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There are nearly one million known species of insects and as many as an estimated 10 million undescribed ones.

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There are estimated to be around 1 million described species of insects, and scientists believe that there could be millions more that are yet to be discovered. Insects make up the largest group of animals on Earth, representing over half of all known organisms.

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To find the number of insect species that are not bees, subtract the number of bee species from the total number of insect species: 6,000,000 - 3,500 = 5,996,500 species of insects that are not bees.


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No. Many animal species have an exoskeleton or no skeleton at all. The huge amount of animals that fall into these two categories makes it impossible for 95% of known species to have bones. Insects make up over half of the known species. Insects have an exoskeleton and do not have bones like humans and other vertebrates do. Since more than 50% of species are insects and therefore have an exoskeleton, it is impossible for more than 50% of species to have bones.


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