INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR insects in trouble what is an insect? insect feats EPHEMEROPTERA (MAYFLIES) ODONATA (DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES) ORTHOPTERA (GRASSHOPPERS, LOCUSTS, AND CRICKETS) PHASMATODEA (STICK INSECTS) PLECOPTERA (STONEFLIES) DERMAPTERA (EARWIGS) MANTODEA (MANTISES) BLATTODEA (COCKROACHES AND TERMITES) PSOCOPTERA (BOOKLICE) PHTHIRAPTERA (LICE) THYSANOPTERA (THRIPS) HEMIPTERA (WATER BUGS, CICADAS, FROGHOPPERS, TREEHOPPERS, ASSASSIN BUGS, SHIELD BUGS, JEWEL BUGS, APHIDS, MOSS BUGS, AND SCALE INSECTS) HYMENOPTERA (BEES, WASPS, SAWFLIES, AND ANTS) STREPSIPTERA (TWISTED-WINGED INSECTS) COLEOPTERA (BEETLES) MEGALOPTERA (DOBSONFLIES, FISHFLIES AND ALDERFLIES) TRICHOPTERA (CADDISFLIES) LEPIDOPTERA (MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES) DIPTERA (FLIES) ARCHAEOGNATHA (JUMPING BRISTLETAILS) AND ZYGENTOMA (FIREBRATS AND SILVERFISH) NEUROPTERA (NET-WINGED INSECTS) AND RAPHIDIOPTERA (SNAKEFLIES) MECOPTERA (SCORPIONFLIES) AND NOTOPTERA (GLADIATORS) ZORAPTERA (ANGEL INSECTS) AND EMBIOPTERA (WEBSPINNERS) SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS) am i an insect? CENTIPEDES AND MILLIPEDES SPIDERS AND SPIDERLIKE INVERTEBRATES WOODLICE SNAILS AND SLUGS INDEX.