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Anabiosis

A state of dormancy involving reduced metabolic activity during unfavorable environmental conditions

Cryptobiosis

Extreme state of anabiosis when all external signs of metabolic activity are absent

Anhydrobiosis

When body metabolism is undetectable

Cyclomorphosis

Two distinct morphologies alternate

Oral stylet

Used to pierce cell walls

Oral papillae

Resembles a small leg behind mouth

Slime glands

Modified nephridia, open at ends of oral papillae to discharge adhesive

Hemocoel

Blood chamber where internal organs can be bathed in body fluids

Ecdysis

Hormone-mediated form of molting

Tagmosis

Regional specialization to produce segment groups specialized for different functions

Tagmata

Specialized body regions (head, thorax, abdomen) of Arthropoda

Cuticle

Secreted by underlying epidermis

Biramous limbs

Appendages with large exites, such as gills or paddles

Molting

Shedding of exoskeleton

Ecdysone

Molting regulatory hormone

Intermolts

Stages in between molts (when tissue grows in Arthropoda)

Exuvium

A cast-off intact exoskeleton

Malphigian tubules

Excretory structures formed from mid or hindguts of insects and more

Repugnatorial glands

Produce noxious substances to deter predators

Hemolymph

Arthropod blood

Book lungs

Sacciform pickets with thin walls called lamellae

Tracheae

Inwardly directed branching tubules

Spiracles

Pores in tracheae

Pseudotracheae

Short branching tubes that bring air close to the blood filled spaces in appendages

Cerebral ganglia

Arthropoda brain

Compound eyes

Comprised of photoreceptive units

Ommatidia

Photoreceptive units

Telson

Last segment in abdomen

Ephippium

Portion of shed carapace acting as an egg case

Carapace

Head shield

Cephalothorax

Carapace fused with a thoracic segment

Antennules

First antennae

Antennae

2nd antennae

Mandibles

Lower jaw thing

Maxillae

2nd maxillae

Maxillipeds

Appendages of fused segments forming mouthparts

Pleon

Abdomen

Uropods

Form a distinct tail fan in malacostracans

Nauplius

Crustacean larval stage

Cirri

Slender hairlike filament

Pterothorax

Mesothorax and metathorax united to form this rigid structure

Imaginal discs

Clusters of early embryonic cells

Wing veins

Contain circulating hemolymph and open into the body

Tympanic organs

Develop from fusion of parts of a trachea and body wall

Imagos

Reproductively mature insects

Ovipositor

Cuticular extensions around the gonopore

Ametabolous

Direct development

Hemometabolous

No pupal stage in development

Homometabolous

Indirect development

Nymphs

Terrestrial juvenials

Naiads

Aquatic juveniles

Pupae

Pupal stage

Cocoon

Protective

Prosoma

Fused head and thorax

Opisthosoma

Posterior part of body

Chelicara

Modified appendage at front of body - pinchers

Pedipalps

2nd pair of appendage modified into pinchers

Silk glands

Silk glands

Spinnerets

Organs through which silk is produced