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4 days ago · Insect, any member of the class Insecta, the largest class of phylum Arthropoda. Insects have segmented bodies, jointed legs, and exoskeletons. They are distinguished from other arthropods by their body, which has three major regions: the head, the three-segmented thorax, and the many-segmented abdomen.
- Insect Summary
insect, Any member of the class Insecta, the largest...
- Natural History
Insect - Adaptation, Metamorphosis, Diversity: Most insects...
- Metamorphosis
Insect - Metamorphosis, Adaptation, Morphology:...
- Nervous System
Insect - Nerves, Sensory Organs, Reflexes: The central...
- Circulatory System
The circulatory system is an open one, with most of the body...
- Mosquitoes
The eggs are laid on the surface of water and hatch into...
- Insect Summary
21 hours ago · Like other arthropods, ants have an exoskeleton, an external covering that provides a protective casing around the body and a point of attachment for muscles, in contrast to the internal skeletons of humans and other vertebrates.
2 days ago · Radiodonta is an extinct order of stem-group arthropods that was successful worldwide during the Cambrian period.
4 days ago · Crown Panarthropoda comprises the three extant Panarthropod phyla – Onychophora (velvet worms), Tardigrada (waterbears), and Arthropoda (arthropods) – as well as their most recent common ancestor and all of its descendants. Thus, in this usage, Lobopodia consists of various basal Panarthropods.
5 days ago · Defining the megaphylum Arthropoda, the arthrodization of appendages, or arthropodization, likely predated that of the body, the combination of both being diagnostic of true arthropods (Euarthropoda) – all of these innovations occurring during the Cambrian explosion.
4 days ago · In fact, the term “arthropod” can be broken down into two words: arthro-, meaning joint, and pod-meaning foot. The most visible joints on an insect are between the head, thorax, and abdomen. Joints enable efficient locomotion, whether walking, jumping, or flying ( ncbi.gov ).
2 days ago · Aria and Caron 2024 reported, "Defining the megaphylum Arthropoda, the arthrodization of appendages, or arthropodization, likely predated that of the body, the combination of both being diagnostic of true arthropods (Euarthropoda) – all of these innovations occurring during the Cambrian explosion.
