AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Most Insects have what is called Bilateral Symmetry. This means that if you had to draw a line through the middle of their bodies you will see that both sides are the same.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of the vast majority of animals, including insects, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and most crustaceans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Animals with bilateral symmetry have a “head” and “tail” (anterior vs. posterior), front and back (dorsal vs. ventral), and right and left sides.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bees, butterflies, ants, cockroaches, flies and beetles all have bilateral symmetry; this means they have two sides that are the same. If you draw a line through the middle of their bodies you will spot that one side is like a mirror image of the other side.

Detailed explanation-5: -When the body plan of an animal can be divided along a line that separates the animal’s body into right and left halves that are nearly identical of each other, it is said to have bilateral symmetry.