Arthropods Flashcards

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an invertebrate animal of the large phylum Arthropoda, such as an insect, spider, or crustacean

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Arthropod

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fall out to make way for new growth

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Molting

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a chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal,

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Pheromon

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the part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen

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Thorax

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the part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs

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Abdomen

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the fused head and thorax of spiders and other chelicerate arthropods.

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Cephalothorax

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a rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals

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Exoskeleton

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one of the pair of legs that bears the large chelae in decapod crustaceans.

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Chelipad

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a tubular excretory organ

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Malpighian Tubule

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an arthropod of the class Arachnida, such as a spider or scorpion

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Arachnid

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an eight-legged predatory arachnid with an unsegmented body consisting of a fused head and thorax and a rounded abdomen

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Spiders

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a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one

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Metamorphisis

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an arthropod of the large, mainly aquatic group Crustacea, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp, or barnacle.

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Crustacean

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a small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings.

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Insects

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either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects,

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Antennae

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a terrestrial arachnid with lobsterlike pincers and a poisonous sting at the end of its jointed tail,

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Scorpion

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another term for pleopod.

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Swimmerets

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in some crustaceans (as crayfishes) that have an excretory function and open at the bases of the larger antennae.

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Green Glands

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: a widely distributed tick (Dermacentor andersonii) of western North America that is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted feve

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Wood tick

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a plant-eating insect with long hind legs that are used for jumping and for producing a chirping sound

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Grasshopper

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an insect with two pairs of large wings that are covered with tiny scales,

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Butterfly

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a common small fly occurring worldwide in and around human habitation

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Housefly

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a slender long-legged fly with aquatic larvae

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Mosquito

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a crustacean with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs,

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Crab

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a large marine crustacean with a cylindrical body, stalked eyes

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Lobster