Question

Which of the following belongs to class Insecta?
(a)Julus
(b)Silverfish
(c)Lobsters
(d)Prawn

Answer 1

Hint: Insects comprise three pairs of jointed legs and a three-part body including head, thorax, and abdomen. Some insects are considered pests which include parasites. They help in pollination and are beneficial to the environment and humans in some ways.

Complete answer:
Silverfish belongs to the class Insecta which comes under the phylum Arthropoda which is considered as the largest phylum. Silverfish’s name is derived from the silvery light grey color which combines the fish-like appearance of its movement. They have a nocturnal vision and are whitish when newly hatched but develop a greyish hue and metallic shine when they get older. They carry out three phases of reproduction which last over half an hour. The mail and female stand face to face with touching their antennae and repeatedly back off and return to their positions which is the first phase. The female chases the male in the second phase and the male and female stand side by side and head to tail with the male vibrating his tail against the female in the third phase.

Additional Information:
 Julus: It is a genus of millipedes which are a group of arthropods that consists of the leg and the segment which is a result of two single segments fused.
Lobsters: They are large marine crustaceans that have muscular tales and live in burrows on the seafloor. They have profitable commodities in coastal areas where they populate. Economically important and have no claws. They are commonly served boiled or steamed in the shell and the meat is often eaten with melted butter and lemon juice. The shell changes its color when it is cooked from Blue to orange because of the heat from cooking that breaks down the protein called crustacyanin which suppresses the orange hue.
Prawn: They are the small crustaceans with 10 legs and some can be eaten. They are a good source of high-quality protein and provide the most important vitamins and minerals which help in making a healthy diet. They constitute low calories and are made up of healthy cholesterol.

So, the correct answer is 'Silverfish'.

Note: Insect species constitutes 6-10 million species and have been present for about 350 million years ago. The insect to be attracted by an animal carcass following that was the blowflies. The ants, honey bees, and jumping spiders are the smartest insects in the United States.