Glossary terms beginning with I

ICN

cf. Invertebrate Conservation News - the Amateur Entomologists' Society's Conservation journal, published quarterly.

Imagine

cf. Imago - the adult insect.

Imago

the adult insect.
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Inch-worm

cf. Geometer - the larvae of Geometrid moths.

Incomplete metamorphosis

a type of metamorphosis in which an insect hatches from an egg and then goes through several similar nymphal stages before reaching adulthood.
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Indigenous

an organism that is naturally occurring in a specific area.
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Indirect flight muscles

indirect flight muscles do not attach directly to the wing of an insect. Flapping is accomplished by deforming the shape of the thorax.
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Industrial melanism

an increase in the number of darker animals in the environment as a result of soot and other pollutants on surfaces making it easier for predators to find lighter coloured individuals.
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Insect Light Trap

cf. Moth trap - a device used to attract and capture moths which can then be studied.

Insect net

cf. Butterfly net - a common piece of equipment used by an entomologist. It is used to catch flying insects.

Insect suction sampler

a device similar to a vacuum cleaner, used for sampling insects in undergrowth.
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Insectivore

cf. Entomophagous - a feeding behaviour where an organism eats insects. Many organisms survive on a diet of insects.

Insects

the largest Class of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals in the world.
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Instar

an immature arthropod between moults.
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Integrated Pest Management

the use of several complementary strategies to control pest species.
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Integument

the outer covering of an insect's body.
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Invertebrate

animals without a backbone.
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Invertebrate Conservation News

the Amateur Entomologists' Society's Conservation journal, published quarterly.
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IPM

cf. Integrated Pest Management - the use of several complementary strategies to control pest species.

Isoptera

previously the name given to the Order of insects containing the termites. Recent work has shown that termites are social cockroaches and not a separate Order.
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Ixodidae

cf. Tick - a group of ectoparasitic arachnids.

Ixodoidea

cf. Tick - a group of ectoparasitic arachnids.