Defense and movement of insects

The muscular system of insects is different from the muscular system of a human.They have striated muscles and instead of having the muscles attached to bones, the insect muscular system is attached to their exoskeleton. The use of the muscles varies from insect to insect. For example, on a fly, their muscles contract and relax in order to flap their wings while a cricket’s leg muscles contract and relax in order to make a big hop. The defense of insects varies from fight to flight. Flies can easily fly away from danger by flying away and a cricket can escape danger by just hopping away with its legs. There are special insects that have offensive capabilities that allow them to defend themselves. A praying mantis has claws, quick reflexes, blends in with their environment, and can turn their heads 180 degrees which allows excellent offensive capabilities for catching food as well as defending themselves from birds and frogs. Then there are other insects that defend themselves with poison. The scorpion has a large tail that allows it to sting its prey and inject poison into them. They can also use their tail to defend themselves from predators as well as digging themselves into holes to escape from predators.