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A member of the major class Insecta of the arthropods. Insects are characterized by a body divided into three distinct regions: the head, thorax and abdomen. The thorax bears three pairs of legs and, typically, two pairs of wings. Insects are the most numerous of all the animals, in terms of both numbers of species and numbers of individuals.  

 

 

 
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