the process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities

The name of a plant or animal, consisting of the genus name and the species name

animals with backbones

Animals without backbones

an invertebrate that has an external skeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages

a strong, lightweight outer skeleton made mostly of protein and chitin that provides the arthropod with protection, strength, and support

the tough material from which the external skeleton is made of

a part of an insect that helps it to feel, hear, and taste

the tiny openings in the insect's abdomen through which air enters the breathing tubes

term that means "a change in form"

Insect development consisting of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult

List the stages of complete metamorphosis.

an insect resting in a chrysalis or cocoon

Insect development consisting of three stages: egg, nymph, and adult

List the stages of incomplete metamorphosis.

the process in which an insect sheds its external skeleton (exoskeleton) during growth

scientist who study insects

term that means "active at night"

A member of a major arthropod group that includes spiders, scorpions, ticks, harvestmen (daddy long legs) and mites. All members have eight pairs of walking legs.

A body region of a spider (or other arachnid) composed of the head and thorax combined

the tiny hairs on a spider's body that are very sensitive to vibrations; gives spiders its sense of touch

the breathing organ of a spider made up of several thin sheets of tissue filled with blood vessels

the way many young spiders leave the nest by sailing away on silk strands

the tubelike structures in a spider's abdomen with which spiders squirt out long thin streams of liquid silk

The percentage of insects that are arthropods

All insects have how many distinct body regions?

All insect's have how many pairs of jointed legs?

The scientific name of an animal uses which two levels of classification?

A useful arachnid with one body section; eight long scrawny legs; and an appetite for plant lice and other insect pest

a parasite that may cause mange in animals or scabies in humans

an arachnid that has a long tail with a poisonous, needlelike point on the end

The order of insects that include beetles; means "sheath wings"; includes ladybird beetles (ladybugs), stag beetles, and June bugs

Order of insects that includes the true bugs, such as bedbugs and squash bugs; means "half wings"

Order of insects that includes social insects such as bees, wasps, ants, and yellow jackets; means "membrane wings"

Order of insects that includes butterflies and moths; means "scale wings"

Order of insects that include cicadas and leaf hoppers. Name means "same-winged" insect; all have piercing-sucking mouth parts and most have wings that come together to form a tent shape.

Order of insects that includes dragonflies and damselflies; means "toothed"

Order of insects that includes flies and mosquitoes; means "two-winged"

the number of legs a spider has

the two distinct body regions a spider has

Arachnid that weaves a sheet web on a small portion of the ground

Arachnid that makes a net small enough to hold between its legs

Arachnid that sometimes digs a hole in the ground, lines it with silk, and builds a silk trap door

Arachnid that spends its entire life underwater

the largest spider in the world

very poisonous spider with a dark violin-shaped mark on its body

Language used for scientific names of animals and plants because it was once a common language among scientists and because it is a language that does not change.