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Any adult insect that has 9 abdominal segments will have a 12 chambered heart. The insect heart is a tube with one swelling (chamber) per body segment. So, there will be 3 thoracic chambers in most insects. An additional 9 abdominal segments would give 12 total chambers to the long heart tube.

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