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Cephalothorax |
Fused head and thorax region present in some arthropods |
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Book lung |
Air-filled chamber containing leaf-like plates that serve for gas exchange |
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Appendage |
Any structure that grows out of an animals body |
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Tracheal tubes |
Branching networks of hollow passages that carry air throughout the body |
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pheromones |
Chemical odor given off by an animal |
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Parthegenosis |
Form of asexual reproduction in which an organism forms from an unfertilized egg |
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Spinneret |
Movable structure used by a spider to spin silk |
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Spiracles |
Openings through which air enters and leaves the tracheal tubes |
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Pedipalps |
Spider appendages that function as sense organs |
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Malpighian tubules |
Excretory organ of terrestrial arthropods |
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Mandible |
Jaw of an arthropod |
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Ecdysis |
Shedding of an old skeleton |
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Ratio of insects to humans |
200:1 |
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Insects have these in common |
Head, thorax, abdomen Wings and 6 legs |
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Insects don't get large because of this |
Their exoskeleton would be too heavy |
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Spiracles are used for |
Respiration |
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Some fossilized dragonflies had a wingspan of |
2 feet |
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Most insects reproduce |
Sexually |
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Dragonfly larvae live under |
The surface of water |
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Nectar |
Sweet liquid secreted by glands in the flowers of plants |
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Hive |
A bee's home |
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Honeycomb |
Six-sided cells of wax |
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Stinger |
Bees use these to defend against intruders |
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Beebread |
Bee food made from nectar and pollen |
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Pollen |
Yellow powdery substance produced by flowers |
