eyes or many; well-developed wings or none; and legs modified for running, jumping, swimming, or even digging. These modifications allow insects to occupy almost every ecological niche except the deep ocean. This article describes the basic insect body and some variations of the different body parts; in the process, it defines many of the technical terms used to describe insect bodies.

Anatomy summary

Insects, like all arthropods, have no interior skeleton; instead, they have an exoskeleton,

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