The unknown world of insects!

About one million insect species are known to inhabit every nook and corner of our planet, except seas and oceans. Scientists believe that there maybe about nine million more insect species inhabiting our planet! Insects represent an interesting branch in the tree of life, whose development equals, if not excels, that of any other branch. In terms of diversity, insects are the dominant life form on land; there are about 61,500 known species of insects in India alone.

Man Faced Bug

Man’s achievements and knowledge
about the universe are highly
commendable — the exact distance
between the Sun and the Earth is 14,94,76,000
km, the total weight of Earth is 5.9736 × 1024
kg. But, if asked, ‘how many insect species are
present on Earth?’ The answer would not be so
precise, because our information is limited when
it comes to these astonishing creatures. 

Tree Hopper

About one million insect species are known to inhabit
every nook and corner of our planet, except seas
and oceans. Scientists believe that there maybe
about nine million more insect species inhabiting
our planet!

Blister Beetle

Insects represent an interesting branch in the
tree of life, whose development equals, if not
excels, that of any other branch. In terms of
diversity, insects are the dominant life form on
land; there are about 61,500 known species of
insects in India alone. They are of different
shapes, size and colour with remarkable
adaptation capabilities. Naturally a question arises
in our mind as to why this diversity? At this point,
it becomes imperative for us to understand the
process of evolution of insects …