Insect



An insect is a type of lifeform. They have an exoskeleton, a body separated into three sections, and six legs. The study of insects is called entomology.

Some species of insects on Earth were known to hibernate. 

Just before being drugged and forced off the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) to Delta Vega in 2265, Gary Mitchell – experiencing aftereffects from a disastrous encounter with the galactic barrier – threatened that he would soon squash the Enterprise's crew "like insects." Once Mitchell was imprisoned on Delta Vega, James T. Kirk reminded him of the insect analogy but Mitchell excused his behavior by claiming that he had been drugged at the time. 

When the Crystalline Entity devastated Melona IV in 2368, it left behind no traces of life – no vegetation, no insects, no bacteria. 

In 2369 Q remembered Vash about the insect bite on Erabus Prime which could have cost her life if Q was not there to save her. 

In 2376, The Doctor gave a lecture on indigenous insects of the Delta Quadrant on the USS Voyager. The Doctor was less than amused when Ensign Farley started snoring. 

Ants, termites and burrowing insects

 * Fire ant
 * Teirenian ant
 * Termite
 * Spitting termite
 * Leaf miner
 * Burrowing insect

Beetles

 * Alverian dung beetle
 * Dalvin hissing beetle
 * Hupyrian beetle
 * Snow beetle
 * Spawn beetle
 * Tree scarab

Flies

 * Bee
 * Fly
 * Locust
 * Butterfly
 * Mosquito
 * Moth
 * Talaxian fur fly
 * Wasp

Fleas, ticks and mites

 * Alvanian spine mite
 * Belzoidian flea
 * Dustdwelling tick
 * Loracus devil mite
 * Photonic flea

Sentient insect species

 * See: Insectoid

Foods and recreation

 * Beetle snuff
 * Flaked blood flea
 * Honey
 * Puree of beetle
 * Tube grubs

Background
The Borg were initially conceived of, by Maurice Hurley, as a race of insects, but were changed to the more budget-friendly cyborgs that went on to become extremely famous.

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