I requested a mother's helper —
usually my mom, although I have a grandmotherly neighbor and a teen from church who also like the job — as needed, and basically she served the purpose
of an extra
pair of eyes.
In addition to the general characteristics
of uniramians, these include a body composed
of three tagmata, a head, thorax, and abodmen; a
pair of relatively large compound
eyes and
usually three ocelli located on the head; a
pair of antennae, also on the head; mouthparts consisting
of a labrum, a
pair of mandibles, a
pair of maxillae, a labium, and a tonguelike hypopharynx; two
pairs of wings, derived from outgrowths
of the body wall (unlike any vertebrate wings); and three
pairs of walking legs.