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Incredible Invertebrates!

Incredible Invertebrates!. Alycia Reynolds Lackey & Kate Steensma. etc.usf.edu. in·ver·te·brate / inˈvərtəbrit / Noun: an animal lacking both a skull and a backbone such as an arthropod, mollusk, annelid, etc. Invertebrates include between 95-97% of all animal species.

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Incredible Invertebrates!

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  1. Incredible Invertebrates! Alycia Reynolds Lackey & Kate Steensma etc.usf.edu

  2. in·ver·te·brate/inˈvərtəbrit/ Noun: an animal lacking both a skull and a backbone such as an arthropod, mollusk, annelid, etc. Invertebrates include between 95-97% of all animal species ngm.nationalgeographic.com

  3. Impact on humans Crop destroyers Decomposers Pollinators Disease vectors Clam chowders Honey makers newasiancuisine.com, wikipedia.org, malaria-symptoms.org

  4. Notable invertebrates Coral polyp: ~1-3 mm Largest invertebrate: Colossal Squid ~39-46 feet long Smallest invertebrate: Rotifer ~0.1-0.5 mm Largest invertebrate colony: Great barrier reef Over 1,600 miles long wikipedia.org, microscopy-uk.org.uk

  5. Notable invertebrates Mass migration: Monarch butterfly Sometimes travels up to 3,000 miles Performer: Australian peacock spider Woos his mate with an elaborate dance monarchwatch.org, Jurgen Otto on flickr.com

  6. Michigan invertebrates • Michigan has about ~20,000 species of invertebrates, including: 0 legs 0 legs 6 legs Annelids Mollusks Insects 10-14 legs 20+ legs 8 legs Arachnids Myriapods Crustaceans animals.howstuffworks.com

  7. Basic anatomy Arachnids (spiders & ticks): -8 legs -2 body segments -no antennae Insects: -6 legs -3 body segments -antennae -wings (sometimes)

  8. Basic anatomy Myriapods (centi- & millipedes): -20+ legs -many body segments -antennae Crustaceans (pillbugs and sowbugs): -10-14 legs -many body segments -antennae

  9. Basic anatomy Annelids (segmented worms): -no legs -many body segments -no antennae Mollusks (slugs, snails): -no legs -no body segments -feelers (not antennae) -shell (sometimes)

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