Class Arachnida Notes
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The document discusses the class Arachnida, which is characterized by having two main body parts - a cephalothorax, which is a fused head and chest region, and an abdomen. The cephalothorax has eight legs attached to it. Spiders, which are in the order Araneae, have chelicerae or fangs and pedipalps or leg-like appendages, and their abdomen terminates in spinnerets which produce silk.
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Class Arachnida Notes
- 2. Class Arachnida Characterized by….. 1. two body parts…..
- 3. Class Arachnida Characterized by….. 1. two body parts….. Cephalothorax – fused head and chest
- 4. Class Arachnida Characterized by….. 1. two body parts….. Cephalothorax – fused head and chest cephalo = head
- 5. Class Arachnida Characterized by….. 1. two body parts….. Cephalothorax – fused head and chest cephalo = head thorax = chest
- 6. Class Arachnida Characterized by….. 1. two body parts….. Cephalothorax – fused head and chest cephalo = head thorax = chest Abdomen
- 7. Class Arachnida Characterized by….. 1. two body parts….. Cephalothorax – fused head and chest cephalo = head thorax = chest Abdomen 2. eight legs, all attached to the cephalothorax.
- 8. Order Araneae - Spiders Chelicerae – fangs Pedipalps – Leg-like Abdomen – terminates with a pair of appendages called spinnerets (produce silk)