If an insects coloring is the same as many of the things in its habitat, preditors have a hard time seeing it. There are many different kinds of insects on Earth. In our class we have studied bees, ants, flies, spiders, ladybugs, crickets, moths, and butterflies. Some things to remember about insects are that they have three parts to their body, they have six legs, and they have antennae. We learned that many people don't like flies.
Flies visit trash piles and pick up a lot of germs.
If a fly lands on your food, some of the germs might land there, too. They eat other bugs, like aphids, that hurt the vegetables and flowers you plant in your garden. Crickets come out at night. Farmers don't like crickets because they eat their crops. Ants and bees are called social insects because they live and work together similar to the way people do.