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[[Image:450px-Spider black yellow.jpg|thumb|right|Spider in its web]] | [[Image:450px-Spider black yellow.jpg|thumb|right|Spider in its web]] | ||
| − | An '''arthropod''' is an invertebrate with an [[exoskeleton]], a segmented body and jointed limbs. Prominent groups of arthropods are the [[insect]]s, [[crustacean]]s, [[arachnid]]s ([[spider]]s and [[scorpion]]s), and the [[trilobite]]s. | + | An '''arthropod''' is an invertebrate with an [[exoskeleton]], a segmented body and jointed limbs. Prominent groups of arthropods are the [[insect]]s, [[crustacean]]s, [[arachnid]]s ([[spider]]s and [[scorpion]]s), and the [[extinct]] [[trilobite]]s. |
Arthropods are classified under the phylum Arthropoda in the kingdom Animalia. | Arthropods are classified under the phylum Arthropoda in the kingdom Animalia. | ||
Revision as of 19:21, December 5, 2008
An arthropod is an invertebrate with an exoskeleton, a segmented body and jointed limbs. Prominent groups of arthropods are the insects, crustaceans, arachnids (spiders and scorpions), and the extinct trilobites.
Arthropods are classified under the phylum Arthropoda in the kingdom Animalia.