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| navigate by keyword : air beetle body branches bug carbon cell cellular central chemical closed cuticle cytoplasm diffusion dioxide exchange exoskeleton external flower fly gas insect internal liquid living longitudinal membrane movement muscle muscular nervous open oxygen product respiration respiratory sacs separate spiracles structure system tissue trachea trunk tube valves wall waste water |
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| For insects, respiration is separate from the circulatory system. Oxygen and carbon dioxide gases are exchanged through a network of tubes called tracheae. Instead of nostrils, insects breathe through openings in the thorax and abdomen called spiracles. |
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