Friday, February 10, 2012

arthropods


arthropods
1. Chrustacea (crustaceans)
Head and legs and abdomen together. Respiration with gills and diffusion. Example: shrimp, crab, small crab

2. Myriapoda (millipedes)
Elongated cylindrical body, consisting of the head and body back.

3. Insecta (insects)
Body consisting of: head, thorax, and abdomen. The head has a pair of antennae, thorax with three pairs of legs.

4. Arachnoidea
Consists of four orders:
a. Scorpionidae: Heterometros cyneus (scorpion)
b. Opalionidae: Take-take (long leg)
c. Arachnidae: Heteropoda venatoria (spider hunter)
d. Acarina: Dermacentor (dog ticks).

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