Arthropods Unit Flashcards
Arthropod
A segmented creature that has limps and a hard outer shell.
Molting
To cast or shed, something.
Pheromones
This is a venom that is cast by a spider or scorpion that infulenes behavior.
Thorax
This is the neck and abdomen of an arthropod.
Abdomen
part of the body in between the thorax and the pelvis.
Cephalthorax
This is unique to some and this included the head and neck region.
Exoskeleton
A hard outer shell, that covers most of the body.
Cheilped
This bears the bodies Chela.
Malpighean tubes
Tubes that give the body air and allow it to breath underwater.
Arachnid
an creature that is wingless and carnivorous, they spout Poussin and other harsh chemicals to kill their prey.
Spiders
They are the common type of Arachnids they can also spin webs and lay hundreds of eggs.
Metamorphosis
A complete change in the elveontary line of a creature, this can be a slight or drastic change.
Crustacens
These are water creatures, common are crabs, and lobsters. They mostly live in the ocean.
Insects
Insects are commonly flying things, that live in the billions. They are found all over the world.
Antenna
These allow the creature to move around and sense were things are. This is common in all these animals, but not all have them
Scorpins
An arachnid, who stings you with a pincer and lives in warm and hot cilmates
Swimmersets
Something, something Dark Side
Green glands
The organs, who are found in the Antenna. Region.
Woodtick
Something that lives int he woods, who infest people and lay eggs in your body.
Grasshopper
A creature that almost flies over the grass, and it is segmented.
Butterfly
Marked wings, slender bodies, and cobbled antenna.
Housefly
A gray-striped fly commonly found in all parts of the world.
Mosquito
Blood sucking, insects that fly much like flies, and they are also found all over the world.
Crab
A flattened body that has two pincers closely related to the lobster
Lobtser
A creature who is actually dark-green, and allows to have two large pincers, this is closely related to the crab.