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2 days ago · Arthropods (/ 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.
2 days ago · Arthropods are a diverse group of organisms, with over a million known species. They can be broadly categorized into five main groups: insects, arachnids, crustaceans, myriapods, and trilobites. Insects are the most abundant type of arthropod and include familiar creatures like butterflies, ants, and beetles.
4 days ago · Insect, any member of the class Insecta, the largest class of phylum Arthropoda. Insects have segmented bodies, jointed legs, and exoskeletons. They are distinguished from other arthropods by their body, which has three major regions: the head, the three-segmented thorax, and the many-segmented abdomen.
2 days ago · This reference provides information about arthropods, which include chelicerates, crustaceans, hexapods, myriapods, and trilobites. Exploring this reference can help you learn English and expand your English vocabulary as it covers various types of arthropods and interesting facts about them.
2 days ago · Locomotion - Walking, Running, Jumping: Only arthropods (e.g., insects, spiders, and crustaceans) and vertebrates have developed a means of rapid surface locomotion. In both groups, the body is raised above the ground and moved forward by means of a series of jointed appendages, the legs.
22 hours ago · Arthropods: Creatures That Rule is a popular gallery in the Harvard Museum of Natural History that draws on Harvard research to explore arthropods’ extraordinary evolutionary success. It features a wide array of preserved creatures and live specimens, such as the rose tarantula.
2 days ago · Crown Panarthropoda comprises the three extant Panarthropod phyla – Onychophora (velvet worms), Tardigrada (waterbears), and Arthropoda (arthropods) – as well as their most recent common ancestor and all of its descendants. Thus, in this usage, Lobopodia consists of various basal Panarthropods.
