EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -arthropod, (phylum Arthropoda), 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arthropods are considered the most successful animals on Earth. The phylum includes more species and more individuals than all other groups of animals combined. Over 85 percent of all known animal species are arthropods (Fig. 3.73).

Detailed explanation-3: -There are over 800, 000 named species in the Phylum Arthropoda, named from the Greek arthros (= jointed) and poda (= foot), including the familiar arachnids, crustaceans, and insects, together with a host of less familiar critters, like centipedes, millipedes and sea spiders.

Detailed explanation-4: -All arthropods posses an exoskeleton, bi-lateral symmetry, jointed appendages, segmented bodies, and specialized appendages. The major arthropod classes can be separated by comparing their number of body regions, legs, and antennae. Class Crustacea (crus-ta-ce-uh), the crustaceans. This is a very diverse class.

Detailed explanation-5: -Arthropods (/ˈɑːrrəpɒd/, from Ancient Greek (arthron) ‘joint’, and (pous) ‘foot’ (gen. )) are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda.