Crustacean Nation
Most crustaceans have this especially hard shell which protects the vital organs in the first body region.
What is a carapace?
These are the best-known cirripedes.
What are barnacles?
The spider known for having a red or orange hourglass shape on the underside of its abdomen.
What is the black widow?
This group of mollusks is designed to crawl on their stomachs.
What are gastropods?
This group of roundworms is considered to be the most abundant animal.
What are nematodes?
This is the combined head and thorax of crustaceans and arachnids.
What is the cephalothorax?
This decapod’s abdomen is tucked under its carapace.
What is a crab?
This arachnid resembles a spider but is nonvenomous and lacks a constriction between the two body regions.
What is a daddy longlegs?
This group includes octopuses and clams.
What are mollusks?
These are the segmented worms.
What are annelids?
This group of crustaceans are known for having only one eye.
What are copepods?
This forward extension protects a decapod’s head.
What is the rostrum?
These arthropods have flattened bodies and one pair of legs per abdominal segment.
What are centipedes?
This is a multicellular organism without a nervous system.
What are sponges?
This group includes flukes and flatworms.
What are platyhelminths?
This group of crustaceans breathe with gills located on their legs.
What are branchiopods?
Decapods use this structure for protection and capturing their food
What is the cheliped?
These arthropods have a rounded body with two pair of legs per abdominal segment.
What are millipedes?
This group includes jellyfish.
What are coelenterates?
This group includes roundworms like hookworms and pinworms.
What are nematodes?
This group of crustaceans are known for having four pairs of legs pointing forward and three pairs pointing backward.
What are amphipods?
Decapods use this to hold their food as they chew.
What are the maxillipeds?
This potentially dangerous North American spider is known for the violin-shaped marking on its abdomen.
What is a brown recluse?
These invertebrates have tube feet, radial symmetry, and spines.
What are echinoderms?
These flatworms are known for their ability to regenerate.
What are planarians?