Arthropods Flashcards
arthropod
an invertebrate animal
molting
the skin or feathers or hair coming off to make way for new growth
pheromones
a chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal
thorax
part of the body in between the neck and the adbomen
adbomen
part of the body containing the digestive organs
cephalothorax
a fused head and thorax
exoskeleton
external covering for the body of some invertebrate animals
cheliped
the claws
malpighean tubes
a tubular excretory organ
arachnid
a spider or scorpion
spiders
an 8 legged arthorpod
metamorphosis
the process of changes from immature to an adult
crustaceans
an arthropod that lives in the water
insects
has 6 legs and 2 wings
antennae
feelers on the head of some insects