1. Characteristics of Arthropods
Jointed appendages

2. Exoskeleton

3. Segmented bodies

4. Other Characteristics:
Open circulatory system
Head and well developed brain – well aware of the environment around them.
Most have compound eyes

5. Centipedes and millipedes
Classes of Arthropods
Centipedes and millipedes
Centipedes are carnivores – one set of legs per segment – venomous fangs
Millipedes are herbivores – two sets of legs per segment

6. Crustaceans
Almost all aquatic – gills – mandibles – two pair of antennae – two compound eyes

7. Arachnids
Two main body parts – no compound eyes – spiders, mites, ticks, etc.

8. Insect
Three body sections – six legs – one pair of antennae – usually one or two pair of wings
Ampulex dementor – named after HP character b/c it sucks the life out of it’s victims