arthropod vocab Flashcards
arthropod
an inveterate animal of the large phylum
molting
shed of feathers ,hair or an old shell to make way for a new growth
pheromones
a chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal
thorax
a part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen
abdomen
the part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs
cephalothorax
a fused head and thorax of spiders and other chelicerate arthropods
exoskeleton
a rigid external covering for the body in some invertbrate aniamls
cheliped
one of the pair of legs that bears the large chelea in decapod crustaceans
malpighean tubes
a tubular excretory organ numbers which open into the gut in inscets and some other arthropods
arachnid
an arthropd of the class arachinida such as spider or scorpion
spiders
eight legged predatory arachnid with unsegmented body
metamorphosis
the process of transformation from immature form to adult form
crustaceans
`an arthropod of the large main aquatic group crustacea
insects
small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings
antennae
a pair of long thin sensory appendage on the heads of insects
scorpions
terrestrial arachnid with lobster like pincers and poisoning skin
swimmerets
forked swimming limb of crustacean five pairs of which are typically attached to the abdomen
green glands
open at the bases of the larger antennae
wood tick
a widely distributed tick of western moth america that is a vector of rocky mounting spotted fever
grasshopper
plant eating insect with long hind legs that are used for jumping
butterfly
insect with two pairs of large wings that are covered with tiny scales
housefly
common small fly occurring worldwide
mosquito
slender long legged fly with aquatic larvae
crab
a crustacean with broad carapace stalked eyes and five pairs of legs
