Arthropods
What does arthropod mean in latin?
Jointed legs
What is the name of the sensing appendages on an insects head called?
Antennae
In general are spiders harmful to humans? Why?
No they rarely bite humans and eat all the bugs that DO bite humans
How many legs to crustaceans have?
Ten legs
What's does Aquatic Macro Invertebrate mean?
Big Water Bug
When an arthropod gets to big for it's exoskeleton it...
Molts
How many body segments do insects have?
Three
What's the difference between poison and venmon?
Poison needs to be ingested, aka eaten, while venom needs to be injected.
What is the only terrestrial crustacean?
Potato bugs!
What are some adaptations that macroinvertebrates have to survive in their habitat?
Legs, Claws, Hooked Feet, suction cups - Holding on to things, obtaining food
What are defining characteristics of arthropods?
Jointed legs, exoskeleton, and segmented body
What is the name of the type of eyes that insects have?
Compound Eyes
How many body segments and legs do Harvestmen have?
One body segment and eight legs
What type of habitat are most crustaceans found in?
The MARINE habitat
What do humans look at aquatic macro invertebrates for?
Water quality / Pollution levels
What are arthropods that eat dead, decaying matter called?
Detritivores
What are the names of the body segments that insects have?
Head, Thorax, Abdomen
Out of all the species of arachnids, about how many of them are spiders?
There's about 100,000 species of arachnids and about half of those are spiders!
What kind of crabs do we have off the coast of Oregon that people like to catch and eat?
Dungeness Crab
What kind of macro invertebrates did we find in our stream here at Chintimini?
Mayflies, Caddisflies, Isopods and Stone flies
What is the name of the group of Arthropods that includes centipedes and millipedes?
Myriapoda
Pheromones
Ian isn't sure whether or not Wednesday is a boy or a girl. How can he tell? And how long will it live if it's a girl?
Males only live for about 5 years, and if it's a female it can live up to 20 years old
Name five different types of crustaceans
Crab, Lobster, Crawdad, Potato bug, Krill
What types of macro invertebrates would we find in a healthy unpolluted stream?
Mayflies and Stoneflies