the mating flight of some insects such as social bees and ants. Read more on: Nuptial flight

a skeleton that is on the outside and encases all the muscles and organs of an organism. Read more on: Exoskeleton

sections within the tarsus - the final segment in the leg of an insect. Read more on: Tarsomere

cf. Bee bread - a mixture of pollen and nectar or honey. It is the main food source for honey bee larvae and workers.

a term used to describe the body shape of insect larvae that are worm-like. Read more on: Elateriform

cf. Aestivation - a period of summer dormancy.

cf. Phthiraptera - wingless ectoparasites. There are two main kinds of lice (Order Phthiraptera); the biting lice and the sucking lice.

cf. Geometer - the larvae of Geometrid moths.

a general term, with no true biological meaning, used to describe a variety of different invertebrates. Read more on: Minibeast

a raised structure on the body of an Opilione that contains the eyes. Read more on: Ocularium