmida	Rely on mimicking sticks and twigs to avoid predation
	Mantodea	Only insects that can fully turn their heads, due to a modified prothorax
	Tricoptera	Larvae are fresh-water "case-makers"and are good indicators of stream quality, as they are not very pollution tolerant