Insect Anatomy
The middle portion of an insects body
thorax
The fused head and trunk part of an arachnid
Cephlothorax
antennae
The terrestrial group of chelicerates
arachnids
What seafood was served at the first thanksgiving
lobster, oyster, or eel
The rear part of an insect
Abdomen
The special gland found near a spider's mouth which helps it subdue prey
poison gland
Chelicerates are also missing this special eating appendage
mandibles
the three groups of chelicerates
arachnids, sea spiders, horseshoe crabs
Which president made turkey pardoning a tradition
George H.W. Bush
The front part of an insect
head
The special lung that helps arachnids retain water
book lung
The highly adapted mouth part of a chelicerate that is used to mash up food
chelicerae
The four groups of arachnids
ticks, mites, spiders, scorpions
How many calories are consumed on average per person at thanksgiving
4,500
Describe how an insects mouth might be adapted for eating nectar found deep in a flower
long, straw like, sucking mouth parts
The excretory tubes that help arachnids retain water while getting rid of waste
Malpighian tubules
The parts of a chelicerate that are used to hold prey
pedipalp
What are the stages of incomplete metamorphosis
egg, nymph, adult
What NFL team always plays on thanksgiving
How have insects adapted for movement that has allowed them to be more fit than other arthopods
Wings
The small holes in a spider that connect the book lung to the outside world
spiracles
How many sets of appendages do chelicerates have?
6
egg, larvae, pupa, adult
Which president made thanksgiving an official holiday
Abraham Lincoln