Lesson 13 Flashcards
How Can you tell the difference between an insect and an arachnid
Arachnids have eight legs while insects have six
how can you identify an arthropod
They have a tough exoskeleton and a segmented body
What are the two most dangerous spiders in the United States?
The two dangerous spiders are the brown recluse and the Black widow.
How do Spiders consume their prey?
They must liquefy their prey and drink it. EWWWW
Name some of the things spiders do with their silk.
They use yet to help protect their Young, catch food, create a home, and help them move around
From where does the silk come?
It comes from spinnerets there are most often found At the very back of the abdomen.
What are some of the different kinds of webs spiders build?
They build orb webs, funnel webs, tangle webs, and sheet webs.
What are some ways spiders capture their prey
Some capture prey in Webs and others make traps others hunt and others ambush.
What are harvestmen
Also called a daddy longlegs it is an eight legged arachnid with only one body part. it has two eyes, does not produce silk & can eat solid food.
How do Harvestmen defend themselves?
They can detach legs to escape predators & can spray foul-smelling fumes.
Why are harvestmen good for your garden?
They eat aphids, flies, mites, decaying plant & animal remains, animal waste, & some kinds of fungi.
What animals eat scorpions?
Efl Owls, grasshopper mice, pallid bats, desert shrews, some snakes, lizards, centipedes, tarantulas, & meerkats.
What are the acarina?
They are mites & ticks that are mostly parasites.
Name some specific kinds of acarina.
scabies mite, harvest mites (chiggers), mange mites, dust mites, hard ticks, & soft ticks.
Why are ticks dangerous?
They transmit lots of diseases.
