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Termites damage wood-based objects because they feed

          on wood.
                                Find It   What is the other name of termites?
                                 Out


                                                                                             Termites eating wood



                                                                 Grasshoppers eat the leaves of

                                                                 plants and make them unhealthy.




               Caterpillar and grasshoppers eating plant leaves


          Silverfish,  cockroaches,  moths, and other  insects

          damage silk and woolen clothing.


                                                                                            Insects damaging clothes
           Did You
            Know?    A place where a group of insects live together is called a colony. Some insects
                     live  in  groups  called  colonies.  Such insects  are  called  social  insects.  Ants,
                     termites and wasps are social insects.


          Worms


          Have you ever seen noticed some tiny creatures moving in the soil? These
          tiny creatures are called worms. They live in parks, gardens etc. Worms can

          only creep and crawl. They cannot fly. Leeches, earthworms, centipedes

          and millipedes are some worms.














                    Leech                   Earthworm                  Centipede                  Millipede

          Worms are long, thin and boneless creatures. Their bodies are divided into

          tiny segments.


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