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| pregnant giant weta cricket |
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| 21 inch wingspan - dragonflies ; 11 inches- nymph of walkingstick |
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| 35.7 cm (56.7 cm with legs) |
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| 11 inches white witch moth |
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| 4 problems with larger animals? |
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| 1. extensive support structure 2. large amount of energy to move inertia 3. energy to sustain movement 4. large amount of land |
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| name of biggest wingspan of moth? |
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| 3 advantages of being small? |
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| 1. insect muscles appear stronger due to small mass (kinetic energy) 2. small gravitational forces act on their small mass 3. drop insect off building they dont get hurt |
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| 3 problems with being small? |
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| 1. issues of air resistance 2. water loss 3. SOLUTION TO WATER LOSS: exoskeleton prevents water loss. |
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| Benefits of arthropod exoskeleton (4) |
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| 1. protection from harmful agents 2. rigid framework for muscles attached to exoskeleton 3. allows jointed appendages 4. development and arthropod trachial system |
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| disadvantages of exoskeleton? |
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| periodic need to shed old exoskeleton (molting) |
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| define apodemes and sutures |
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| both of these structures are located on the inside of the exoskeleton that provide support for internal structures |
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| define chitin and its purpose |
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| main protein that makes up insect exoskeleton |
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| upperlayer of exoskeleton is further hardened by cross linksages |
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| purpose of mushroom bodies? |
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| only place where "learning" takes place in insects or "the seat of learning" |
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| outer most layer of exoskeleton |
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| define sclerotin or sclerotizing |
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| an insoluble tanned protein (outer shell) that permeates and stiffens the chitin |
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| forms part of the hard outer integument of insects, crustaceans, arachnids |
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| an elastic substance consisting of cross-linked protein chains found in the cuticles of insects |
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| a water soluble substance that forms part of the endocuticle of insects |
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| primary chemical compound of insects is |
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| what is the hardening process called? |
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| tanning or sclerotization |
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| sclerotization associates with what 2 things? |
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| 1. irreversably hardens exoskeleton 2. usually associated with darknening |
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| 5 layers of exoskeleton IN ORDER from OUTSIDE to INSIDE |
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| epicuticle, exocuticle, endocuticle, epidermis, basement membrane |
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| structure and function of epicuticle |
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| structure: wax layer - function: waterproofing DOESNT HARDEN |
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| structure and function of exocuticle |
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| structure: PRIMARY HARDEN area - function: supports chitin (some waterproofing) |
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| structure and function of endocuticle |
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| DOESNT HARDEN (not sclerotized) |
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| living area of cells - creates other cells |
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| function of basement membrane |
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| supports and surrounds all tissues - it regulates what flows into and out of the living cell layer |
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| 1. spines (several functions, but non-sensory) 2. setae (have special associated epidermal cells (scales and sensory functions)) |
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| stage between molts (may be multiple) |
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| 3 body regions (tagmata) of insects |
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| 1. head (antennae, compound eye, mouthparts, preceiving light smell sensory) 2. thorax (3 segments) where they move 3. abdomen |
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| how is the insect nervous system different from mammals? |
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| ours is centralized in the brain - theirs is not and they have 3 fused ganglion (3 connected mini-braings) and other ganglion down the body to help other body segments move |
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| why can you cut off a roach head and it still move and live? |
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| because its brain system isnt centralized like a mammals... it goes through out its body unlike ours |
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| what is the juvenile hormone? and where is it produced? |
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| what will determine what stage the insect will produce and how? |
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| the more juvenile hormone that is produce will determine what stage the insect molts into |
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| what is the purpose of the dorsal vessel? |
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| it is associated with the insect heart. It helps pump hemolymph from the rear of the insect forward (as a heart circulates our blood thru our veins) |
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| what structure produces ecdysone? |
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| what are the ganglion organized down? |
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| the ventral nerve chord 0---0---0----00---0 each brain does a few different things as where our brain does all the functions |
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| what do accessory glands do for female arthropods? 2 things |
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| 1. they either produce a protective coating for arthropod eggs or 2. produce nutrients for the eggs |
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| what do accessory glands in male arthropods do? how is it transferred? |
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| they produce a nutrient packet that is then transferred through the SPERMATOPHORE to the female to nourish the eggs |
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| define macrodecomposer? give example |
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| isopods or millipedes break up large leaf material into smaller pieces that are more readily decomposed in the environment |
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| 6 uses of silk by spiders |
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| 1. balooning 2. protection of eggs 3.prey capture/binding 4. dragline 5. protection/retreat 6. web structures for mating |
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| what does the ecdysone do? Juvenile Hormone? |
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| tells the insect when it is time to molt from on stage to the next. JUVENILE HORMONE tells it WHICH stage to molt to! |
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| Gills, Plastron, Gaseous Exchange occurs directly through integument |
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| what is the term for exocuticle, endocutile, epicuticle together? |
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| endocuticle, exocuticle, epicuticle... ALL LAYERS EXCEPT living cell layer |
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| what are malpighian tubes? what are they similiar to in the human structure? |
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| malpighian tubules float thru the hemolymph (insect blood). They function like the human kidney. They work for amino acid, salt, and water balance. (pg 24) |
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| what is the excretory system? how is it similar/different to humans? |
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| they are they same. they remove waste |
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| which 2 layers in molting are shed? what happens to the last layer? |
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| epicuticle and exicuticle are shed. ENDOCUTICLE is digested |
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| what 4 things can compount eyes do? |
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| see light/dark, shapes, movement, definition of the environment |
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| what do simple eyes lack? |
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| ommatidium (radial element that composes a compound eye) and it can barely see movement and light/dark |
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| what do hygroreceptors sense? |
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| what does open circulatory system mean? |
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| no veins, arteries etc.. human circulatory systems are CLOSED unlike bugs! |
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| where are the organs contained in the open circulatory system? what happens to these organs? |
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| within the paratrophic membrane.. they are just bathed within the nutrient rich blood |
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| 2 differences between hemolymph (insect blood) and human blood |
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| it doesnt contain hemoglobin and almost never contains oxygen like human blood does |
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| ametabolous insects means? |
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| no metamorphosis (feed, molt, get bigger) |
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| hemimetabolous insects means? |
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| simple metamorphosis stages (4). whats special about this type of devlopment? |
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| egg, 1st-4th instar, nymph, adult. Only adult stage has wings! |
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| holometabolous insects mean? |
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| how many insects out of 50 have complete metamorphosis? |
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| 5 stages of complete metamorphosis? example |
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| egg, 1st-3rd instar, larva, pupa (cacoon), adult - moths, wasps, butterflies, bees |
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| whats good about cold blooded insects in devlopment? |
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| nicer/more regulated climate = faster development |
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| prediction of insect development from prevailing temperatures |
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| define diapause (development)? whats it do? |
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| it allows survival in dry and winter seasons. This is genetically determined. Only ends when favorable condiions change a shit load. (to extreme for the insects genetically determined base temp) LONG TERM! |
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| define quiescence (development)? whats it for? How does it end? |
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| slows the devlopment of insects due to unfavorable weather conditions (temp, humidity, etc). It ends with the resumption of favorable conditions (stops when rain stops or cold day gets warmer) (back to normal). SHORT TERM! |
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1. daddy long legs is not most poisonous spider
2.stories that appear mysteriously are
usually false
3. black widows and outhouses (usually affected men)
4. no insects can bore into bone
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| why bugs as sources of urban legends? (pg 23) |
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| to scare us for no reason - media (fear factor) |
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| what bug are chainsaw blades based off of? (pg 23) |
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| straight jaws of long horned beetle larvae |
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| most dangerous spider in USA? (pg 23) |
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| when did john hanning speke live? Why is he famous? (pg 23) |
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born 1827
died 1864
-spear thru cheek hence the big beard
-found source of Nile river
-used knife to get bug out of ear
-got infected ear
-died of self-inflicted gunshot wound |
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| define tagmosis and tagmata |
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| that act of grouping insect body segments into regions. Each region is called a TAGMATA (head, thorax, abdomen) |
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| What is diffusion (passive)? |
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diffusion refers to the passive respiration in which oxygen moves from an area of greater concetration
(outside) into an area of lesser concentration (inside the insect) |
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| how does air enter the insects body? |
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| thru spiracles (openings in the skin) that can be opened or shut |
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| why would insects shut their spiracles? |
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| define arthropod. What are they? 5 things |
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| Invertebrate with exoskeleton and jointed appendages (legs, arms). Insects, arachnids, crustaceans, milipedes, centipedes |
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| What is the fat body and how does it resemble the human system? What does it do (3 things)? |
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| Very similar to human liver. Primary organ for intermediary metabolism. It produces enzymes, stores compounds for different functions, and helps with detoxification |
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| How is oxygen used in arthropods if their blood doesnt carry oxygen? |
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| they need it to survive like humans do. They move it differently than we do by the ventilatory system alone. The tracheols are plugged into individual cells and are moved in that way. |
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| how does arthropod blood mainly function? 2 things |
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| hormone movement and nutrient movement |
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| IN MOST ARTHROPODS IS THERE OXYGEN MOVEMENT? |
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| How many stages do pillbugs/sowbugs molt and how? |
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| 2 Stages. Front half first then a few days later the back half |
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| whats unique about pillbugs/sowbugs mating? |
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| female has a marsupium (like a kangaroo). She has eggs in there and they hatch in there too. |
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| what is an exuvia? (molting) |
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| What are 2 ways arachnids breathe? |
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| basically infoldings on the under side of the abdomen. They provide a large surface area for oxygen diffusion. |
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| What are mandibles? What do they do? |
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| 2nd layer mouthparts. Food crushing and manipulation |
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| What is associated with the antennae within the nervous system? pg 31 |
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| The deutocerebrum is associated with the INPUT from the antennae |
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| How do insects primary sense the world? |
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| antennae! All thru neural impulse receptors of difrrent types |
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| Members of the Phylum Arthropoda (insects, crustaceans, millipedes, centipedes, spiders) have 4 things! what are they? QUIZ |
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1. Segmented bodies
2. jointed appendages
3. a hard skeleton on the outside of the body
4. the need to periodically shed the external skeleton in order to grow |
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| What are the 3 segments of the insect leg? QUIZ |
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| Malpighian Tubules are: ? QUIZ |
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| part of the insect excretory system and function much like the human kidney |
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| Some male arthropods produce a specialized protein package which is passed with the sperm during the mating process. The protein package is commonly referred to as:? QUIZ |
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| Insects that go thru a simple metamorphosis are:? QUIZ |
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| similiar in general appearance and habits through out life but have to go thru a final molt to become sexually mature adults |
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| What term describes arthropods that produce one generation per year? 2 per year? 3 or more per year? |
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| univoltine; bivoltine; multivoltine |
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| What 2 things do millipedes use a defense tactic? QUIZ |
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1. produce/excrete distasteful or irritating chemicals from between their segments and
2. produce knock out gasses which can put a small predator to sleep for days |
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| How are arachnids different from insects? QUIZ |
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| What are pedipalps on a male spider used for? QUIZ |
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| transferring sperm during mating |
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| Spiderlings travel long distances by letting out one strand of silk and letting the wind carry them. Whats this called? QUIZ |
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| What tagmata can you find legs and wings on? |
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| thorax - never any other segment |
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| Biggest disadvantage of exoskeleton? |
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| Do centipedes have good mothers? |
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| Mother centipedes tend eggs and first born young. They are the model of family values of the arthropod world. |
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| What class do Millipedes belong to? |
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| What is an ovipositor? pg 21 |
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| females have an external ovipositor (egg laying structure) |
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| what is an aedeagus? pg 21 |
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| males have an external aedeagus (penis) |
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| mostly associated with mouthparts and food intake |
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| mainly associated with the input from the antennae |
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| receives visual input. Also involved with sensory input (learning-mushroom bodies here) |
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| what are maxillipeds? What do they contain? WILL BE ON TEST!!! |
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| They are the modified front pair of legs of centipedes. They contain cytolysin (poison used to subdue prey) |
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| Why are air sacs in the trachea? |
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| They help in the movement of oxygen. The constrict similarly to lungs (bellows) and puff the air in |
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| What is the cribellum? (spiders) |
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| Rectum of silk for spiders. Where the silk comes out of the spider |
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| Basic steps of the Spider Web by Orb Weaver (video)! 5 steps. ON TEST!! |
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1. Bridge Line
2. V-Line
3. Radii (reinforces web)
4. dry scaffolding spiral
5. Sticky coils (for prey) |
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| Do isopods (sowbugs/pillbugs) have defense compounts like centipedes and their gases? |
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| no they dont have any defense compounds and just roll into balls |
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| People were reportadly bit by a wolf spider and then went into fits of uncontrollable dancing |
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| Possible causes of tarantism? 4 things |
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1. european black widow but theres no evidence to prove this theory.
2.neurotic coping response to the effects of Black Death
3. Subverted way to worship Bacchus (god of wine and good times)
4. profitable entertainment |
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| What is the cuticle? Procuticle? |
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| Entire insect Exoskeleton. Procuticle = just the 3 cuticles |
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| what are leg mods for? 5 things pg 19 |
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| jumping, grasping, running, digging, swimming |
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| what are mouthpart mods for? |
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| chewing, lapping, sucking/piercing |
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| 5 Structures of the HEAD? organs for ingestion pg. 16 |
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1. Labrum ("upper lip")
2. mandibles
3. maxillae (maxilla, singular)
4. labium ("lower lip")
5. hypopharynx ("tongue") |
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| what is the labrum? wheres it located? |
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| litle flap (upper lip like) - head |
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| what are mandibles? wheres it located? |
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| food aquisition (cut, chew, grasp, prey, capture) - head |
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| what are maxillae? where are they located? |
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| detects taste & light - head |
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| what is the labium? wheres it located? |
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| taste receptors, helps push food in - head |
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| what is the hypopharynx? wheres it located? |
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| what are some other characteristics of compound eyes? 3 things |
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| perception may different from human vision - polarized light - ultraviolet have lengths |
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| key sensory organ? what if bug is without? |
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| antennae (ability to detect odors) - cant function without antennae |
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| what are chemoreceptors? (2 things) where are they located? pg 17 |
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1. taste/contact - chemicals in aqueous media
2. smell - airbornce chemicals
LOCATED in antennae |
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| what are mechanorecpetors? (3 things) where are they located? pg 17 |
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1. tactile receptors
2. position receptors
3. sound reception/vibration
LOCATED IN ANTENNAE |
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| 3 Structures of thorax (locomotion - wings, legs) pg 18 |
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1. prothorax
2. mesothorax
3. metathorax |
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| what is the prothorax? wheres it located? pg 18 |
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| moves oxygen to wings - thorax |
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| what is the mesothorax? located? pg 18 |
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| always has wings on them - thorax |
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| what is metathorax? located? pg 18 |
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| 2nd pair of wings (if any) |
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| where are spiracles often present on the thorax? pg 18 |
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| 5 parts (segments) of legs? pg 19 |
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| coxa, trocanter, tarsus, femur, tibia |
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| What stage do wings occur? pg 20 |
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1. wingless wasp
2. flea
3. louse
4. worker termite |
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| 7 Ways wings MAY be modified? pg 20 |
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1. wing veins reduced
2. wing veins increased
3. forewings thickened, leather (tegmina)
4. forewings hardened (eleytra)
5. forewings modified as hemelytra ("half wing" of true bugs)
6. hindwings reduced to knob (haltere)
7. hard wings (beetle) (eleytra) |
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| whats the 1st thorax for? 2nd? 3rd? (wings) pg 20 |
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| for air pumping muscle to wings - wings - wings |
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| if there are two pairs of wings, where are they located? pg 20 |
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| 2nd (mesothorax) (at least) and 3rd (metathorax) thorax |
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| 11 Structures of the abdomen? pg 21 |
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| first 7 are similiar (lack appendages) - segment 8 and 9 (external genitalia) - 10 (is highly reduced) - 11 (cerci) |
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| captures prey or food (pincher bug) |
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| what do segments 8 and 9 contain of the abdomen? names for them? pg 21 |
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| external genitalia - male: aedeagus (claspers - grabs female) - female: ovipositor (lays eggs) |
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| 3 basic regions of digestive system? pg 22 |
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| what system is the foregut part of? functions? pg 22 |
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| digestive system ; intake for food - preliminary processing of food or storage for young |
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| whats the midgut part of? functions? pg 22 |
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| digestive system ; digest food |
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| whats the hindgut part of? functions? pg 23 |
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| digestive system ; no further digestion - provides nutrients it doesnt get from food |
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| what does molting do to the hindgut? pg 23 |
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| it causes it to fall off and get a new one |
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| Structure of forgut? 5 parts - pg 22 |
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1. pharynx (connects nose and mouth to nasal passages IN HUMANS)
2. salivary glands
3. esophagus or crop (food storage)
4. proventriculus (grinding/mix food with saliva
5. cardiac valve (before stomach) |
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| structure of mid gut? 3 parts - pg 22 |
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1. ventriculus
2. gastric caeca/caecae - packets that absorb nutrients
3. peritrophic membrane - protects cells |
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| structure of hindgut? 2 parts - pg 23 |
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1. pylonic valve (lets food pass to hindgut)
2. malpighian tubules (kidney - spaghetti like) |
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| what system are the malpighian tubules part of? pg 23 |
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| what system are the rectum and anus part of? pg 23 |
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| what does hemolymph do and store? located? pg 25 |
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| transports nutrients, waste and hormones - stores h2o and ions - |
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| what system are hemocytes part of? funtion? pg 25 |
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| circulatory system ; blood cells, mostly water, inorganic ions (salt-waste items) |
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| functions of hemoglobin? system? pg 25 |
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| circulatory system (very rare in insects!) |
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| Structure of Circulatory System? 2 things (what do they do)- pg 25 |
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| Dorsal Vessal (heart - long tube along back) and hemolymph |
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| 2 structures of ventilatory system? pg 26 |
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| female reproductive system structure? 3 things pg 29 |
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| spermatheca; oocytes; accessory glands |
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| what are spermatheca? what system? pg 29 |
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| special organ for storage of sperm; female reproductive |
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| structure of male reproductive system? 2 things pg 30 |
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| accessory gland and spermataphore |
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| what system is the spermataphore from? function? pg 30 |
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| male reproductive system; transported to female to feed eggs |
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| structure of nervous system? 4 things pg 30 |
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| neurons, dendrites, axons, sunapses |
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| what are synapses? system? pg 30 |
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| where they "talk" to each other ; nervous system |
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| how many stages of univoltine? bivoltine? what are they? pg 37 |
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| can sowbugs roll into a ball? pg 38 |
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| 2 differences between sow bug and pill bug? pg 38 |
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1. sow bugs have tail like appendages
2. pill bugs (roly poly) roll up |
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| What is pill bugs defense? pg 38 |
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| How many plates on an isopod? what part? how many pairs of legs? pg 38 |
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| 7 armored plates on the thorax; 7 pairs of legs |
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| How many segments does the isopod abdomen have? pg 38 |
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| what type of eyes do isopods have? what do they see? pg 38 |
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| simple ocelli (eyes) - basic movement and light |
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| define macrodecomposer? are isopods macrodecomposers? pg 38 |
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| shreds large material to break up for environment; yes |
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| how many pairs of antennaes do isopods have? pg 38 |
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| 2 pairs (1 short, other prominent) |
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| How do isopods molt? How many stages? pg 39 |
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| front half molts first then a few days later the back half molts |
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| how many segments are in the head of a millipede? pg 40 |
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| What do most body segments on a millipede have? pg 40 |
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| 3 similiarities of millipedes to insects? pg 40 |
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1. tracheal system
2. malpighian tubules
3. single pair of antennae! |
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| Do all centipedes exceed 100 legs? pg 41 |
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| no, only some soil centipedes |
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| difference between millipedes and centipedes? pg 41 |
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| millipedes have many PAIRS of legs - centipedes have 1 SINGLE pair of legs per body segment |
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| how many segments do centipedes typically have? pg 41 |
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| how do centipedes kill or stunn their prey? how and why? pg 41 |
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| with a pair of maxillipeds - slit-like opening at tip and it contains cytolysin (poison) |
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| two body regions of arachnids? pg 42 |
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| cephalothorax and abdomen |
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| Eye type of arachnids? pg 42 |
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| how do arachnids move oxygen and CO2? 2 ways! pg 42 |
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| thru tracheal system and/or book lungs! |
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| how do centipedes protect eggs? pg 41 |
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| stays with eggs till they hatch |
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| what can centipedes do with their mouths? pg 41 |
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| how do males reproduce with female centipedes? pg 41 |
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| males will leave packets of sperm for femails. Some big ones do elaborate dances |
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| do arachnids have antennae? pg 42 |
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| how many appendages do arachnids have? pg 42 |
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| what are chelicerae of arachnids? pg 42 |
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| what are pedipalp of arachnids? function? pg 42 |
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| GRABBY CLAWS; sensory, helps transfer sperm, grasp prey |
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| how many pairs of legs do arachnids have? pg 42 |
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| 4 physical features of spiders? pg 43 |
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| pedipalp (males is modified with tip enlarged), breath thru combo of book lungs and tracheae, eyes, spinnerets |
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| what do cribellate spidres have? pg 43 |
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| slits on spinnerets used to produce silk |
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| oval plate-like structure in front of spinnerets |
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| what are special about True Spiders (labidognatha)? pg 43 |
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| what are special about Tranatuals and funnelweb spiders (mygalomorphgs) pg. 43 |
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| jaws move primarily up and down (parallel to long axis of body) |
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| what do all spiders develop as? pg 44 |
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| predators of other arthropods |
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| 3 cob web spinners? pg 44 |
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1. cobweb spiders
2. orb spiders
3. cellar spiders |
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| 3 passive hunter spiders? pg 44 |
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1. funnel-web spiders
2. crab spiders
3. tarantula |
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| 4 active hunter spiders? pg 44 |
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1. jumping spiders
2. wolf spiders
3. wood louse(roly poly hunter)
4. long-legged sac spiders |
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| 2 Evil symbols of spiders? pg 45 |
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1. dispatch of their prey by poison
2. exaggeration of the deadly nature of spiders |
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| Good luck sources of spiders? pg 44 |
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1. use of spiders in divination of events
2. "if you wish ti live and thrive let the spider run alive." |
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| 3 different types of groups that fear spiders? pg 46 |
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1. large spiders
2. black spiders
3. long-legged spiders |
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| Where did tarantism start? pg 46 |
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| centered originally around the city of taranto/southern italy |
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| What characteristic is special about cribellate silk? pg 47 |
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| produces very fine sticky silk |
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| 4 properties of spider silk? pg 47 |
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1. noted for strength and elasticity
2. breaking point second only to fused quartz fibers
3. threads may stretch full length before breaking
4. very durable (resistant to degradation by fungi, bacteria, organic solvents) |
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| how do wolf spiders take care of their young? pg 4 |
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| carries egg-sac on back until hatch then the kids get on the back for a while |
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| which spider has good vision? pg 44 |
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| 2 common in house spiders? pg 44 |
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| cobweb spiders and funnel weaver spiders |
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| whats significant about crab spiders? 2 things - pg 44 |
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| most common (at flowers) - large front legs not claws |
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| how do tarantuals attack? pg 44 |
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| establish burrow and attack close |
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| life expectancy of female tarantuals? male? pg 44 |
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| 25 + years ; males live less than that |
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| what kind of spider was the miss muffet story about? pg 46 |
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| mediterranean black widow |
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