Chelicerata
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The subphylum Chelicerata constitutes one of the major subdivisions of the phylum Arthropoda. Chelicerates include the sea spiders, horseshoe crabs, and arachnids, as well as a number of extinct lineages, such as the eurypterids and chasmataspidids.
The large chelicerae of the pterygotid eurypterid Acutiramus cummingsi, with pedipalps undiferentiated from the walking legs
The whip spider Phrynichus phipsoni, with short chelicerae and large specialized pedipalps
Female scorpion Vaejovis cashi carrying its young (white)
Holotype of the xiphosuran Lunataspis aurora
Arthropod
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Arthropods are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised with calcium carbonate, a body with differentiated (metameric) segments, and paired jointed appendages. In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting, a process by which they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one. They are an extremely diverse group, with up to 10 million species.
Protaetia cuprea (copper chafer). Beetles are the most diverse order of arthropods.
Cicada climbing out of its exuviae while attached to tree
Long bristles (setae) of a Tliltocatl albopilosus tarantula
Head of a wasp with three ocelli (center), and compound eyes at the left and right