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A life science teacher at a public high school in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Stephanie Jimenez directs classroom lab investigations and leads an autumn insect collection project with her students. She writes about insect anatomy and physiology for Biology Insights. Jimenez holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in secondary science education.

What Is Bombykol? The Silkworm’s Sex Pheromone
How Hornet Sex Begins the Colony Life Cycle
Eusocial Insects and Their Highly Organized Societies
The Purpose and Architecture of Termite Mounds in Australia
The Function of the Trachea in Insects and How They Breathe
What Are Insect Spiracles and How Do They Work?
Why Do Locusts Swarm? A Scientific Explanation
What Is Eclosion? The Process of Insect Emergence
Insect Mimicry: The Different Types and Their Purposes
Featherwing Beetle: How This Tiny Insect Achieves Flight
Insect Proboscis: The Different Types and Functions
The Mosquito Brain: How It Finds and Targets a Host
Pterygota: What Are Winged Insects?
The Structure and Function of the Ant Leg
What Are Chironomidae and Why Are They Important?
Why Are Moths Fatally Attracted to a Flame?
The Function of Ant Sperm in a Colony
How Butterfly Muscles Power Flight and Other Actions
What Does a Fly Look Like Under a Microscope?
Microlepidoptera: The Biology of Tiny Moths
Insect Mandibles: A Look at Their Form and Function
The Ant Caterpillar Symbiosis: A Complex Relationship
Maxillary Palps: What Are They and What Do They Do?
What Are the Internal Organs of a Fly?
Drosophilidae: A Look at the Fruit Fly Family
What Are Gregarious Locusts and Why Do They Swarm?
Mosquito Wings: How They Power Flight and Create Sound
Fly Vision Simulation: How It Works and Its Applications
A Closer Look at Stick Insect Eggs
Strepsiptera: The Twisted-Wing Insect Parasite