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How many legs do athropods have?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Any number. 'Arthropod' simply means 'jointed leg' (think of 'Arthritis - inflammation of the joints, and tripod - something with 3 legs). The term Artropod is reserved for invertebrate creatures ( creatures without a backbone) that have jointed legs. These include: Insects (Insecta) (6 legs) Spiders and mites (arachnids) (8 legs) and also includes, at the other end of the spectrum centipedes and millipedes (with many dozens of legs). The only common thread between them is that all have legs that are jointed. THE BASIC ARTHROPODS ARE CENTIPEDES, MILLIPEDES, SPIDERS, AND MITES

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16y ago

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