Insects eat all kinds of foods.Insects that live outdoors eat leaves,wood,nectar from flowers,or other small animals.Insects that live indoors eat wool clothes,glue,and even soap.
Each species of insect has special mouthparts for the type of food that it eats.Some insects such as grasshoppers and beetles have mouthparts for chewing food.Butterflies and moths have a tongue like a drinking tube that they put into a flower to suck up nectar.They roll the tube up when they are not feeding.
Can Insects See and Hear?