Arthropod

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Arthropod

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An invertebrate animal of the large phylum Arthropoda, such as an insect, spider, or crustacean

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Molting

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Shed feathers hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth

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Pheromones

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A chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal especially a mammal or an insect, affecting the behavior of others of its species

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Thorax

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The middle section of a insect, between the head and the abdomen bearing the legs and wings

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Abdomen

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The part of the body of a invertebrate containing the digestive organs

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Cephalothorax

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The fused head of spiders and other chelicerate arthropods

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Exoskeleton

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A rigid covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods providing both support and protection

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Cheliped

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One of the pair of legs that bears the large chelae in decapod crustaceans

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Malpighian tubes

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A tubular organ, numbers of which open into the gut in insects and some other arthropods

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Arachnid

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An arthropod of the class Arachnida

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Spiders

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An 8 legged predatory arachnid with an unsegmented body consisting of a fused head and thorax and a rounded abdomen.

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Metamorphosis

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The process of transforming from an immature form to a adult form in two or more distinct stages

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Crustaceans

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An arthropod of the large mainly aquatic group Crustacea

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Antennae

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A pair of long thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects crustaceans and some other arthropods

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Scorpians

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Nocturnal arachnids that have an elongated body and a narrow segmented tail bearing a venomous stinger at the tip

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Swimmerettes

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A forked swimming limb of a crustacean five pairs of which are typically attached tot he abdomen

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Green Glands

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in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae

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Wood tick

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A north american tick that infests wilds and domestic animals often found clinging to plants and responsible for transmitting spotted fever

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Grasshopper

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A plant eating insect with long legs that are used for jumping and for producing a chirping sound

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Butterfly

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An insect with two pairs of large wings that are covered with tiny scales and usually brightly colored and typically held erect when at rest.

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Housefly

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A common small fly worldwide in and around human habitation

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Mosquito

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A slender long legged fly with aquatic larvae. The bite of a female bloodsucker can transmit serious diseases

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Crab

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A crustacean with broad carapace stalked eyes and five pairs of legs

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Lobster

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A large marine crustacean with cylindrical body stalked eyes and five pairs of legs