Arthropod

usgb/ˈɑːrθrəpɑːd/
noun

A type of animal that has a hard outside body, like insects, spiders, and crabs.

Ants, spiders, and butterflies are all types of arthropods.
Visual representation of "arthropod" - A type of animal that has a hard outside body, like insects, spiders, and crabs.

Often appears as...

  • invertebrate arthropod
  • marine arthropod
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Not Always Insects

While insects are arthropods, not all arthropods are insects.

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Remember, scorpions are arthropods but not insects.
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Hard Body Feature

Arthropods have an exoskeleton, a supportive outer body structure.

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Arthropods don't have bones inside; their hard shell is their skeleton.
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Segmented Bodies

Arthropods' bodies are typically segmented into parts, like head, thorax, and abdomen.

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You can observe the segmented body of an arthropod in a centipede.
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