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Insects are invertebrates and are referred to as the class Insecta. Insects are six-legged animals with an exoskeleton (hard part is on the outside) and three main body sections (head, thorax, and abodmen). Most insects also have wings, though not all fly.

Insects are the most numerous and most widely-spread within the phylum Arthropoda, and are the most diverse group of animals on the earth, with around 925,000 species described—more than all other animal groups combined. They may be found in nearly all environments on the planet, although only a small number of species can live in the oceans where crustaceans tend to predominate. There are approximately 5,000 dragonfly species, 2,000 praying mantis, 20,000 grasshopper, 170,000 butterfly and moth, 120,000 fly, 82,000 true bug, 350,000 beetle, and 110,000 bee and ant species described to date. Estimates of the total number of current species, including those not yet known to science, range from two to thirty million, with most authorities favoring a figure midway between these extremes. The study of insects is called entomology.

Arachnids are a class (Arachnida) of joint-legged invertebrate animals. They may be easily distinguished from insects by the fact that they have eight legs whereas insects have six. Arachnids are further distinguished by the fact they have no antennae and no wings. They have a two-segmented body, made up of a cephalothorax and an abdomen, the cephalothorax being derived from the fusion of the cephalon (head) and the thorax. Arachnids are mostly carnivorous—many are venomous; others are parasites. Arachnids usually lay eggs, which hatch into immature adults.

Arachnids are chiefly terrestrial arthropods, comprising some 65,000 to 73,000 named species, including spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, ticks, and mites.

Arachnids are named after the mythological figure Arachne.

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	All About Moths and Butterflies All About Books #15 by Robert S. Lemmon from Random House for 3rd-6th grade in All About Books (Location: VIN-ALL)
	All About the Insect World All About Books #6 by Ferdinand C. Lane from Random House for 4th-6th grade in All About Books (Location: VIN-ALL)
	Backyard Nature - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Dot Barlowe from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Animal Habitat Coloring Books (Location: COL-HAB) $4.99
	Book of Insects - Package from Memoria Press for 4th-7th grade in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG) $57.74
	Book of Insects - Student Text by Arabella Buckley & Julia McNair Wright from Memoria Press for 4th-7th grade in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP) $17.35
	Book of Insects - Student Text (old) by Arabella Buckley & Julia McNair Wright 1^st edition from Memoria Press for 4th-7th grade in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI) $10.50 $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Book of Insects - Teacher Key by Laura Bateman from Memoria Press for 4th-7th grade in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP) $19.45 $13.00 (2 in stock)
	Book of Insects - Workbook by Laura Bateman 1^st edition from Memoria Press for 4th-7th grade in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP) $17.35 $11.50 (1 in stock)
	Bug Dictionary An A to Z of Insects and Creepy Crawlies from Tangerine Books for 3rd-6th grade in Oversized Science Books (Location: SCI-OVER) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Butterflies - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Jan Sovak from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Insect Coloring Books (Location: COL-BUG) $4.99
	Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method More Than 100 Hands-On Science Experiments for Children by Sally Kneidel from Fulcrum Resources Science Curriculum for Kindergarten-6th grade in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Dan and the Miranda by Wilson Gage, illustrated by Glen Rounds from World Publishing Company for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	DK Handbooks: Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropods by Randall Jarrell from DK Publishing for 3rd-Adult 1966 Newbery Honor Book in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FIELD) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Double Trouble in Bugland A (Second) Collection of Inspector Mantis Mysteries by William Kozwinkle from David R. Godine for 3rd-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Dragonfly Beetle Butterfly Bee by Maryjo Koch from HarperCollins for 3rd-Adult in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
	Draw 50 Creepy Crawlies The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Bugs, Slugs, Spiders, Scorpions, Butterflies, and Many More... by Lee Ames Reprint from Watson-Guptill Publications for 3rd-8th grade in Draw 50 (Location: ELE-ARTD50)
	Elementary Science: Soil, Sea, & Sky - Curriculum Pack from Master Books for 4th-6th grade in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB) $50.00 (1 in stock)
	Exotic Butterflies and Moths - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Ruth Soffer from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Insect Coloring Books (Location: COL-BUG) $3.99
	Exploring Creation With Zoology 1 Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Young Explorer Series by Jeannie Fulbright 2^nd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM) $37.60
	Exploring Creation With Zoology 1 (old) Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Young Explorer Series by Jeannie Fulbright from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM) $18.00 $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Exploring Creation With Zoology 1 - MP3 CD Audio Book Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Young Explorer Series by Jeannie Fulbright from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM) $24.00
	Exploring Creation With Zoology 1 - MP3 CD Audio Book (old) Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Young Explorer Series by Jeannie Fulbright from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM) $20.30
	Exploring Creation With Zoology 1 - Notebooking Journal Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Young Explorer Series by Jeannie Fulbright from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM) $26.40
	Exploring Creation With Zoology 1 - Notebooking Journal (old) Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Young Explorer Series by Jeannie Fulbright from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM) $22.40
	Exploring Creation With Zoology 2 - MP3 CD Audio Book Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day Young Explorer Series by Jeannie Fulbright from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM) $24.00
	Exploring Creation With Zoology 3 - MP3 CD Audio Book Land Animals of the Sixth Day Young Explorer Series by Jeannie Fulbright from Apologia Educational Ministries for 3rd-6th grade in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM) $24.00 $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Extraordinary Life The Story of a Monarch Butterfly by Laurence Pringle, illustrated by Bob Marstall from Orchard Books for 2nd-6th grade 1998 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
	Forest Animals - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Diane Gaspas-Ettl from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Animal Habitat Coloring Books (Location: COL-HAB) $5.99
	Freshwater Life Science Nature Guides by Susan McKeever from Silver Dolphin for 4th-6th grade in Oceanography & Marine Biology (Location: SCI-OCEAN) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Hornets Incredible Insect Architects by Sandra Markle for 3rd-6th grade in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG) $5.50 (2 in stock)
	How and Why Wonder Book of Ants and Bees by Ronald N. Rood, Illustrated by Cynthia and Alvin Koehler from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
	How and Why Wonder Book of Insects by Ronald N. Rood, Illustrated by Cynthia and Alvin Koehler from Wonder Books for 3rd-6th grade in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
	How and Why Wonder Book of Insects by Ronald N. Rood, Illustrated by Cynthia and Alvin Koehler from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W)
	Insects - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Jan Sovak from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Insect Coloring Books (Location: COL-BUG) $4.99
	Insects Do the Strangest Things from Random House for 3rd-6th grade in Step Up Books (Location: VIN-STEP) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Jack's Insects: Narration & Nature Study Notebook by Karen Smith from Simply Charlotte Mason for 4th-6th grade in Nature Study (Location: NAT-GEN) $13.00 (1 in stock)
	Janice VanCleave's Play and Find Out About Bugs by Janice VanCleave from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. for 3rd-7th grade in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG) $6.50 (1 in stock)
	Junior Book of Insects Interesting Facts about the Lives and Habits of the Common Insects together with Simple Instructions for Collecting, Rearing, and Studying Them. by Edwin Way Teale 1962 Printing from E.P. Dutton & Co. for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Life Cycles of Butterflies From Egg to Maturity, a Visual Guide to 23 Common Garden Butterflies by Judy Burris, Wayne Richards from Storey Publishing for 3rd-6th grade in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG) $16.95
	Life of the Spider by J. H. Fabre from Echo Library for 5th-8th grade in Yesterday's Classics (Location: FIC-YC)
	Life of the Spider by J. H. Fabre from Purple House Press for 5th-8th grade in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG) $12.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Nature's Clean-Up Crew: The Burying Beetles by Lorus J. Milne and Margery Milne from Dodd, Mead & Co. for 3rd-6th grade in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Peterson Field Guide to Insects Peterson Field Guides by Donald J. Borror, Richard E. White 2^nd edition from Houghton Mifflin for 6th-Adult in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FIELD)
	Peterson Field Guide: Butterflies - Coloring Book by Robert Michael Pyle, Roger Tory Peterson Subsequent from Houghton Mifflin for 4th-7th grade in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
	Peterson First Guide to Butterflies and Moths by Paul A. Opler 2^nd edition from Houghton Mifflin for 5th-12th grade in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FIELD) $7.95
	Peterson First Guide to Insects The concise field guide to 200 common insects of North America Peterson First Guide by Christopher Leahy 2^nd edition from Houghton Mifflin for 4th-8th grade in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FIELD) $9.99
	Small Creatures in My Garden by Christopher Reynolds 1966 First American Printing from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Smithsonian Super Bug Encyclopedia The Biggest, Fastest, Deadliest Creepy-Crawlies on the Planet by John Woodward from DK Publishing for 3rd-6th grade in Oversized Science Books (Location: SCI-OVER) $12.50 (1 in stock)
	Social Life in the Insect World from Jefferson Publication for 3rd-6th grade in Living Science (Location: SCI-CMLS)
	Stronger Than Steel Spider Silk DNA and the Quest for Better Bulletproof Vests, Sutures, and Parachute Rope by Bridget Heos from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 4th-7th grade in Genetics & Microscopic Life (Location: SCI-GEN) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Tarantula Scientist by Sy Montgomery Reprint from HMH Books for Young Readers for 5th-7th grade 2005 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
	Trouble in Bugland A Collection of Inspector Mantis Mysteries by William Kozwinkle from David R. Godine for 3rd-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Ultimate Dot-to-Dot Book by Barbara Soloff Levy from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Dot-to-Dot (Location: COL-D2D)
	Wicked Bugs The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects by Amy Stewart, illustrated by Briony Morrow-Cribbs from Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill for 3rd-6th grade in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG) $5.00 (1 in stock)

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