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Order: Protura, Class: Entognatha, Insect: telsontails, proturans

Order: Collembola, Class: Entognatha, Insect: springtails, snow fleas

Order: Diplura, Class: Entognatha, Insect: diplurans

Order: Archaeognatha, Class: Insecta, Insect: bristletails

Order: Zygentoma, Class: Insecta, Insect: silverfish, firebrats

Order: Ephemeroptera, Class: Insecta, Insect: mayflies

Order: Odonata, Class: Insecta, Insect: dragonflies, damselflies

Order: Odonata, Class: Insecta, Family: Aeshnidae, Insect: darners

Order: Odonata, Class: Insecta, Family: Gomphidae, Insect: clubtails

Order: Odonata, Class: Insecta, Family: Libellulidae, Insect: skimmers

Order: Odonata, Class: Insecta, Family: Lestidae, Insect: spread-wing

Order: Odonata, Class: Insecta, Family: Coenagrionidae, Insect: narrow-winged

Order: Blattodea, Class: Insecta, Insect: cockroaches, termites

Order: Mantodea, Class: Insecta, Insect: mantids

Order: Notoptera, Class: Insecta, Insect: ice crawlers

Order: Dermaptera, Class: Insecta, Insect: earwigs

Order: Plecoptera, Class: Insecta, Insect: stoneflies

Order: Orthoptera, Class: Insecta, Insect: grasshoppers, crickets

Order: Orthoptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Tetrigidae, Insect: pygmy grasshopper

Order: Orthoptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Acrididae, Insect: short-horned grasshoppers

Order: Orthoptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Tettigoniidae, Insect: katydids

Order: Orthoptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Gryllacrididae, Insect: camel crickets

Order: Orthoptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Gryllidae, Insect: crickets, tree crickets

Order: Orthoptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Gryllotalpidae, Insect: mole crickets

Order: Phasmatodea, Class: Insecta, Insect: walkingsticks

Order: Psocodea, Class: Insecta, Insect: Book/Bark Lice

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Insect: true bugs

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Insect: Water Boatmen

Order: Hemiptera

Class: Insecta

Family: Corixidae

Notes: known for their flattened front legs and hair-fringed back legs.

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Insect: Backswimmer

Order: Hemiptera

Class: Insecta

Family: Notonectidae

Notes: Swims on its back, camouflaged, can stay underwater for up to 8 hours. Injects a digestive agent into its pray and sucks out the liquified food.

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Insect: giant water bugs

Order: Hemiptera

Class: Insecta

Family: Belostomatidae

AKA Electric Light Bug or Toe Biter

Facts: Giant Water Bugs are a family of large aquatic insects known for their predatory behavior and painful bite. Will feign dead if picked up, but they can stab suddenly with their beaks to inject an anesthetic saliva used to subdue pray. They are found in freshwater habitats and can be identified by their flattened bodies and distinctive large size.

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Insect: waterscorpion

Order: Hemiptera

Class: Insecta

Family: Nepidae

Note: There are many varieties of water scorpion, they are recognized by their scissor-like fore legs and the long tail-like breathing tubes at the tip-off the abdomen. Rarely fly and only at night.

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Gelastocoridae, Insect: toad bugs

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Gerridae, Insect: water striders

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Cimicidae, Insect: bed bugs

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Miridae, Insect: plant bugs

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Reduviidae, Insect: assassin bugs

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Phymatidae, Insect: ambush bugs

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Tingidae, Insect: lace bugs

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Lygaeidae, Insect: seed bugs

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Coreidae, Insect: leaf-footed bugs

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Pentatomidae, Insect: Stink bugs

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Cicadidae, Insect: cicadas

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Membracidae, Insect: treehoppers

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Cercopidae, Insect: froghoppers, spittlebugs

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Cicadellidae, Insect: leafhoppers

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Fulgoridae, Insect: fulgorid planthoppers

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Aphididae, Insect: aphids

Order: Hemiptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Dactylopiidae, Insect: scale (twig or leaf)

Order: Thysanoptera, Class: Insecta, Insect: thrips

Order: Megaloptera, Class: Insecta, Insect: dobsonflies

Order: Neuroptera, Class: Insecta, Insect: lacewings, antlions

Order: Neuroptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Chrysopidae, Insect: green lacewings

Order: Neuroptera, Class: Insecta, Family: Myrmeleontidae, Insect: antlions

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Cicindelidae - Tiger Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Carabidae - Ground Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Dytiscidae - Predaceous Diving Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Gyrinidae - Whirligig Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Hydrophilidae - Water Scavenger Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Histeridae - Hister Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Staphylinidae - Rove Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Silphidae - Carrion Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Lucanidae - Stag Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Passalidae - Bess Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Scarabaeidae - Dung Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Buprestidae - Metallic Wood-Boring/Jewel Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Elateridae - Click Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Lampyridae - Fireflies

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Cantharidae - Soldier Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Lycidae - Net-Winged Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Cleridae - Checkered Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Coccinellidae - Lady-Bird Beetles (Ladybugs)

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Tenebrionidae - Darkling Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Meloidae - Blister Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Cerambycidae - Long-Horned Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles

Order: Coleoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Curculionidae - Weevils

Order: Strepsiptera - Class: Insecta - Twisted-Wing Parasite

Order: Mecoptera - Class: Insecta - Scorpionflies

Order: Mecoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Boreidae - Snow Scorpionflies

Order: Mecoptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Panorpidae - Common Scorpionflies

Order: Raphidioptera - Class: Insecta - Snakeflies

Order: Raphidioptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Raphidiidae - Raphidiid Snakeflies

Order: Siphonaptera - Class: Insecta - Fleas

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - True Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Tipulidae - Crane Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Culicidae - Mosquitoes

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Chironomidae - Midges

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Simuliidae - Black Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Stratiomyidae - Soldier Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Tabanidae - Horse Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Asilidae - Robber Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Bombyliidae - Bee Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Syrphidae - Hover/Flower Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Tephritidae - Fruit Flies, Huskfly

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Drosophilidae - Pomace Flies, Fruit/Vinegar Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Muscidae - House Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Hippoboscidae - Louse Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Calliphoridae - Blow Flies

Order: Diptera - Class: Insecta - Family: Tachinidae - Tachinid Flies

Order: Trichoptera - Class: Insecta - Caddisflies