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Pictures and examples of Insects having ambulatory & cursorial leg modifications. Department of Entomology BZ. University Multan
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MODIFICATION OF INSECT LEGS
Muhammad Salmanagrarianbzu@yahoo.com
Department of Entomology BZ. University Multan
Modification of Insect legs
Ambulatory or Walking Legs
Cursorial or Running Legs
Ambulatory or walking leg
Ambulatory legs are used for walking.
Femur and tibia are long.
Legs are well developed similar in form.
Ambulatory or walking leg
Ak Grasshopper
Pro- Leg of Ak- Grasshopper
Ak Grasshopper
Pro-Leg of Ak Grasshpper
Green Grasshopper
Pro Leg
Green Grasshopper
Pro Leg
Cockroach
Fore LegMeso Leg
Cockroach
Pro Leg
Meso Leg
Boxelder bug
Pro Leg & Meso Leg
Red Cotton Bug
Pro Leg &Meso Leg
Red Cotton Bug
Pro LegMeso Leg
House Fly
Pro Leg & Meso Leg
Alder Leaf Beetle
Pro Leg
Bug
First Two pairs of Legs
Stink bug with brown and white mask
Stink bug with Leathery Mask
First Two Pairs
Tarnished Plant Bug
Pro & Meso Leg
Cursorial or running leg
Cursorial legs are used for running.
Femur is not swollen.
Long, thin leg segments.
Cursorial or running leg
American Cockroach
Meta Leg
Meta Leg of Cockroach
Brown Banded Cockroach
Meta Leg
Oriental Cockroach
Meta Leg
Ant
All legs of Ant
Bronze Tiger Beetle
Last Two Pairs of legs
Ground Beetle
Meso & Meta Leg
Starred ground beetle
Meso & Meta Leg
Meta Leg
Meso Leg
Common Black Ground Beetle
Meso & Meta Leg
Beetle
Silverfish
Meta Leg
References
Erin Hodgson, It's a bug's life, http://iowabuglife.blogspot.com/2012_08_01_archive.html, 2013
David Larson, True Bugs, http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~larsonmorgan/True%20Bugs/true%20bugs.html, 2013
Pavel Krasensky, Tarnished plant Bug, http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/tarnished-plant-bug-photo-6735.html, 2013
Tony DiTerlizzi, Bug Guide, http://bugguide.net/node/view/9537/bgimage, 2013
Jiri Bohdal, Housefly, http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/house-fly-photo-14134.html, 2013
References
Anonymous, Brown banded cockroach, http://www.orkin.com/cockroaches/brown-banded-cockroach/, 2013
Morgan Hatcher and Erin Weir, http://cornellcollege.edu/biology/insects2003/erinmorgan/o.htm, 2013
Armin, Periplaneta americana, http://www.amphioxus.org/content/periplaneta-americana?size=_original, 2013
Steve Spitzer, Bronze tiger beetle, http://www.flickr.com/photos/happy_peasant/2654190562/in/photostream/, 2013
References
Malcom Storey, Common Black Ground Beetle, http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/common_black_ground_beetle.htm, 2013
Jon Lieff, Ants, Individual and Colony, http://jonlieffmd.com/blog/ants-individual-and-colony-superorganism-leadership-and-fire-ants, 2013
Jeffrey Hahn, Silverfish and firebrats in homes, http://www1.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/silverfish-and-firebrats/, 2013
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