are insects animals????

this was a question that was raised during a farewell lunch with some friends this afternoon ....

"Are Insects ANIMALS?"

And i immediately said "NO.... insects are not animals...."

we all had an 1 hour debate about this question and to prove to myself ... i googled it and found the answer .....

ANIMALS has 5 categories:-

1. Amphibians
2. Birds
3. Fish
4. Insects
5. Mammals

So .... insects ARE animals .....

did you get that right? or are you wrong like me? ....... :)