Science Classification

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Classification

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Process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities

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species

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the smallest group into which all living things can be organized

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invertebrates

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animals with backbones

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arthropods

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invertebrates with external skeletons, jointed appendages, and segmented bodies

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exoskeleton

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made primarily of protein and tough material called chitin

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chitin

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a tough material that helps make up an arthropod's exoskeleton

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insects

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90% of all arthropods belong to this class

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insect has three distinct body regions

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Head; abdomen; thorax

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spiracles

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openings in the side of the insect that help them to breathe

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how many pairs of jointed legs do insects have?

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three pair (six legs total)

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metamorphosis

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changes in form of insects as they grow

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cephalothorax

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a body region of a spider or crustacean that is like a head and thorax combined

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stages of incomplete metamorphosis

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egg; nymph; and adult

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pupa

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resting stage of an insect

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molts

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a process in which an insect sheds its internal skeleton

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spinneret

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structure in a spider that shoots out webs

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antennea

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helps to taste, feel and hear

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daddy long legs have how many legs?

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eight long legs

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nocturnal animal

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animal that sleeps during the day, and stays awake all night

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setae

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sensitive hairs on a spider

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etymologist

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a scientist who studies insects

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how many legs do spiders have?

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eight

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what are the body regions of a spider?

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cephalothorax, and abdomen

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book lungs

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lungs of a spider

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ballooning

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baby spiders sailing through the air on silk webs that carry them from their place of birth to a new home.

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platform spider

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blankets a small section of ground with a sheet web.

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ogre faced spider

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uses its silk to make a tiny net small enough to hold between its legs

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trap door spider

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digs a tiny hole in the ground and waits for its meal. they line the hole with silk and build a trap door of silk

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water spider

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lives its entire life underwater

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tarantula

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the biggest spiders

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brown recluse

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violin shaped spider

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languages used for classification

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Greek and Latin

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mites

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parasites

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scorpion

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long tail with a poisonous needle on the end