Of all the animals on earth, which are the strongest for their size? What about the fastest? Who were the first animals to evolve flight? Insects take all of these titles and more! As the most abundant animals on the planet, insects and other arthropods affect our lives in so many ways. From beneficial interactions like pollination and biological pest control, to the transmission of life threatening diseases; this course will teach you about the big ways that these little arthropods impact our lives.
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Bugs 101: Insect-Human Interactions
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Module 01: Introduction to Insects and their Terrestrial Relatives
Module 02: The Business of Being an Insect Part 1
Module 03: The Business of Being an Insect Part 2
Module 04: Insect Locomotion
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TOP REVIEWS FROM BUGS 101: INSECT-HUMAN INTERACTIONS
This has been such an amazing course! It is really great for anyone interested in learning more about insects and how they are connected to the world! Would recommend this 10/10 to everyone!
Excellent course! Content-rich and very informative both as a learning experience for the insect enthusiast or beginning entomologist as well as an excellent review for the practicing entomologist.
It is an interesting course and learned a lot about the insects and their interaction. I recommend for other students to take this class and it is really helpful to know about insects.
Best instructor and teaching assistants. they start from very based and and slowly increase the difficulty of topics. i used to love buys ,after doing this course now i love bugs more the before.
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