What are the characteristics of the order diptera?
flies, mosquitoes, and midges, second wing reduced to a haltere
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What is a haltere?
a reduced second wing used for balance during flight, holometabolous
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What is paurometabolous?
gradual metamormorphisis, larvae just small adults
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What is kin selection?e
Evolutionary strategy favouring the reproductive success of an organism's relatives
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What is the Chaga disease?
transmitted via the kissing bug (targets lips)
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What are the characteristics of the order orthoptera?
Grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets - paurometabolous forewind is small and leathery, large hind legs for jumping, major plant pests
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What are stridulatory organs
limbs that rub together to make sound (e.g. for calling)
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What is the meaning of sterile castes?
Only the queen can lay eggs
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What is the cause of the evolution of eusociality?
Sisters more related to one another than to their mother, therefore kin selection causes them to take care of their sisters in their current nest instead of starting a new nest and raising a family.
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What are the 4 groups in the division of labour (in hymenoptera)
Queen, workers, soldiers, foragers
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Name 3 cool things hynemptera can do
warfare & slavery, agriculture, teaching
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What is age polyethism?
hymenoptera go from cleaner to defence/brood care to forager as they age
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What are the 3 types of enhanced communication between Hymenoptera?
Chemical, acoustic, behavioural
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What is necessary for eusociality?
Sterile workers, division of labour, a 'social stomach', enhanced communication
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What is trophallaxis?
The passing of food between individuals ("social stomach")
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characteristics of the order coleoptera (beetles)
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elytra, holometabolous, opposable mandibles
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What is the difference between Mullerian and Batesian mimicry
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