Arthropods Flashcards
Arthropod
invertebrate animal of the large phylum Arthropoda, such as an insect, spider, or crustacean.
Molting
shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth
Pheromones
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 part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae
Abdomen
the part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs
Cephalothorax
the fused head and thorax of spiders and other chelicerate arthropods
Exoskeleton
rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals
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.
Spiders
a eightlegged 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
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.