ambulatory & cursorial legs modification of insects by m.salman
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Pictures and examples of Insects having ambulatory & cursorial leg modifications. Department of Entomology BZ. University MultanTRANSCRIPT
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MODIFICATION OF INSECT LEGS
Muhammad [email protected]
Department of Entomology BZ. University Multan
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Modification of Insect legs
Ambulatory or Walking Legs
Cursorial or Running Legs
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Ambulatory or walking leg
Ambulatory legs are used for walking.
Femur and tibia are long.
Legs are well developed similar in form.
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Ambulatory or walking leg
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Ak Grasshopper
Pro- Leg of Ak- Grasshopper
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Ak Grasshopper
Pro-Leg of Ak Grasshpper
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Green Grasshopper
Pro Leg
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Green Grasshopper
Pro Leg
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Cockroach
Fore LegMeso Leg
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Cockroach
Pro Leg
Meso Leg
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Boxelder bug
Pro Leg & Meso Leg
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Red Cotton Bug
Pro Leg &Meso Leg
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Red Cotton Bug
Pro LegMeso Leg
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House Fly
Pro Leg & Meso Leg
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Alder Leaf Beetle
Pro Leg
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Bug
First Two pairs of Legs
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Stink bug with brown and white mask
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Stink bug with Leathery Mask
First Two Pairs
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Tarnished Plant Bug
Pro & Meso Leg
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Cursorial or running leg
Cursorial legs are used for running.
Femur is not swollen.
Long, thin leg segments.
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Cursorial or running leg
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American Cockroach
Meta Leg
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Meta Leg of Cockroach
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Brown Banded Cockroach
Meta Leg
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Oriental Cockroach
Meta Leg
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Ant
All legs of Ant
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Bronze Tiger Beetle
Last Two Pairs of legs
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Ground Beetle
Meso & Meta Leg
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Starred ground beetle
Meso & Meta Leg
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Meta Leg
Meso Leg
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Common Black Ground Beetle
Meso & Meta Leg
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Beetle
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Silverfish
Meta Leg
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References
Erin Hodgson, It's a bug's life, http://iowabuglife.blogspot.com/2012_08_01_archive.html, 2013
David Larson, True Bugs, http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~larsonmorgan/True%20Bugs/true%20bugs.html, 2013
Pavel Krasensky, Tarnished plant Bug, http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/tarnished-plant-bug-photo-6735.html, 2013
Tony DiTerlizzi, Bug Guide, http://bugguide.net/node/view/9537/bgimage, 2013
Jiri Bohdal, Housefly, http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/house-fly-photo-14134.html, 2013
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References
Anonymous, Brown banded cockroach, http://www.orkin.com/cockroaches/brown-banded-cockroach/, 2013
Morgan Hatcher and Erin Weir, http://cornellcollege.edu/biology/insects2003/erinmorgan/o.htm, 2013
Armin, Periplaneta americana, http://www.amphioxus.org/content/periplaneta-americana?size=_original, 2013
Steve Spitzer, Bronze tiger beetle, http://www.flickr.com/photos/happy_peasant/2654190562/in/photostream/, 2013
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References
Malcom Storey, Common Black Ground Beetle, http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/common_black_ground_beetle.htm, 2013
Jon Lieff, Ants, Individual and Colony, http://jonlieffmd.com/blog/ants-individual-and-colony-superorganism-leadership-and-fire-ants, 2013
Jeffrey Hahn, Silverfish and firebrats in homes, http://www1.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/silverfish-and-firebrats/, 2013