60 HOW ARE ANIMALS AND PLANTS DEPENDENT? 



The cicadas, aphids, 

 and scale insects belong 

 to the order Hoinoptera 

 (ho-mop'ter-a, similar 

 wings) . Their mouth- 

 parts are formed for 

 sucking. 



The beetles belong 

 to the order Coleop- 

 tera (kol-e-op'ter-d, 

 sheath wings), and are 



A wasp stinging a caterpillar. Why is the wasp a member often Called " buSS " 

 of Hymenoptera ? * 



by the uninformed. 

 Any beetle will show the following characteristics : The body is 

 usually heavy and broad. Its exoskeleton is hard and tough. 

 This chitinous body covering is better developed in the beetles 

 than in any other of the insects. The three pairs of legs are 



C. Clarice 

 Two grasshoppers having an argument as to which one is to occupy that blade of grass. 



