Arthropod Flashcards
Invertebrate insect
Arthropod
The shedding of the outer layer of an insects body
Molting
Chemical substance produced to affect the behaviors of other kind of its species
Pheromones
The part of the body between the neck and abdomen
Thorax
The end or bottom part of the body
Abdomen
The fused head and thorax of spiders and other Arthropods
Cephalothorax
The outer “shell” of Arthropods
Exoskeleton
One of the pair of legs that bears the large chelae in decapod Crustaceans
Chelipied
A tubular excretory organ, that opens uo in the gut of arthropods
Malpighean Tubes
Spider or Scorpion
Arachnid
Eight legged predatory Arachnid
Spiders
The process of transformation from an immature form to an adult.
Metamorphosis
Crab, Lobster, Shrimp, or Barnacle
Crustaceans
Small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally two pairs of wings
Insects
Long thin sensory appendages on the head
Antennae
Poisonous stinger on the end of the abdomen
Scorpions
Normally found on the first 5 abdominal segments
Swimmerets
Excretoru function and open at the bases of the larger antennae
Green Glands
Arthropod that latches onto the skin of prey and sucks blood into the body
Woodtick
Plant eating insect with long hind legs that are used for jumping
Grasshopper
Insect with two pairs of large wings that are covered with large scales
Butterfly
Common small insect with six legs and a pair of tiny wings, able to fly at high speeds
Housefly
Slender long legged fly with aquatic larvae
Mosquito
Crustacean with a broad carapace, stalked eyes and five pairs of legs, the first pair as two large pincers
Crab
Large marine crustacean with a cylindrical body
Lobster
