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On the biological ruler, arthropods tend towards the small end of the spectrum, owing to physical limits imposed by their methods for respiration, gas exchange and circulatory system; a high surface area to volume ratio serves them quite well on these counts.
The smallest arthropods known are a crustacean parasite, Stygotantulus stocki, around a hundred micrometers long (about 4 thousandths of an inch).
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoIf by 'categories' you mean subphylums and classes, then the major ones are:
Phylum Arthropoda
---Subphylum Chelicerata
-Class Arachnida (Spiders, sea spiders, horseshoe crabs, scorpions ticks/mites)
---Subphylum Crustacea (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, barnacles, etc.)
---Subphylum Myriapoda
-Class Chilpoda (centipedes)
-Class Diplopoda (millipedes)
---Subphylum Hexapoda
-Class Insecta (Insects and their wingless, six-legged relatives)
Reminder: The subphylums (with their respected classes) listed above are the four major lineages of the Arthropods
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∙ 11y agoThe term "arthropods" means "jointed legs". Think of all the other animal phyla without backbones. Only the arthropods (insects, spiders, crustaceans, millipedes and centipedes) have legs with joints.
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What do arthropods eat.?
they eat small worms and fish
What do Red Backed Salamanders eat?
Red-backed Salamanders eat small arthropods, including insects and Spiders
Is locust a parasite?
Locust are mainly Arthropods that means these are small invertebrates with jointed legs. In Latin Arthropods means jointed legs.
Where do arthorpods get their oxygen?
Arthropods have trachea through which air can circulate. Arthropods have very small openings in their body through which oxygen enters and is distributed throughout their system.
What does a kowari eat?
The kowari is a small, carnivorous marsupials that feeds on invertebrates and arthropods.
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Butterflies are arthropods, and so do not have bones; they have an exoskeleton.
What type of arthropods eat fish and small worms?
salmon and hook worms
Why are arthropods called arthropods?
They express the characteristics inherent to arthropods. All insects are arthropods. Not all arthropods are insects.
Are mammals part of the arthropods?
NO Mammals are not arthropods. Arthropods are insects.
What should I feed the gecko I caught in Florida?
From the wild, most geckos will feed on a diet of insects, arthropods, small mammals, small birds and other small reptiles.
Are Arthropods eukaryotes or prokaryotes?
arthropods are eukaryotic because arthropods are animals.
Flies spiders scorpions and other small hard-bodied animals are called?
They are called arthropods.
