Wikipedia:Today's second feature/August 6, 2005

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The typical anatomy of an insect consists of a segmented body supported by an exoskeleton, and a hard outer covering made mostly of chitin.

The body is divided into three sections: head, thorax, and abdomen. The head supports a pair of sensory antennae, compound eyes, and a mouth. The thorax has six legs (one pair per segment) and wings (if present). The abdomen has excretory and reproductive structures. Full labels on image description page

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