Arthropods

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Arthropod

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An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda, and include the insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans.

Question 2

Molting

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shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth.

Question 3

Pheromones

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are naturally occurring odorless substances the fertile body excretes externally, conveying an airborne signal that provides information to, and triggers responses from, the opposite sex of the same species

Question 4

Thorax

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the middle section of the body of an insect, between the head and the abdomen, bearing the legs and wings.

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Abdomen

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the posterior part of the body of an arthropod, especially the segments of an insect’s body behind the thorax.

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Cephalothorax

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is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct from the abdomen behind.

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Exoskeleton

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a rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods, providing both support and protection.

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Cheliped

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also named claw, nipper or pincer, is a pincer-like organ terminating certain limbs of some arthropods.

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Malpighean tubes

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are slender tubes normally found in the posterior regions of arthropod alimentary canals

Question 10

Arachnid

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Arachnids are a class of joint-legged invertebrate animals, in the subphylum Chelicerata. All arachnids have eight legs, although the front pair of legs in some species has converted to a sensory

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spider

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an eight-legged predatory arachnid with an unsegmented body consisting of a fused head and thorax and a rounded abdomen. Spiders have fangs that inject poison into their prey, and most kinds spin webs in which to capture insects.

Question 12

Metamorphosis

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the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

Question 13

Crustaceans

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Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles

Question 14

Insects

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arthropod phylum that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body, three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae.

Question 15

Antennae

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either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods.

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Scorpions

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animal with little pinchers

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Swimmerets

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normally found on the first five abdominal segments and typically terminate in paired oarlike branches. They function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming.

Question 18

Green glands

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on whether they open at the base of the antennae or at the maxillae. If the tubule adjacent to the excretory pore is green,

Question 19

Woodtick

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A nasty bug

Question 20

Grasshopper

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order Orthoptera, suborder Caelifera. They are sometimes referred to as short-horned grasshoppers to distinguish them from the katydids which have much longer antennae

Question 21

Butterfly

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pidoptera, along with the moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight

Question 22

Housefly

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Musca domestica, is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha.

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Mosquito

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small, midge-like flies which comprise the family Culicidae. Females of most species are ectoparasites, whose tube-like mouthparts pierce the hosts’ skin to consume blood

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Crab

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decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting “tail”, usually entirely hidden under the thorax

Question 25

Lobster

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large marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails,