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About This Animal
Adult insects have three body parts; a head, thorax, and an abdomen. They have six legs, a pair of antennae, and two pairs of wings. The legs and wings come off the thorax section of the body. Knowing this will make your insect drawings look more realistic.
Citing This Reference
CITING RESEARCH REFERENCES
When you research information you must cite the reference. Citing for websites is different from citing from books, magazines and periodicals. The style of citing shown here is from the MLA Style Citations (Modern Language Association).
When citing a WEBSITE the general format is as follows.
Author Last Name, First Name(s). "Title: Subtitle of Part of Web Page, if appropriate." Title: Subtitle: Section of Page if appropriate. Sponsoring/Publishing Agency, If Given. Additional significant descriptive information. Date of Electronic Publication or other Date, such as Last Updated. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
All text on Exploring Nature was written by author, Sheri Amsel
Here is an example of citing this page:
Amsel, Sheri. “How to Draw Insects.” Butterfly (Swallowtail). Exploring Nature Educational Resource. © 2005 - 2010. February 8, 2010. <http://exploringnature.org/db/detail.php?dbID=46&detID=624>