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Insect cooking oil, insect butter and fatty alcohols can be made from such insects as the superworm (Zophobas morio). [199] Insect species including the black soldier fly or the housefly in their maggot forms, and beetle larvae such as mealworms , can be processed and used as feed for farmed animals including chicken, fish and pigs. [ 200 ]
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs.
Living organisms are known by scientific names. These binomial names can vary greatly in length, and some of them can become very long depending on the meanings they try to convey. This list of longest species names lists the longest scientific binomials. [1] Species in this list are grouped by length of their name.
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
This category is for articles which discuss the use of a common (vernacular) name shared by multiple species of insects which do not correspond to a taxon. Pages in category "Insect common names" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total.
6b Other insects: Mealworm (Tenebrio molitar) and superworm (Zophobas morio) date uncertain Europe: meat, animal feed, research Captive-bred 6b Other insects: Red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) date uncertain the United States: research Captive-bred 6b Other insects: Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) [188] date uncertain the United States
Pages in category "Lists of insects" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... This page was last edited on 6 March 2024, at 10:50 (UTC).
There are 107 classes of animals in 33 phyla in this list. However, different sources give different numbers of classes and phyla. For example, Protura, Diplura, and Collembola are often considered to be the three orders in the class Entognatha. This list should by no means be considered complete and authoritative and should be used carefully.