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SOME OF THE THINGS WE WILL BE DEALING WITH IN THIS BOOK ARE IN SOME OF THE THINGS WE WILL BE DEALING WITH IN THIS BOOK ARE IN
CLASSES OTHER THAN “INSECTA.” CLASSES OTHER THAN “INSECTA.”
All insects are arthropods, but not all arthropods are insects. All insects are arthropods, but not all arthropods are insects.
These are not insects. They are not in class insecta. They have more than 3 pair of legs. These are not insects. They are not in class insecta. They have more than 3 pair of legs.
CLASS CHILOPODA CLASS DIPLOPODA CLASS CHILOPODA CLASS DIPLOPODA
-CENTIPEDES- -MILLIPEDES- -CENTIPEDES- -MILLIPEDES-
Centipede means hundreds Centipede means hundreds
of legs and millipedes means of legs and millipedes means
thousands of legs. Even though thousands of legs. Even though
they don’t have that many, it they don’t have that many, it
looks like it. looks like it.
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One pair of legs per segment. Two pair of legs per segment. One pair of legs per segment. Two pair of legs per segment.
These are not insects either. They are not in class insecta. They have more than 3 pair of legs. These are not insects either. They are not in class insecta. They have more than 3 pair of legs.
CLASS ARACHNIDA CLASS ARACHNIDA
-SPIDERS, TICKS, SCORPIONS, MITES... -SPIDERS, TICKS, SCORPIONS, MITES...
GIANT CRAB SPIDER BARK SCORPION BROWN DOG TICK GIANT CRAB SPIDER BARK SCORPION BROWN DOG TICK
-ADuLT -ADuLT
Photo by Brian Rineberg Photo by Brian Rineberg Photo by Brian Rineberg Photo by Brian Rineberg
Corky’s Pest Control, nc Corky’s Pest Control, nc Photo Courtesy of UNVAR Corky’s Pest Control, nc Corky’s Pest Control, nc Photo Courtesy of UNVAR
These are not insects either. They are not in class insecta. They have more than 3 pair of These are not insects either. They are not in class insecta. They have more than 3 pair of
legs and they have more than 3 body segments. legs and they have more than 3 body segments.
CLASS CRuSTACEA CLASS CRuSTACEA
-SOWBuGS & PILLBuGS- -SOWBuGS & PILLBuGS-
Photo Courtesy of UNVAR Photo Courtesy of UNVAR
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