An aggregation is the collection of many individuals into a group. The exoskeleton is the external supportive covering of an arthropod. Pedipalps are the appendages in chelicerate anthropods that are adapted for various sensory funtions.
Antennae are long, slender, flexible sensory organs located on the heads of insects and crustaceans. Genus is a category of biological classification, ranking between the family and the species. Pheromones are chemical substances secreted by an animal to influence the bahavior of other members of the same species.
An aquatic creature is one that lives or grows in or on water Halteres are club-tipped structures evolved from the hind wings of flies., which help them to balance and change direction while flying. Phylum is one of the primary divisions of the animal kingdom.
An arachnid is any member of the class of invertebrates that have a segmented body divided into two regions, having four pairs of legs but no antennae. Spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks are arachnids. Invertebrate is the general name for any of the millions of kinds of animals that do not have a backbone. Insects, crustaceans, and arachnids are invertebrates. A predator is an animal that captures and eats other animals: this behavior is described as predacious.
An arthropod is any member of the phylum arthropoda that includes insects, crustaceans, and arachnids. The labium is a liplike structure found on the mouth in insects. The proboscis is a slender, tubular feeding structure of some insects and worms.
A booklung is a sacklike respiratory organ found in some arachnids. It is folded in a way that resembles the leaves of a book. Larva is the wingless, often wormlike form of a newly hatched insect with complete metamorphosis. Pupa is the inactive stage in the metamorphosis of many insects, following the larval stage and coming before the adult form.
Bug is the common name for the entire insect order Hemiptera. The mandible and the maxillae are parts of an insectΓÇÖs mouth. Raptor is another name for predator.
The cephalothorax is a body section composed of the fused head and thorax in crustacea and chelicerate arthropods. Molting refers to the shedding of an outer covering as part of an organismΓÇÖs growth process. The rostrum is a beak for piercing and sucking.
Chelicerate arthropods comprise a subphylum of arthropods usually having two body regions, such as arachnids. Nectar is a sweet liquid secreted by various flowers. A species is a group of plants or animals that breed with one another and share physical characteristics.
Chitin is a semitransparent horny substance that is the chief component of crustacean shells and insect exoskeletons. A neurotoxic substance is one that is poisonous to the nerves or nervous tissue. Spinnerets are organs in a spider or caterpillar that produce threads of silk.
Chrysalis is the third stage in the development of a moth or butterfly, when it is encased in a case or cocoon. A nymph is an insect at a stage of metamorphosis between larva and adult form, sometimes called a naiad. The thorax is the middle section of the body of an arthropod.
Class is a category used to classify animals. Order, family, genus, and species are other categories of biological classification. Order is a category for the classification of living things, below the class and above the family. The tracheae are air ducts.
Corbiculae are basketlike structures for collecting pollen, and are found on the hind legs of honeybees. Ovaries are the female reproductive glands in which eggs are produced. A vector is an organism that carries disease from one animal to another.
Cuticle is a mixture of chitin and proteins that forms the basis of many arthropod structures, including the exoskeleton, hairs, scales, and sense organs. To oviposit is to lay eggs.
An entomologist is a scientist who studies insects. A parasite is a living thing that feeds off another organism while living on or inside it, often harming the host animal in the process.
