Arthropod Flashcards
Arthropod
an invertebrate animal of the large phylum
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 corresponding part of a bird, reptile, amphibian, or fish.
Abdomen
the posterior part of the body of an arthropod, especially the segments of an insect’s body behind the thorax.
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 tubular excretory organ, numbers of which open into the gut in insects and some other arthropods
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
an arthropod of the large, mainly aquatic group Crustacea, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp, or barnacle.
Insects
a small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings.
Antennae
either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods.
Swimmerets
another term for pleopod.
