Arthropods

By: Jeremy Maes

Arthropods• All arthropods have jointed legs

• All arthropods have exoskeletons

• The 5 classes

• Insect

• Arachnids

• Diplopoda

• Chilipoda

• &

• Crustaceans

• All insects have 3 segmented body parts (above)• All insects have compound eyes• Most insects have wings• All insects have six legs• Entomology is the study of insects

Taumantis sigiana - Lime-green mantis

Idolomantis diabolica - Devil's Flower mantis

Black vine weevils-

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Squash

bug- Coreidae

Hercules beetle-Dynastes Hercules

Arachnids

• All arachnids have 2 segmented body parts: cephalothoraxes and abdomens

• All arachnids have 8 legs• All arachnids have some sort of venom

glands

Sun spiders A.K.A. Wind scorpions A.K.A. Camel spiders

• It’s not a spider nor a scorpion it only has 8 legs not 10 the two in the front you see are sensors

The name Solifugae

Arizona Desert Hairy Scorpion-Hadrurus arizonensis

Wolf Spider-Lycosidae

Trapdoor spider- Ummidia

Bird droppings spider-Celaenia excavata

• Can you find me?

Here I am!!

Diplopoda • Diplopoda have 2 pairs of legs per

segment (that’s a lot of legs!)

• All diplopda are herbivores.

Giant African millipede- Archispirostreptus gigas

I did the shot now where’s my promised

leaves?

I’m famous!

Dragon millipede- Desmoxytes purpurosea

The Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede- Cylindroiulus punctatus

Pill millipede- Glomeris marginata

Vietnamese rainbow millipede- Aulacobolus

rubropunctatus

“Hee hee!”I’m coveted.

I’m also camera shy

Chilipoda

• Nasty little critters will try to eat you alive they don't even care if you’re a rhino… They’re Chilipoda.

• Chilipoda are carnivorous • They have 1 pair of legs for each segment and

2or more pairs of antenna.

Blue ringed-Tanzanian Scolopendra

Polymopha-

Scolopendra polymorpha

Chinese Red Head- Scolopendra mutilans

African Tiger centipede- Scolopendra species

N/A-Scolopendra heros arizonensis

Crustaceans

• Crustaceans could have up to 15 legs • They are mostly carnivorous some are

herbivores.• Crustaceans have extra hard

exoskeletons.

Florida ghost shrimp-Palaemonetes paludosus

Black eyed hermit crab-Pagurus armatus

purple rock crab- Leptograpsus variegatus Like my eyes the are

transparent!

Mole crab-Emerita

Sea monkey- Artemia salina x nyos

• It’s Sea monkey time ready to know the awesome facts about sea monkeys?

• Well they’re actually a species of shrimp, but did you know that sea monkeys are still sold as novelty items in Europe and America? Well that’s all for this presentation! And remember kids don’t boil your sea monkeys that’s animal cruelty.