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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.
The arthropods are far and away the dominant form of life on earth today, and presumably were so in the past as well. Most lack a mineralized skeleton, which probably accounts for their typically poor fossil record. There are, however, taxa within the Arthropoda with fair to quite good records.
Arthropods are the most successful group of animals. Their success is measured by having the most species, producing the greatest numbers of offspring, occupying the most habitats, possessing terrific defenses, and being able to exploit new resources.
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The Phylum Arthropoda contains the Insects, Spiders, Scorpions, Harvestmen, Ticks and Mites, and the Crustaceans, which include the Barnacles, Isopods and Decapod Crabs.
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