But it has even more. Insects have their hearts in their abdomen. You keep yours in your chest. The abdomen is that part that sticks out behind the legs. You breathe through your mouth and lungs.
Insects breathe through their abdomen.
Insects have lots of little holes on their abdomen called spiracles . These spiracles allow them to breathe, and that keeps them alive. Insects digest their food in their abdomen - just like you. Insects also store their poison in their stomachs. If you have ever been stung by a bee, you know that bees have a stinger .