1. Butterflies are beautiful, flying insects with large scaly
wings. Like all insects, they have six jointed legs, 3
body parts, a pair of antennae, compound eyes, and an
exoskeleton. The three body parts are the head, thorax
(the chest), and abdomen (the tail end).
The butterfly's body is covered by tiny sensory hairs.
The four wings and the six legs of the butterfly are
attached to the thorax. The thorax contains the muscles
that make the legs and wings move.
Honey bees (or honeybees) are a subset of bees in the genus Apis, primarily
distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction
ofperennial, colonial nests out of wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the
tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis. Currently, there are only seven recognised species of
honey bee with a total of 44 subspecies,
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though historically, anywhere from six to
eleven species have been recognised. Honey bees represent only a small fraction of the
approximately 20,000 known species of bees. Some other types of related bees produce
and store honey, but only members of the genus Apisare true honey bees.
co·coon / kəˈkoōn/• n. a silky case spun by the larvae of many insects for protection as
pupae.∎ a similar structure made by other animals. ∎ a covering that prevents the
corrosion of metal equipment. ∎ something that envelops or surrounds, esp. in a
protective or comforting way: the cocoon of her kimono| fig. a warm cocoon of love.• v.
[tr.] (usu. be cocooned) envelop or surround in a protective or comforting way: we
were cocooned in our sleeping bags.∎ spray with a protective coating. ∎ [intr.] retreat
from the stressful conditions of public life into the cozy private world of the family: the
movers and shakers are now cocooning.DERIVATIVES:co·coon·er n. (in the last sense of the
verb
Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida.
They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow,
segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a
venomous stinger. Scorpions range in size from 9 mm (Typhlochactas mitchelli) to 20 cm
(Hadogenes troglodytes).
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Scorpions are found widely distributed over all continents, except Antarctica, in a variety of
terrestrial habitats except the high latitude tundra. Scorpions number about 1,752
described species,
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with 13 extant families recognised to date. The taxonomy has undergone

2. changes and is likely to change further, as a number of genetic studies are bringing forth new
information.
Scorpion venom has a fearsome reputation, but only about 25 out of almost 1500 species are
known to have venom capable of killing a