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Although arthropods are the most numerous phylum on Earth, and thousands of arthropod species are venomous, they inflict relatively few serious bites and stings on humans. Far more serious are the effects on humans of diseases like malaria carried by blood-sucking insects.
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Arthropods (/ ˈ ɑːr θ r ə p ɒ d /) are invertebrates in the...
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Mar 26, 2024 · Arthropod, any member of the phylum Arthropoda, the largest phylum in the animal kingdom, which includes such familiar forms as lobsters, crabs, spiders, mites, insects, centipedes, and millipedes. About 84 percent of all known species of animals are members of this phylum. Learn more about arthropods in this article.
Arthropods ( / ˈɑːrθrəpɒd /) are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised with calcium carbonate, a body with differentiated ( metameric) segments, and paired jointed appendages.
A body layout that is the reverse of ours. An arthropod’s brains is in its head, but its nervous cord runs along its belly and its food passage (stomach, intestines, etc.) runs along its back. Since the brain (above the mouth) connects to the nervous cord (below the mouth), the brain actually surrounds the esophagus.
Arthropods have segmented body, an exoskeleton and legs with joints. Most arthropods live on land, but some live in water. Arthropods have by far the greatest number of species of any animal group. Arthropods are a source of food for many animals, including humans .
