arthropods Flashcards

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Arthropod

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invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages

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Molting

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

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Pheromones

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secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species

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Thorax

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the chest

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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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fused head and thorax

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Exoskeleton

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rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals

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Cheliped

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one of the pair of legs that bears the large chelae in decapod crustacean

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Malpighean tubes

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system is a type of excretory and osmoregulatory system found in some insects

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Arachnid

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class of joint-legged invertebrate animals

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Spiders

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type of arachnid

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Metamorphosis

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

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Crustaceans

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underwater bottom feeders

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Insects

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annoying pests that have jointed legs and an exoskeleton

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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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predatory arachnids with a pointed tail

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Swimmerets

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another term for pleopod

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Green glands

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excretory function and open at the bases of the larger antennae

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Wood tick

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parasitic thing that sucks blood and burrows into the skin of the host

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Grasshopper

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winged insects that can destroy a field in seconds

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Butterfly

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Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths

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Housefly

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It is the most common fly species found in habitations

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Mosquito

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blood sucking insects that are very annoying

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Crab

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joint legged and exoskeleton having crustacean

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Lobster

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Lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. Lobsters have long bodies with muscular tails, and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor