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44 Cards in this Set
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The wingless, wormlike stage of an arthropod during complete metamorphosis |
Larva |
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This arachnid is commonly known as daddy longlegs |
Harvestmen |
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Insects which carry the plague |
Fleas |
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Brown spider which bears a violin shape dorsal stripe on their cephalothorax |
Brown recluse |
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Carnivorous, agile hunters that kill prey with their venom claws and have one pair of legs on each trunk segment |
Centipede |
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Slow moving herbivorous animals that may roll into a coil when disturbed and have two pairs of legs on each trunk segment |
Millipedes |
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Disease carried by Anopheles mosquitoes infecting hundreds of millions of people each year and causing millions of deaths |
Malaria |
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A chronic disabling disease caused by a bacterium and carried by the deer tick |
Lyme disease |
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The study of insects |
Entomology |
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Specialized body regions for specific purposes |
Tagmata |
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Type of flies which carry African sleeping sickness |
Tsetse flies |
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The imitation of a noxious species by a palatable one |
Mimicry |
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The outermost layer of the exoskeleton; serves as a barrier to microorganisms and pesticides |
Epicuticle |
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These arthropods are the number one disease vector in the world |
Mosquitoes |
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Crayfish have these large pincers used in defense and capturing food |
Chelipeds |
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These Arthropods are the number two disease vectors in the world |
Ticks |
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Name of simple eyes in an arthropod |
Ocelli |
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Extremely venomous spider found on Australia |
Funnel web |
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Nicknamed “living fossil” |
Horseshoe crab |
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The word arthropod means this |
Jointed foot |
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Insects have this many antennae |
One |
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The inner layer which makes up the bulk of give exoskeleton |
Procuticle |
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Shiny black spider with a bright orange or red spot resembling an hour glass on the underside of its abdomena |
Black widow |
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Arachnids must have this type of food |
Liquid |
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Process in which baby spiders can move through the air by releasing one or more silk threads to catch the wind |
Ballooning |
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The ability of an animal to avoid observation or detection by other animals through camouflage in its shape or coloration |
Crypsis |
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Type of venom that acts in the nervous system |
Neurotoxin |
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This crab has the largest leg span of any arthropod |
Japanese spider crab |
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Crustacean organs which regulate salt balance |
Antennai glands |
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The stage of complete metamorphosis in which the organism is enclosed in a protective capsule |
Pupa |
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Type of venom that produces death of tissues and skin surrounding the bite |
Hemolytic |
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An immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows |
Nymph |
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A parasitic note that burrows and lays eggs inside of the skin of its host |
Scabies |
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A warning coloration to advertise noxious qualities |
Aposematic |
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Process in which baby spiders can move through the air by releasing one or more silk threads to catch the wind |
Ballooning |
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The ability of an animal to avoid observation or detection by other animals through camouflage in its shape or coloration |
Crypsis |
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Type of venom that acts in the nervous system |
Neurotoxin |
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This crab has the largest leg span of any arthropod |
Japanese spider crab |
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Crustacean organs which regulate salt balance |
Antennai glands |
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The stage of complete metamorphosis in which the organism is enclosed in a protective capsule |
Pupa |
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Type of venom that produces death of tissues and skin surrounding the bite |
Hemolytic |
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An immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows |
Nymph |
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A parasitic note that burrows and lays eggs inside of the skin of its host |
Scabies |
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A warning coloration to advertise noxious qualities |
Aposematic |
