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Article: Bugs for real.(facts about bugs)(Cover Story)
- Article from:
- Ranger Rick
- Article date:
- June 1, 1998
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 National Wildlife Federation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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###Deborah Churchman
You wouldn't want to be called a "little sucker." But a bug wouldn't mind a bit. Read on to find out why!
Not all insects are bugs. But all bugs are insects. Confused? Let's start over. Lots of people call insects "bugs." But true bugs are a special group of insects. You can usually tell bugs from other insects by their mouthparts. Bugs suck. Really. A bug's mouthparts are shaped like a sharp beak. Special organs at the tip of the beak can smell and feel for food. Many kinds of bugs go for plants, but some kinds go for animals. When a bug finds food, it stabs the plant or prey. Then the bug sucks out the juicy insides through a long, ...
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March 24, 2005 ;
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...A HOSPITAL porter is fighting for his life after contracting a horror flesh-eating bug. Dad-of-two Gilbert Hedderwick, 42, is in a critical condition in the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley after admitting himself ...
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