Wildlife Arthropod Flashcards
Arthropod
an invertebrate animal of the large phylum Arthropoda, such as an insect
molting
shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth.
pheromones
chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal, especially a mammal or an insect, affecting the behavior
thorax
part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen
abdomen
part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs
Cephalothorax
the fused head and thorax of spiders and other chelicerate arthropods
exoskeleton
a rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods
Cheliped
one of the pair of legs that bears the large chelae in decapod crustaceans.
Malpighean tubes
a tubular excretory organ, numbers of which open into the gut
Arachnid
arthropod of the class Arachnida, such as a spider
Metamorphosis
process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.
Crustaceans
an arthropod of the large, mainly aquatic group Crustacea, such as a crab
Insects
small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings.
Antennae
either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects
Swimmerets
swim limbs for animals that need to swim
