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Characteristics of Arthropods. Jointed appendages. Exoskeleton. Segmented bodies. Other Characteristics:. Open circulatory system Head and well developed brain – well aware of the environment around them. Most have compound eyes. Classes of Arthropods. Centipedes and millipedes
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Characteristics of Arthropods • Jointed appendages
Other Characteristics: • Open circulatory system • Head and well developed brain – well aware of the environment around them. • Most have compound eyes
Classes of Arthropods Centipedes and millipedes • Centipedes are carnivores – one set of legs per segment – venomous fangs • Millipedes are herbivores – two sets of legs per segment
Crustaceans • Almost all aquatic – gills – mandibles – two pair of antennae – two compound eyes
Arachnids Two main body parts – no compound eyes – spiders, mites, ticks, etc.