KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -From the front (closest to head) to rear (closest to the abdomen), they are the prothorax, the mesothorax, and the metathorax. The cuticle of each of the three segments is formed into four groups of hardened plates called sclerites. The group of plates on top are called notum.

Detailed explanation-2: -An insect’s abdomen is the third functional region (tagma) of its body; the abdomen is located just behind the thorax. In most insects, the junction between thorax and abdomen is broad, but in some groups, the junction is very narrow (petiolate) giving the appearance of a “wasp-waist”.

Detailed explanation-3: -The top of the prothorax is called the pronotum. An insect’s abdomen consists of 11 or fewer segments that generally do not bear any appendages, except for segments near the rear which may have appendages associated with reproduction.

Detailed explanation-4: -The insect head consists of mouthparts, compound eyes, simple eyes (ocelli) and a single pair of antennae. The head segments can be divided in to two regions i.e. procephalon and gnathocephalon (mouth).