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A special group within the species are insects which build states, such as termites and Hymenoptera. Fossil evidence from insects has been found, dating back as far as 350 million years. Some fossils are even older.
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Ants
...and are found almost everywhere in the world, but are especially common in the tropics. From the 12,500 species that are known, 180 can be found in Europe. In Germany, the Red forest ant and the Black garden ant are the best known ant species. Fossils of ants have been found dating back to 130 million years ago.
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Bees
... Hymenoptera. When people speak of ‘bees’ they tend to mean honey bees and yet it is estimated that bee species number approximately 20,000 in total, 700 of which can be found in Europe. In Germany there are about 500 species of bees. The oldest bee fossils date back to 80 million years ago. The body of the bee - as normally is the case with all insects - comprises three parts: head, chest, abdomen. The facial features include - eyes, two sensors which serve as a nose, mouth and mouth parts co...
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Beetles
...in the Class of insects. They are grouped in 166 families and hundreds of new species are discovered every year. Beetles are found throughout the world except in Antarctica. Central Europe has around 8,000 different beetle species. The oldest beetle fossils date from about 265 million years ago. Beetles’ bodies are significantly different to other insects’ in that they do not solely comprise head, chest and abdomen. The second section consists solely of the prothorax, of which only the neck shield o...
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...rotoscatopse, Psectrosciara, Quateiella, Reichertella, Rhegmoclema, Rhegmoclemina, Rhexoza, Scatopse, Swammerdamella and Thripomorpha. The minute black scavenger fly is found throughout the world. In Germany, 35 Scatopsidae species exist. The oldest fossils of Scatopsidae in amber date back to the Cretaceous period.
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