| A | B |
|---|
| Arthropods | Characteristics: jointed limbs,an exoskeleton, and a segmented body. (kinda like a robot,only grosser) |
| Arachnids | Have only two body segments (aren't they deprived!) |
| Crustaceans | Lobsters belong to this category. (good with a little lemon) |
| Mandibles | Used to grab and crush food. (like tongs, only attached) |
| Insects | Have 6 appendages and 3 body segments. |
| Centipedes | Have one set of legs per segment. (and a lovely stinger on one end) |
| Millipedes | Have two sets of legs per segment. (imagine the shoe bills) |
| Trilobite | Belongs to the oldest sub-phylum of Arthropods. (extinct now, probably for lack of a brain) |
| Uniramien | Member of the largest sub-phylum of Arthropods.(creepy crawlies) |
| Pupa | Resting stage in metamorphosis. (li'l buggie needs a nap) |
| Molt | Shedding the exoskeleton to grow bigger (and nastier too) |
| Pheromone | Chemical messages that affects others of the same species. (buggie E-mail) |
| Chelicerate | Characterized by specifically designed mouthparts. |
| Crayfish | Swims backward. (what talent!) |
| Cephalothorax | Head/Thorax combined (Quasimodo! Igor!) |
| Silk | Flexible protein used to spin webs. (Freebie. Happy Birthday.) |
| Complete Metamorphosis | Egg to caterpiller to butterlfy. (It got easier) |
| Incomplete Metamorphosis | Egg to Nymph to Grasshopper. (Easier still) |
| Respiration | Gills, book gills and book lungs,and trcheal tubes. |
| Main sense organ in many Arthropods | Antenna |
