Arthropods Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Ecology & Evolution has 22 clues. Answers range from 4 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Type of respiratory structure in crayfish
Appendages used for biting and chewing by most arthropods
Type of respiratory structure in beetles
Appendages used for sensing and holding prey on spiders-as well as for reproduction in males
Short legs located behind the walking legs on crustaceans
A series of major changes from larval form to adult form
The structure that removes cellular wastes from the blood-also used to preserve water and maintain homeostasis
Hard, tough outer covering of many invertebrates
The chemical ants produce for communication
Middle body region consisting of 3 fused segments-wings and legs are attached here
Posterior end-bears additional legs and contains digestive structures and reproductive organs
Posterior end-bears additional legs and contains digestive structures and reproductive organs
When the exoskeleton is shed
Type of respiratory structure in spiders
Most anterior pair of appendages on spiders
Openings in arthropod bodies where air enters and and waste gases leave
The name of immature forms of insects that have no wings but look like the adult
The structure in spiders that is used to spin silk
Where the thorax and head fuse together into a single structure
First pair of legs on crustaceans
Examples:legs and antennae; they grow and extend from the animals body-enable arthropods to move in more complex ways
Animals without backbones
