INSECTS

Insects are the largest single group of animals in the world. About 700,000 different kind of insects are known, and more are being discovered every year.

Insect are found almost everywhere on earth. Some live deep in underground caves, and some on the tops of the world highest mountains. There areinsects that live on surface of the ocean, far from land, some live in dry deser. Some live in hot springs whose water temperature is 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

Many different insects have been found in cold. Barren Antarctica. One insect is able to live in venegar. The young of another insect live in salty lakes. Insect can luve in a great many different kinds of places. This one of the reasons they have remained on earth for over 300,000,000 years.

Most insect5s are very small. Only a few kinds grow to more than 1 or 2 inches. Some are so tiny that they can hardly be seen. But the largest ones are bigger than some mice.

The small size insects makes it possible for them to escape their enemies by crawling into cracks or other hiding places. And because they are so small, they need very little food and water to live. Thus their small size is a very great advantage.