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Ants  Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae. They are known for their highly organized colonies and nests, which sometimes consist of millions of individuals.	Bees  Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila.	Beetles  Beetles are placed in the order Coleoptera, means "sheathed wing", and contains more described species than in any other order in the animal kingdom and constitute about twenty-five percent of all known life-forms.
Butterflies  A butterfly is an insect of the order Lepidoptera and are notable for their unusual life cycle with a larval caterpillar stage, an inactive pupal stage, and a spectacular metamorphosis into a familiar and colourful winged adult form.	Dragonflies  A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, and an elongated body.	Grasshoppers  Grasshoppers are herbivorous insects of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. Species that change color and behaviour at high population densities are called locusts.
Spiders  Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals that have two body segments, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. They are classified in the order Araneae, one of several orders within the larger class of arachnids, a group which also contains scorpions, whip scorpions, mites, ticks, and opiliones (harvestmen).