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