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Page 132
... usually with 10 or more segments ; in higher forms the ovipositor is modified into a sting ; complete metamorphosis ; larvae usually maggot - like ( i.e. , legless ) ; compound eyes large , usually 3 simple eyes ( ocelli ) present ...
... usually with 10 or more segments ; in higher forms the ovipositor is modified into a sting ; complete metamorphosis ; larvae usually maggot - like ( i.e. , legless ) ; compound eyes large , usually 3 simple eyes ( ocelli ) present ...
Page 133
... usually feed on nectar or sap ; larvae eat spiders , other insects ; antennae usually 12- or 13 - segmented . Family Vespidae ( paper wasps , potter wasps , and rela- tives ) . Solitary as well as social ; includes the well - known ...
... usually feed on nectar or sap ; larvae eat spiders , other insects ; antennae usually 12- or 13 - segmented . Family Vespidae ( paper wasps , potter wasps , and rela- tives ) . Solitary as well as social ; includes the well - known ...
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... usually well devel- oped ( see HETEROPTERA ) . Division Endopterygota ( holometabola ) Metamorphosis complex , accompanied by a pupal instar ; immature stages differ from adult in structure and habits ; wings develop internally during ...
... usually well devel- oped ( see HETEROPTERA ) . Division Endopterygota ( holometabola ) Metamorphosis complex , accompanied by a pupal instar ; immature stages differ from adult in structure and habits ; wings develop internally during ...
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