Arthropod

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Arthropod

Answer 1

An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda, and include the insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans.

Question 2

Molting

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

Question 3

Pheromones

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are naturally occurring odorless substances the fertile body excretes externally, conveying an airborne signal that provides information to, and triggers responses from, the opposite sex of the same species.

Question 4

Thorax

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the part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest.

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Abdomen

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the part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs; the belly.

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Cephalothorax

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is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct from the abdomen behind.

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Exoskeleton

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is the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal’s body

Question 8

Cheliped

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is a pincer-like organ terminating certain limbs of some arthropods.

Question 9

Malpighean tubes

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Malpighian tubules are slender tubes normally found in the posterior regions of arthropod alimentary canals. Each tubule consists of a single layer of cells that is closed off at the distal end with the proximal end joining the alimentary canal at the junction between the midgut and hindgut.

Question 10

Arachnid

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Arachnids are a class of joint-legged invertebrate animals, in the subphylum Chelicerata. All arachnids have eight legs, although the front pair of legs in some species has converted to a sensory

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Spiders

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Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other orders of organisms

Question 12

Metamorphosis

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the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages

Question 13

Crustaceans

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Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles.

Question 14

Insects

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Insects are a class of invertebrates within the arthropod phylum that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body, three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae

Question 15

Antennae

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either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods

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Scorpions

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Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones.

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Swimmerets

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Swimmerets are normally found on the first five abdominal segments and typically terminate in paired oarlike branches. They function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming. Also called pleopod

Question 18

Green glands

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coxal gland. …antennal glands or maxillary glands, depending on whether they open at the base of the antennae or at the maxillae. If the tubule adjacent to the excretory pore is green, the gland is called a green gland

Question 19

Woodtick

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they suck blood

Question 20

Grasshopper

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Grasshoppers are insects of the order Orthoptera, suborder Caelifera. They are sometimes referred to as short-horned grasshoppers to distinguish them from the katydids which have much longer antennae.

Question 21

Butterfly

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Butterflies are part of the class of insects in the order Lepidoptera, along with the moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight.

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Housefly

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Musca domestica, is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It is the most common of all domestic flie

Question 23

Mosquito

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Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies which comprise the family Culicidae. Females of most species are ectoparasites, whose tube-like mouthparts pierce the hosts’ skin to consume blood.

Question 24

Crab

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Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting “tail”, usually entirely hidden under the thorax

Question 25

Lobster

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Clawed lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails, and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor