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Butterflies: Glossary
A
- abdomen
- the part of the body that contains the stomach and intestines
- antennae
- an organ attached to the head of an insect which is sensitive to feelings and sometimes odors
C
- complex
- complicated
- compound eyes
- an eye with hundreds of light sensitive parts
D
- distinctly
- clearly
- diverse
- in various forms
E
- exoskeleton
- a hard outer structure, such as the shell of an insect, that provides protection or support for an organism
F
- forewings
- the front wings
G
- generations
- the average span of time between the birth of parents and that of their offspring
H
- herbivores
- animals whose diet consists of plant life
I
- invisible
- unable to be seen
L
- Lepidoptera
- insects with four scaly wings
M
- metamorphosis
- a complete change of physical form
- mimicry
- to copy in order to protect from predators
N
- nectar
- A liquid which forms in the center of flowers — a major food for adult butterflies
- neutral color scheme
- a set of colors which blend into the background — not bright
- numerous
- many
P
- predators
- animals that hunt other animals for food
- process
- a series of changes
R
- recognizable
- to identify from memory
S
- sections
- parts or portions
- sheltered location
- a protected place
- specimens
- examples
- symmetrical
- two halves appear the same
T
- thorax
- the part of an insect that holds the legs and wings — between the abdomen and head
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