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Pheromones are chemical messages released by one individual and detected by another. They can guide mating, alarm behavior, trail following, or aggregation.

Juvenile hormone influences developmental outcome. High levels tend to maintain juvenile characteristics, while low levels permit adult differentiation during metamorphosis.

Holometabolous insects often reduce intraspecific competition because larvae and adults differ in form, food, and habitat. This helps explain their evolutionary success.

Insect skeletal muscles are striated and capable of rapid contractions. This is especially important in flight muscles and active locomotion.

The hindgut helps conserve water and regulate salts. This is important for insects living in dry environments.

Air sacs are enlarged parts of the tracheal system. They can improve ventilation, reduce body weight, and support high oxygen demand during flight.

Insect salivary glands release secretions into the mouth region. Saliva can moisten food, contain enzymes, or support special functions in certain species.

At the neuromuscular junction, motor neurons communicate with muscle fibers. This allows nervous control of walking, flying, feeding, and other movements.

Malpighian tubules collect nitrogenous wastes from hemolymph and empty them into the gut. They also help maintain water and ion balance.

Insects have an open circulatory system. Hemolymph leaves vessels and flows through body spaces, transporting nutrients, wastes, and hormones but usually not most oxygen.

The insect nervous system includes a brain and a ventral nerve cord with ganglia. It controls sensory processing, movement, feeding, and reproductive behaviors.

At the neuromuscular junction, motor neurons communicate with muscle fibers. This allows nervous control of walking, flying, feeding, and other movements.