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| Alderfly |
| Alderfly, small (13-18 mm), dark, soft-bodied INSECT of order Megaloptera, family Sialidae, found in freshwater habitats bordered by ALDER. It is characterized by 2 pairs of heavily veined, membranous wings,... |
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| Ant |
| Ant, common name for small, mostly ground-dwelling social INSECTS of family Formicidae, order Hymenoptera. Ants are the most numerous insects. An estimated 12 000 species occur worldwide, about 186 in Canada.... |
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| Aphid |
| Aphid, or plant louse, small, soft-bodied INSECT that sucks plant sap. Aphids belong to order Hemiptera, suborder Homoptera, and may be red, pink, brown, yellow, green, purple or black. Aphids may be polymorphic... |
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| Arthropoda |
| Arthropoda, phylum of bilaterally symmetrical animals having external skeletons (exoskeletons), multisegmented bodies and paired, jointed appendages. Including SPIDERS, MITES, CRUSTACEANS, CENTIPEDES and... |
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| Bee |
| Bees are part of the INSECT order Hymenoptera and are characterized by branched hairs on the body, chewing mouthparts (sometimes modified for lapping or sucking), transparent wings with few veins, hind appendages... |
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