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Some of the major living groups of arthropods:
Subphylum | Class | Number of Antennae | Number of Legs | Number of Body Parts | Examples |
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Chelicerates | Arachnids | None | 4 pairs (8) | 2 (cephalothorax and abdomen) | Spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks |
Meristomata | None | 5 pairs (10) | 2 (head and thorax) | Horseshoe crabs | |
Crustaceans | Remipedia | 2 pairs (4) | 8 or more | 3 (head, thorax [8 segments], and abdomen) | Primitive crustaceans found in undersea caves |
Cephalocarida | 2 pairs (4) | 8 or more | 3 (head, thorax [8 segments], and abdomen) | 9 species of tiny undersea crustaceans | |
Branchiopoda | 2 pairs (4) | 8 or more | 3 (head, thorax [8 segments], and abdomen) | Fairy shrimp, brine shrimp, water fleas, etc. | |
Maxillopoda | 2 pairs (4) | 8 or more | 3 (head, thorax [8 segments], and abdomen) | Barnacles, ostracods, and copepods | |
Malacostraca | 2 pairs (4) | 8 or more | 3 (head, thorax [8 segments], and abdomen) | Isopods (pill bugs, sow bugs), amphipods, krill, decapods (crabs, shrimp, crayfish), etc. | |
Uniramians | Insects | 1 pair (2) | 3 pairs (6) | 3 (head, thorax [3 segments], and abdomen) | Butterflies, beetles, ants, bees, roaches, flies, dragonflies, cicadas, grasshoppers |
Myriapods | 1 pair (2) | 18 or more | 2 (head and a segmented trunk) | Centipedes, millipedes | |
Subphylum | Class | Number of Antennae | Number of Legs | Number of Body Parts | Examples |
Some Arthropod Printouts:
Ant Ants are social insects. |
Ant Anatomy: Label Me! Label the external anatomy of the ant. Answers |
Ant Life Cycle Ant larva hatch from tiny eggs, then pupate and metamorphosize into adults. |
Arachnids Arachnids have eight jointed legs, an exoskeleton, and a two-part body. Spiders, scorpions, and ticks are arachnids. |
Assassin Bug Assassin bugs are insects that eat other insects. |
Bee Bees are flying, social insects that live in a hive. |
Bee Anatomy Printout Label the bee's external anatomy on this printout. Answers |
Bee (Simple version) Bees are flying, social insects that live in a hive. |
Beetle Anatomy Printout Label the beetle's external anatomy on this printout. Answers |
Beetles Beetles are the largest group of insects. Some beetles include the ladybug, scarab beetle, firefly, and the goliath beetle. |
Black Widow Spider A very poisonous spider with a distinctive red hourglass marking. |
Blue Morpho Butterfly A brilliant blue butterfly from rainforests of South and Central America. |
Butterflies and Moths Printouts about these beautiful flying insects. |
Butterfly Life Cycle See how a butterfly starts out as an egg, hatches into a caterpillar, becomes a pupa, then emerges as a fully-grown adult. |
Butterfly Life Cycle A short printable shape book for early readers about the life cycle of a butterfly, with pages on the egg, caterpillar, pupa (chrysalis), and adult. |
(Painted Lady) Butterfly Life Cycle Book A Printable Activity Book A short, printable activity book on the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly for fluent readers (with tabs). |
Centipede Fast-moving venomous predators with many legs. |
Cicada Cicadas are flying insects that emerge periodically and simultaneously. |
Cicada Book A short book about the life cycle of the cicada to print (for early readers). |
Cicada Sequencing Cards Put the cicada life cycle cards in order, from egg to adult. |
Cicada Printout - Simple Version A coloring printout picturing the life cycle of the cicada. |
Cicada Label the anatomy and life stages of the Cicada. Answers |
Copepod Copepods are tiny crustaceans from fresh and salt water. |
Crab A crab is an animal with a shell. It has eyes on stalks on its head. |
Crayfish Freshwater crustaceans with four pairs of walking legs. |
Cricket Crickets are jumping insects. |
Cricket Anatomy: Label Me! Label the external anatomy of the cricket. Answers |
Crustaceans Crustaceans are animals with a hard exoskeleton, jointed legs, and a segmented body. |
Darkling Beetle Life Cycle The yellow mealworm is the larval stage of the darkling beetle (Tenebrio molitor). |
Darkling Beetle Life Cycle Label Me! Printout Label the life cycle of the yellow mealworm, from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Or go to the answers. |
Dragonfly The dragonfly is a flying insect with a long abdomen. |
Dragonfly (Simple Version) The dragonfly is a flying insect with a long abdomen. |
Fiddler Crab: Label Me! Printout Label the external anatomy of the fiddler crab. Answers |
Grasshopper Grasshoppers are insects that can hop, walk, and fly. There are about 10,000 different species of grasshoppers. |
Harlequin Bug This small agricultural pest is brightly-colored. |
Hermit Crab Hermit crabs are crabs that lack a hard shell; they use a discarded shell for protection. |
Hermit Crab Diagram: Label Me! Label the external anatomy of the hermit crab both in its shell and out of it. Answers |
Horseshoe Crab The horseshoe crab is a hard-shelled animal that lives in warm coastal waters on the sea floor. |
Insects Insects have a hard exoskeleton, a three-part body, and six legs. |
Jumping Bean Moth A brown moth that spends its larval stage inside a seed pod. |
Krill Small crustaceans that are eaten by many animals, including baleen whales. |
Ladybug Tiny flying insects that eat garden pests. Go to a simple version (just the image). |
Ladybug Life Cycle A short printable shape book for early readers about the life cycle of a ladybug, with pages on the eggs, larva, pupa, and adult ladybug. |
Leafcutter Ant Leafcutter ants are fungus farmers - they grow their own food. |
Lobster A hard-shelled marine invertebrate with 10 jointed legs. |
Luna Moth A green moth with long hindwing tails and distinctive eyespots. |
Mealworm Life Cycle The yellow mealworm is the larval stage of the darkling beetle (Tenebrio molitor). |
Mealworm Life Cycle Label Me! Printout Label the life cycle of the yellow mealworm, from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Or go to the answers. |
Millipede Segmented plant-eaters with many, many legs. |
Millipede Anatomy: Label Me! Label the external anatomy of the millipede. Answers |
Morpho Butterfly A brilliant blue butterfly from rainforests of South and Central America. |
Mosquito A small flying insect that is a carrier of disease. |
Mosquito Life Cycle Label the mosquito life cycle diagram. Answers |
Mosquito Lifecycle Printout A printout on the mosquito's life cycle to read and color. |
Oregon Silverspot Butterfly A brown and orange butterfly that lives in humid coastal salt-spray meadows and fields in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. |
Painted Lady Butterfly A very widespread and common butterfly. |
Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle The life cycle of this common butterfly. |
Painted Lady Butterfly (Simple version) A very widespread and common butterfly. |
Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle Book A Printable Activity Book A short, printable activity book on the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly for fluent readers (with tabs). |
Pill Bug The pill bug (also called the roly-poly bug) is a small isopod that curls into an armored ball when it is threatened. |
Plankton Plankton are tiny organisms that float in the seas and other bodies of water. Many zooplankton are crustaceans. |
Pond Skater A bug that walks on water. It is also called the water strider. |
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterfly Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is the biggest butterfly in the world. Its wingspan is about 1 foot ( 30 cm) wide. |
Scorpion A venomous arachnid with a large stinger on its tail. |
Shrimp Shrimp are small, bottom-dwelling crustaceans with a translucent exoskeleton. |
Silkworm The silkworm moth is an insect (not a worm) that produces a silken cocoon. This cocoon is harvested to make silk thread. |
Spider Spiders have eight legs. |
Spider Anatomy Label Me! Printout Label the spider's external anatomy diagram. Answers |
Spider Printouts Printouts and information on spiders. |
Tarantula A tarantula is a large, hairy spider. |
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is a strong flier with distinctive yellow and black markings (females are sometimes brown and black). |
Trilobite Trilobites are extinct marine arthropods that lived from about 540 to 245 million years ago. |
Ulysses Butterfly The Ulysses is a spectacular swallowtail butterfly from Australia. |
Uniramians Uniramians are a group that include insects, centipedes, millipedes, and their relatives. |
Vinegarroon A whip scorpion, an arachnid that emits a vinegar-like mist. |
Walkingstick The Walkingstick (also called the laboratory stick insect) is a long, slow-moving, plant-eating insect that looks like a twig. |
Wasp Wasps are insects with 2 pairs of wings and strong jaws. Many wasps sting. |
Water Strider A bug that walks on water. |
Woolly Bear Caterpillar Woolly Bear Caterpillars grow up to be tiger moths. |
Yellow Jacket A yellow jacket is a type of social wasp, a flying, stinging insect. |
Zebra Longwing Butterfly The Zebra Longwing is a small, black-and-yellow striped butterfly from warm areas. |
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly The Zebra Swallowtail butterfly is a common butterfly with distinctive black and white markings. |
Zooplankton Zooplankton are tiny animals that float in the seas and other bodies of water. Many zooplankton are marine crustaceans. |
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Amphibians | Arachnids | Birds | Cats | Dogs | Dinosaurs | Fish | Insects | Mammals | Invertebrates | Reptiles |
Camouflaged | Endangered | Hibernating | Life Cycles | Migratory | Nocturnal | Poisonous | Underground | Venomous |
Africa | Antarctica | Arctic | Asia | Australia | Europe | North America | South America |
Coral Reef | Desert | Grassland | Pond | Coniferous Forest | Ocean | Temperate Deciduous Forest | Tropical Rainforest | Tundra | More Biomes |
Simple Animal Printouts | Guidelines for Writing a Report on an Animal | Animal Report Graphic Organizers |
In addition to printing the animals, you can copy a printout (click here for instructions) and paste it into a painting program (like Paint) and color the animal there. (Thanks to Grace P. from Thorngrove School for this great idea.)
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