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Arthropods are easily the most diverse group of animals on the planet. The number of insects alone is greater than all the other animals combined. The fossil record shows a similar trend (at least for some groups): the number of trilobite species is greater than 10,000.
Entomology Home AICN Home Introduction Background Conventions Anomalies Acknowledgments Contributors Images 1. Common Names 2. Scientific Names 3. Systematic List 4. Authors 1. Common
muscle, Arthropods: Arthropoda is the largest phylum of invertebrate animals and comprises the crustaceans, insects, arachnids (spiders and scorpions), and other classes. Some arthropods have soft-bodied young stages in which the principle of the hydrostatic skeleton is important. Most adult
Many arthropods have adopted the parasitic way of life. Depending on your definition of parasitism, something between 15 and 50% of insect species are either parasitic or have parasitic stages in their life cycle. Some groups of parasitic arthropods are more economically important than others.
C lassification of A rthropods/ I nsects Dr. Adams Entomology Biology 1224 Phylum Arthropoda Arthropods Subphylum Trilobita Trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Chelicerates Class Merostomata Horseshoe Crabs Class Arachnida Spiders, Scorpions, Ticks, Chiggers, Mites Class
An overview of morphological features of the different Classes of arthropods and Orders of insects, with photos of Italian arthropods by Alessandro Strano.