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 segments, and pai
Protaetia cuprea (copper chafer). Beetles are the most diverse order of arthropods.
A cicada climbing out of its exuvia while attached to tree
Long bristles (setae) of a Tliltocatl albopilosus tarantula
Head of a wasp with three ocelli (centre), and compound eyes at the left and right
Animal
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Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms belonging to the biological kingdom Animalia. Animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, have muscle cells, can reproduce sexually, and grow from
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…Arthropods Temporal range: Earliest Cambrian (Fortunian)–Recent Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Clade: ParaHoxozoa Clade: Bilateria Clade: Nephrozoa Clade: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Clade: Panarthropoda Phylum…
Sexual reproduction is nearly universal in animals, such as these dragonflies.
Predators, such as this ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris), feed on other animals.
Hydrothermal vent mussels and shrimps
The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived; it can be up to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long.