Module 1

• View Audio Slide Show *
• Read Syllabus*
• Read Collection Instructions*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #1*
• Post to Discussion BoardPersonal Introduction*
• Submit Homework- It’s Greek To Me*
• Check Out Collecting Equipment*
• Arrange for Test proctor, if necessary

Module 2

• View Audio Slide Show *
• Print Topical Outline and Learning Objectives (PDF)
• Read A Class of Distinction*
• Read Impact of Insects*
• Read Cultural Entomology*
• Read Reasons for Success*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check up #2 *
• Post to Discussion BoardInsect Extinction*
• Submit Homework - Current Events *
• Lab #1 - Meadow Field Trip*

Module 3

• View Audio Slide Show *
• Print Topical Outline and Learning Objectives (PDF)
• Read Evolution and Diversity*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check Up #3*
• Read Class Insecta*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #4*
• Post to Discussion Board - The Paleoptera*
• Submit Homework - Common Names*
• Lab #2 - Spot ID for OrdersAudio Slide Show *
• Review for Quiz #1 : covers Lessons 2 & 3 *
• Mastery tests
• Old quizzes

Module 4

• View Audio Slide Show*
• Print Topical Outline and Learning Objectives(PDF)
• Read The Exoskeleton*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check Up #5 *
• Post to Discussion Board - Jelly Sandwich Analogy*
• Read The Insect’s Head and Antennae*
• Read The Thorax, Legs, Wings, and The Abdomen*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #6*
• Lab #3 - External Anatomy*
• Submit Homework - External Cross-Sections*

Module 5

• View Audio Slide Show*
• Print Topical Outline and Learning Objectives (PDF)
• Read Egg Structure*
• Read Embryogenesis*
• Read Morphogenesis*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #7*
• Submit Homework - Transformers Matching*
• Post to Discussion Board - Adults and Immatures*
• Lab #4 - Forest Field Trip*
• Review for Quiz #2 : covers Lessons 4 & 5*
• Mastery tests
• Old quizzes

Module 6

• View Audio Slide Show*
• Print Topical Outline and Learning Objectives(PDF)
• Read The Endocrine System*
• Read Hormonal Control of Molting and Metamorphosis *
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #8*
• Read Circulatory System*
• Read Respiratory System*
• Read Respiration in Aquatic Insects*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #9*
• Read Digestive and Excretory Systems*
• Read Insect Nutrition*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #10*
• Read Reproductive System*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #11*
• Submit Homework - Internal Cross-Sections*
• Post to Discussion Board - Comparative Physiology*
• Lab #5 - Internal Anatomy*
• Review for Exam I : covers Modules 2-6*
• Mastery tests
• Old Exams

Module 7

• View Audio Slide Show*
• Print Topical Outline and Learning Objectives(PDF)
• Read The Nervous System*
• Read Insect Senses*
• Read Color Vision*
• Post to Discussion Board - Perception*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #12*
• Read Elements of Behavior*
• Read Periodic Behavior*
• Submit Homework - Entrainment Experiment*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #13*
• Read Communication*
• Read Social Insects *
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #14*
• Lab #6 - Aquatic Field Trip*
• Review for Lab Practical I: covers Spot ID to Order, External Anatomy, & Internal Anatomy*

Module 8

• View Audio Slide Show*
• Print Topical Outline and Learning Objectives(PDF)
• Read Trophic Levels*
• Read Survival Strategies*
• Read Insect Defenses*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #15*
• Read Life Tables*
• Read Physiological Time*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #16*
• Submit Homework - Practice Problems*
• Post to Discussion Board - Diversity & Stability*
• Lab #7 - Immatures*
• Review for Quiz 3: covers Module 7*
• Mastery tests
• Old Quizzes

Module 9

• View Audio Slide Show*
• Print Topical Outline and Learning Objectives(PDF)
• Read Insects as Pests*
• Read Economic Injury Level*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #16*
• Submit Homework - Letter to Editor *
• Post to Discussion Board - Pest Mgmt Problem I*
• Lab #8 - Hemimetabola*
• Review for Exam II : covers Modules 7-9 *
• Mastery tests
• Old Exams

Module 10

• View Audio Slide Show *
• Print Topical Outline and Learning Objectives(PDF)
• Read Pest Control Tactics*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #17*
• Read Toxicity*
• Read Labels and Rates*
• Read Managing Resistance*
• Conduct Self-assessment - Check-up #18*
• Submit Homework - Crossword Puzzle*
• Post to Discussion Board - Pest Mgmt Problem II*
• Lab #9 - Holometabola*
• Review for Quiz 4 : covers Modules 9 and 10*
• Mastery tests
• Old Quizzes

Legs

Most insects have three pairs of walking legs -- one pair on each thoracic segment.   Each leg contains five structural components (segments) that articulate with one another by means of hinge joints:

1. Coxa
2. Trochanter
3. Femur
4. Tibia
5. Tarsus

The term pretarsus refers to the terminal segment of the tarsus and any other structures attached to it, including:

ungues -- a pair of claws
arolium -- a lobe or adhesive pad between the claws
empodium -- a large bristle (or lobe) between the claws
pulvilli -- a pair of adhesive pads

Leg Adapations and Modifications:

 

Characteristic	Appearance	Example(s)
Cursorial -- adapted for running		Ground beetles and Cockroaches
Raptorial -- adapted for catching and holding prey		Praying mantids
Natatorial -- adapted for swimming		Diving bugs and Water beetles
Fossorial -- adapted for digging in soil		Mole crickets
Saltatorial -- adapted for jumping		Grasshoppers

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