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Insect Biology and Ecology: A Primer

For the reader who is unfamiliar with the biology or ecology of insects, this primer will provide needed background information.

This segment is comprised of several paragraphs of general insect information and five subsections:

Insects are the dominant life-form on earth.

Millions may exist in a single acre of land.

Biography and source studies insects

About one million species have been described, and there may be as many as ten times that many yet to be identified. Of all creatures on earth, insects are the main consumers of plants. They also play a major role in the breakdown of plant and animal material and constitute a major food source for many other animals.

Insects are extraordinarily adaptable creatures, having evolved to live successfully in most environments on earth, including deserts and the Antarctic.

The only place where insects are not commonly found is the oceans. If they are not physically equipped to live in a stressful environment, insects have adopted