Arthropods Flashcards
Body part containing organs
Abdomen
an invertebrate animal of the large phylum Arthropoda, such as an insect, spider, or crustacean.
Arthropod
Shedding or getting rid of
Molting
a chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal
Pheromones
Between the neck and abdomen/ the ribs and main body section
Thorax
A fused head and thorax
Cephalothorax
Protective shell
Exoskeleton
Fancy word for claw
Cheliped
slender tubes normally found in the posterior regions of arthropod alimentary canals
Malpighian tubules
class Arachnida, such as a spider or scorpion.
Arachnid
when a caterpillar changes state into butterfly
Metamorphosis
arthropod group containing crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp,
Crustaceans
arthropod group six legs an Exoskeleton and sometimes goes through metamorphosis
insects
long strands that stick out of head
antennae
a forked swimming limb of a crustacean
Swimmerets