Prve žuželke, ki so se na zemlji pojavile pred 350 milijoni let, so bile velikanske. Med evolucijo so se precej zmanjšale. Kljub temu so v živalskem svetu pomembna skupina, saj jih poznamo več kot milijon vrst. Večina žuželk ima krila; to so edini krilati nevretenčarji, ki so s svojimi letalnimi sposobnostmi osvojili kopno, zrak in vodo. Poznamo krilate žuželke, katerih je tudi največ. Sem spadajo metulji, muhe, kačji pastirji, ose … Druga skupina so kopenske žuželke, katere predstavniki so kobilice in skarabeji. Tretja skupina so vodne žuželke. Sem spadajo potapniki, vodni drsalci, kozaki, vodni škorpijoni …
The first insects to appear on earth 350 million years ago were giant. They have declined considerably during evolution. Nevertheless, they are an important group in the animal world, as we know more than a million species. Most insects have wings; these are the only winged invertebrates that have conquered land, air, and water with their flying abilities. We know winged insects, of which there are also the most. These include butterflies, flies, dragonflies, wasps … The second group are terrestrial insects, represented by grasshoppers and scarabs. The third group are aquatic insects. These include divers, water skaters, cossacks, water scorpions …
Čeprav so žuželke marsikomu zoprne, so to neverjetno zanimiva bitja, ki so poselila skoraj vse kotičke Zemlje, in so tako številčna, da so izračunali, da na enega človeka pride okoli 200 milijonov žuželk. Ločimo jih okoli 925 tisoč vrst, kar pomeni več kot polovico vseh znanih vrst živih bitij. Medtem ko so nekatere za človeka koristne ali celo nujno potrebne, pa nam druge povzročajo težave.
Although insects are annoying to many, they are incredibly interesting creatures that have inhabited almost every corner of the Earth, and are so numerous that they have calculated that there are about 200 million insects per person. We distinguish about 925 thousand species, which means more than half of all known species of living beings. While some are useful or even necessary for humans, others cause us problems.
Malo naprej od vsebnika lahko preko potoka opazite izvir, ki priteče izpod hriba.
A little further from the container you can see a spring flowing from under the hill across the stream.
S sabo imejte pisalo. Have a pen with you.
