how insects communicate
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2.8 How Insects Communicate
Grade 4 ClassPrepared by Tr. Em Agcaoili
• All insect have a way of communicating with other insects of their own kind.
1.Finding food2.Defend their nest3.Finding a mate
A. Sight - recognition• Male dragonflies recognizes female dragonflies
A. Sight - recognition• Fireflies flashes lights to each other
B. Smell
chemical glands produces a certain odor that
other insects picks up with their antennae.
C. Touch – Some insects produce chemical put does not
release it through the air. They instead touch the other
insect with their antennae.
D. Dancing - bees, the waggle dance
E. Sound - cicadas, crickets, mosquitoes
State Bird 3: Meadowlark• Known for its beautiful whistling tune• About the size of a robin• 2 types: Eastern and Western meadowlark• Nests of grass• Beneficial to farmers because it eats insects
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