Insects are divided into 25 orders/different groups, based on their body shapes/ features. Insects have 6 legs, 3 body parts (head, thorax, abdomen), 2 (sensory) antennae with which they hunt on prey, and 1 or 2 pairs of wings.
تـنـقـسـم الـحـشـرات إلـى 25 نـوعـاً/مـجـمـوعـة مـخـتـلـفـة حـسـب شـكـل/سـمـات أجـسـامـهـا. لـدى الـحـشـرات 6 أرجـل و جـسـم مـن 3 أجـزاء (الـرأس و الـصـدر و الـبـطـن) و 2 مـن الـزبـانـى (لـلاسـتـشـعـار) بـهـمـا تـصـطـاد فـريـسـتـهـا و زوج أو زوجـا أجـنـحـة.
Unlike butterflies, spiders are non-insect bugs.
بـخـلاف الـفـراشـات، لا تـعـتـبـر الـعــنـاكـب مـن الـحـشـرات.
A centipede is an insect-like animal whereas a cockroach is a true insect.
Arthropods (e.g. ants, cockroaches and bees), myriapods (e.g. centipedes and millipedes), annelids (e.g. earthworms and leeches).
،الـمـفـصـلـيـات (مـثـل الـنـمـل و الـصـراصـيـر و الـنـحـل)، وكـثـيـرات الأرجـل (مـثـل مـئـويـات الأرجـل وألـفـيـات الأرجـل ) والـحـلـقـيـات (مـثـل ديـدان الأرض والـعـلـق).
Sucking/chewing/piercing insects.
الـحـشـرات الـمـاصـة/الـمـاضـغـة/الـثـاقـبـة.
Leaf-/blood-feeding insects.
حـشـرات آكـلـة الأوراق/تـتـغـذى علـى الـدم.
We think of insects as man’s worst enemy. They are harmful in the sense that they destroy crops and spread diseases (disease-spreading insects). Also, they are parasitic on animals (parasitical insects). However, some insects are useful/have economic value/helpful; they play an important natural role, not only in ways that benefit man but as food for some kind of fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals. Many of our songbirds depend entirely on an insect diet. Some plants depend on insects to pollinate their flowers. Some insects help control others, thus maintaining a balance in nature. Insects aid the process of decay which is essential to life. Insects are a vital link in the chain of life. Insecticides kill helpful insects as well as insect pests. Insects are gems of natural beauty, zoological mysteries and a constant source of interest. There are over 900,000 species. Insects are related to crabs and lobsters.
Earthworms live under the underside of rocks/burrow into the ground, but they crawl to the surface at night to feed on decaying (plant/ animal) material. They eat/ nibble their way through…
Houseflies are unquestionably harmful. They breed in decaying matter and carry/transfer disease-causing bacteria. They develop wings, compound eyes, and sponging mouthparts to lap up liquid foods. They hold to rough surfaces.
مـا مـن شـك فـي أن الـذبـاب الـمـنـزلـي ضـار، فـهـو يـتـنـاسـل فـي الـمـواد الـمـتـعـفـنـة و يـنـقـل الـجـراثـيـم الـمـسـبـبـة لـلأمـراض و يـطـور الأجـنـحـة و الـعـيـون الـمـركـبـة و أجـزاء الـفـم الإسـفـنـجـيـة لـلـحــس الأطـعـمـة الـسـائـلـة و يـظـل عـالـقـاً بـالـسـطـوح الـخـشـنـة.
Ants are social insects which dig nests in the ground in sandy areas. They use their nest odour to identify other ants and follow food trails. Ants travelling to and from their nest use tunnelled scent tracks.
الـنـّمـال حـشـرات اجـتـمـاعـيـة، فـهـي تـحـفـر الأوكـار فـي الأرض فـي الـمـنـاطـق الـرمـلـيـة و تـسـتـخـدم رائـحـة وكـرهـا لـلـتـعـرف علـى الـنـّمـال الأخـرى و سـلـك مـمـرات الـطـعـام و تـسـتـخـدم الـنـّمـال الـمـسـافـرة مـن وكـرهـا و إلـيـه مـمـرات الأنـفـاق ذات الـرائـحـة.
Worker/forager ants.
الـنـمـل الـعـامـل/الـبـاحـث عـن الـطـعـام.
Crazy/acrobat ants.
الـنـمـل الـمـجـنـون/الـبـهـلـوانـي.
Carpenter/weaver/ghost ants.
الـنـمـل الـحـفـار/الـحـبّـاك/الـشـبـح.
Fire ants have powerful jaws. They adapt so well and conquer more and more terrain.
The queen bee lays up eggs in masses, each in its own larval cell. Fertilised eggs produce workers (infertile female bees), and unfertilised eggs produce drones (male bees). Eggs hatch in 3 days, and the workers reseal the larval cells with wax (wax-secreting organs). The workers (hive bees) clean the larval cells, feed the larvae, build honeycomb and guard the nest and even forage for food. A foraging bee collects pollen in pollen baskets on its hind legs and nectar sipping it up and storing it in the honey stomach from flowers. The nectar is kept in six-sided wax walls.
The honeybee uses its barbed stinger only for defence. The stinger pumps venom as it goes deeper. To survive the cold, bees start dancing to generate warmth in the hive.
لاتـسـتـخـدم الـعـسـالـة شـوكـتـهـا الـلاسـعـة إلا فـي حـالـة الـدفـاع. و كـلـمـا تـعـمـقـت الـشـوكـة ضـخـت الـســم. و لـلـبـقـاء حـيـاً فـي الـبـرد، يـبـدأ الـنـحـل فـي الـرقـص لـتـولـيـد الـدفء داخـل الـخـلـيـة.
Stingless bees.
نـحـل غـيـر لاسـع.
The wasp’s sting.
زبـانـى/لـسـعـة الـدبـّور.
A hornet/bumblebee.
دبـور – نـحـلـة طـنـانـة.
A yellowjacket/mud dauber.
دبـور الـسـتـرة الـصـفـراء – زنـبـور الـطـيـن.
Non-biting gnats/midges.
نـامـوس لايـلـدغ.
Mosquitoes are blood-sucking insects. There are 30 different breeds of mosquitoes.
Spiders wear hard body armor (exoskeleton) which helps protect them. When they grow, they molt or shed their old skin. All spiders spin silk. Most build webs to trap their prey. Spiders suck out only liquids. Some bite to protect themselves. Spiders wrap their prey in silk.
They swing on strands/lines of silk to escape enemies. Female spiders spin their nest out of silk and carry silk egg sacs. The spider emits a band of threads from its spinners, and envelops its prey in a case like the cocoon of a silkworm. Then, it gives the powerless victim the fatal bite on the hinder part of its thorax and retreats, patiently waiting till the poison has taken effect.