Arthropods Flashcards
What are pedipalps
Second appendages on an arachnid used to hold on to prey
What is molting
Shedding and discarding of the exoskeleton
What are compound eyes
Multiple individual visual units
What are spiracles
Structures that deliver oxygen throughout the body
What is metamorphosis
A dramatic physical change from larva to adult
What are chelicera
Pincers or fangs on jawless arthropods
What is a chrysalis
protective capsule for metamorphosis
What are spinnerets
Tubes for silk productions
What is the thorax
The MindBody region that all appendages are connected to
What are malpighian tubules
Slender tubes for waste extraction from an arthropod’s bloodstream
What is a nymph
Juvenile form that looks like a small wingless adult
What are book-lungs
Sac like pockets with folded walls for respiration
What is an abdomen
The fused segments at the end of the arthropod body that contain most of the organ system
What is a cephalothorax
Fused thorax and head
What are mandibles
Insect jaws for chewing
