Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum, a calque of Greek ἔντομον [éntomon], "cut into sections") are a class of invertebrates within the arthropod phylum that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. They are among the most diverse groups of animals on the planet, including more than a million described species and representing more than half of all known living organisms. The number of extant species is estimated at between six and ten million, and potentially represent over 90% of the differing animal life forms on Earth. Insects may be found in nearly all environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, a habitat dominated by another arthropod group, crustaceans.

The life cycles of insects vary but most insects hatch from eggs. Insect growth is constrained by the inelastic exoskeleton and development involves a series of molts. The immature stages can differ from the adults in structure, habit and habitat, and can include a passive pupal stage in those groups that undergo 4-stage metamorphosis (see holometabolism). Insects that undergo 3-stage metamorphosis lack a pupal stage and adults develop through a series of nymphal stages. The higher level relationship of the hexapoda is unclear. Fossilized insects of enormous size have been found from the Paleozoic Era, including giant dragonflies with wingspans of 55 to 70 cm (22–28 in). The most diverse insect groups appear to have coevolved with flowering plants.

Insects (film)

Insects (Hmyz) is an upcoming film directed by Jan Svankmajer, the film is based on the book Pictures from the Insects' Life by Karel Čapek.

Production

It has a projected budget of 40 million CZK and a preliminary release set to 2015. The film is based on the play Pictures from the Insects' Life by Karel Čapek, which Švankmajer described as following: "This Čapek's play is a very misanthropic, and I always liked it — bugs behave as a human beings, and people behave as insects. It also reminds one a lot of Franz Kafka and his famous Metamorphosis".

References

Insects (album)

Insects is a 2009 album released by Gibraltarian flamenco/metal quintet Breed 77.

It was released on 16 November 2009 on LaRocka Records and contains 12 songs, including 2 bonus tracks. Breed 77 headlined a United Kingdom tour in support of the album in November 2009, titled "The Insects Are Here" tour. Support acts were Symphony Cult and Our Malevolent Tyranny. Cars On Fire also supported the band on some of the tour dates as well. In December 2009 the band are also touring in support of the album in Spain.

"The Battle of Hatin" was available as a free download from their website prior to the release of Insects.

Wake Up was the first single released from the album, and a music video, directed by Mario Ruiz has been produced.Zombie is to be released as a single around March 2010, and a music video has been produced.

The album was given an international re-release in May and June 2010, with Breed 77 signing a worldwide deal with earMusic / Edel GmbH. The re-released version of the album comes packaged in a digipak, with an extra bonus track 'Save Us', which also featured on the 'Wake Up' single. As well as this, the iTunes version of the earMusic release of the album features a previously unreleased track entitled 'Missing Me'.