Anthropod Vocab Flashcards
Arthropod
an invertebrate animal of the large phylum Arthropoda, such as an insect, spider, or crustacean.
Molting
shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth.
Pheromones
a chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal, especially a mammal or an insect, affecting the behavior or physiology of others of its species.
Thorax
the middle section of the body of an insect, between the head and the abdomen, bearing the legs and wings.
Abdomen
the part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs; the belly
Cephalothorax
the fused head and thorax of spiders and other chelicerate arthropods.
Exoskeleton
a rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods, providing both support and protection.
Cheliped
one of the pair of legs that bears the large chelae in decapod crustaceans.
Malpighean tubes
a type of excretory and osmoregulatory system found in some insects, myriapods, arachnids, and tardigrades
Arachnid
an arthropod of the class Arachnida, such as a spider or scorpion.
Metamorphosis
the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages
Crustaceans
diverse arthropod taxon which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and barnacles.
Insects
a class within the Arthropoda
Antennae
a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods.
Swimmerets
a forked swimming limb of a crustacean, five pairs of which are typically attached to the abdomen.
