by Galeanda on April 2nd, 2008
They are part of the Animals Kingdom. They're Class Insecta
by dontcallmewave on April 2nd, 2008
yes
by Winter Rain on April 2nd, 2008
insects are part of the Kingdom Animalia
by devilman-wants a golden labrador on July 17th, 2009
yes,insects are considered animals.+5
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on April 2nd, 2008
They sure are.
by danielitox on April 2nd, 2008
Of course they are
by caitk2206 on July 17th, 2009
Yes they are. Their kingdom is Anamalia, and their phylum is Arthropoda.
+3
by Dee on April 2nd, 2008
Yes, Insects are animals, but they are not mammals.
by Brian on April 2nd, 2008
They're animate organisms so they are animals.
I'm not saying that this includes you, but some people think that all animals are mammals or that those words are completely synonymous.
by PocketNut on October 29th, 2009
Anything that eats and defecates is an animal, a simple game of "Animal, mineral, vegetable" will confirm that they are neither plants nor rocks, so they must be animals, unless you want to be pedantic and add fungi, even so, insects are not fungi either!
by matry on October 29th, 2009
Science classification status says ..yes. I disagree. The insect species classification as to Animal should be reviewed and is being studied since it was established in the 1700s. These insects should be a third species classification undoubtedly.Vertebrae species are animal, not insects, several biological scientists are attempting to re-classify insects, not animal or plant life, exo-skeletal and arachnids are a categorized sub-species, eventually the science will prove that this outdated classification was due to lack of knowledge and for no other reason than at the time no one knew what to classify insects as.
by Najee12 on July 17th, 2009
Insects are considered animals based on the premise of Greek philospher Aristole. But common sense and scientific studies are more than enough to show insects should be classified as its own group of organisms, just like plants.
Insects are too diverse in number (an estimated 6 million to 10 million different species); have no lungs, veins and arteries for oxygen; use hemolymph instead of actual blood; are small usually with some form of exoskeleton instead on an endoskeleton; are the only invertebrates that have developed flight; undergo a series of moults; and usually have very short lifespans and can produce as many as hundreds of offspring.
If you ask me, insects should be classified as the third major form of organism life, along with plants and animals. To consider an insect like a beetle in the same animal kingdom as, say, a horse is insane.
by iwnit on April 3rd, 2008
In scientific usage, always.
In non-scientific usage, not always.
"animal (plural animals)
- In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
A cat is an animal, not a plant.
Evolutionary biologists say humans are also animals.
- In non-scientific usage, any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human being.
- In non-scientific usage, any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not birds, fishes, insects etc)
- (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly.
My students are animals."
Source and further information:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animal
by Loggerhead1066 on April 2nd, 2008
Yes, insects are animals. An animal is a living thing that moves. animal=animate.
http://www.indepthinfo.com/articles/insects.shtml
by Dee Dee is back I have missed you on April 2nd, 2008
Creatures yes animals no
by koldkanuck on April 2nd, 2008
no but spiders are because they have eight legs.
by sm00z on April 2nd, 2008
Of course they are animals.
They make great pets for the whole three days of their lifetime.
What insect are you the most scared of? (Remember:- Spiders aren't insects)
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