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1. Cephalotorax (head fused wth thorax)
2. 4 pairs of legs attached to cephalotorax
3. Chelicera
4. Pedipalps |
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Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Common Name: Scorpions
Metamorphosis; Ametamorphosis
Feeding Habits; Predatory
Habitat; Nocturnal hunter
Identifying traits; stinger, pincher-like pedipalps
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Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Common Name: Pseudoscorpion
Metamorphosis; Ametamorphosis
Feeding habits; predatory
Habitat; debris, hay fodder
Identifying traits; small (<1/8"), pincher-like pedipalps |
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Class: Arachnida
Order: Uropygi
Common Name: Whiptail scorpion
Metamorphosis: Ametamorphosis
Feeding habits; predatory
Habitat; nocturnal hunter
Identifying traits; whip-like tail, opposing pedipalps |
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Class: Arachnida
Order: Solfugae
Common Name: Sunspider/Camel spider
Metamorphosis; Ametamorphosis
Feeding habits; predatory
Habitat; nocturnal and diurnal hunter
Identifying traits; large fang-like chelicerae, arm-like pedipalps |
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Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Common Name: Harvestmen
Metamorphosis; Ametamorphosis
Feeding habits; scavengers
Habitat; nocturnal
ID characteristics; segmented abdomen, long legs |
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Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Common Name: Spiders
Metamorphosis; Ametamorphosis
Feeding habits; predatory
Habitat; Webbing, hunters
Id traits; petiole, spinneret, fang-like chelicera |
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Definition
Class: Arachnida
Order: Acari
Common Name: Mites, Ticks |
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Class: Arachnida
Orders: Argasidae/Ixodidae
Common Name: Soft Ticks/ Hard Ticks |
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Class: Arachnida
Order: Acari
Phytophagus Spider mites
Plant feeders, suck plant juices.
Symptoms, spotting and webbing
Control: acaracidea and predators |
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Definition
Class: Crustacea
Order: Isopoda
Common Name: Roly-poly, Sowbug
Metamorphosis; Ametamorphosis
Feeding habits; decaying vegetation
Habitat; moist and cool soil
Id traits; many symetrically distributed legs. Slow moving, heavily sclerotized. |
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Class: Diplopoda
Common Name: Millipedes
Metamorphosis; Ametamorphosis
Feeding habits; decaying vegetation
Habitat; Moist and cool soil
Id traits; 2 pair of legs per body segment, slow moving, heavily sclerotized
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Class: Chilopoda
Common Name: Centipedes
Metamorphosis; Ametamorphosis
Feeding habits; predatory
Habitat; nocturnal hunter
Id traits; 1 pair of legs per body segment, fast moving, soft bodied |
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