Characters/ anatomy

The unique feature of hexapods is that their body segments form three distinct body parts; the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. This is in contrast to other arthropods which have many more legs and body segments.
The head has one pair of antennea, mandibles, maxillae, and a labium.
The thorax is made up of three body segments, one segment forming the base for a pair of legs. Therefore, hexapods have six walking appendages, with the thorax providing musculature for locomotion. In most insects, two segments of the thorax provide them with wings.
The abdomen comprises 6 to 11 segments.