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Bookmark or Share- What is an arthropod? - Understanding EvolutionWhat is an arthropod? Arthropods are a motley crew: cockroaches, crabs, butterflies, beetles, centipedes, scorpions, shrimp, spiders, lobsters, lice, ticks, termites, potato bugs, and sea monkeys (a.k.a., brine shrimp) — they’re all examples of arthropods.
- Arthropod - Definition, Characteristics, Examples and Types | BiologyArthropods are a lineage of life that developed skeletons on the outside – their hard shells, made of a material called “chitin” – instead of on the inside for structural support. Arthropods’ bodies also have other important differences from those of vertebrates like ourselves – their organ systems are simpler and less efficient ...
- Explainer: Insects, arachnids and other arthropods - Science News ExploresAnimals. Explainer: Insects, arachnids and other arthropods. Key differences distinguish the many classes of these creepy-crawlies. From familiar flies to many-legged centipedes, arthropods come in a stunning range of shapes and sizes. FJanny2/iStock/Getty Images Plus. By Curtis Segarra. January 19, 2021 at 6:30 am. Beetle. Spider. Centipede.
- Arthropod structure and classification | Britannicaarthropod, Any member of the largest phylum, Arthropoda, in the animal kingdom. Arthropoda consists of more than one million known invertebrate species in four subphyla: Uniramia (five classes, including insect s), Chelicerata (three classes, including arachnid s and horseshoe crab s), Crustacea ( crustacean s), and Trilobita (trilobites).
- Arthropod - WikipediaArthropods (/ ˈ ɑːr θ r ə p ɒ d / ARTH-rə-pod) are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised with calcium carbonate, a body with differentiated segments, and paired jointed appendages.
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