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How do arthropods give birth?
Arthropods include an incredibly diverse group of taxa such as insects, crustaceans, spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. There are far more species of arthropods than species in all other phyla combined, and the number of undescribed species in the largest assemblage of arthropods, the insects, probably numbers in the tens of millions. Members of the phylum have been responsible for the most devastating plagues and famines mankind has known. Yet other species of arthropods are essential for our existence, directly or indirectly providing us with food, clothing, medicines, and protection from harmful organisms.
How diverse are arthropods?
By count the most arthropod species fall under the Insecta class, with a million species described and millions estimated yet to be described, evidencing an immense diversity. By count, insects are over half of all living animals and by some estimates may constitute up to ninety percent of all living animals on Earth.
What arthropods are Tiny?
There are many tiny ones, like the flea, or the aquatic copepod at only 1-2mm long, and even smaller. The smallest arthropods known are a crustacean parasite, Stygotantulus stocki, around a hundred micrometers long (about 4 thousandths of an inch).
Why Australian native species are becoming endangered?
Australian species are becoming endangered because of the fumes and gasses that are going around creating bad pollution that we breath there is also another reason it is that other big animals eat the small ones and mothers so there aren't many that can mate to create more and one more thing there are deices spreading which are causing animal cancer that can easily kill them if vets or wild animal cares don't find them.
Which is the largets group of arthropods?
If you mean by number of species and/or total actual organisms, yes. By the way, if you didn't know, arthropod means "jointed foot", and it is the group of animals with exoskeletons; i.e. insects; arachnids--ticks, spiders, mites, scorpions, whipscorpions, harvestmen; crustaceans--crabs, lobsters, shrimp, isopods (roly-polies, sow bugs, pill bugs, wood lice); and the 'pedes--millipedes and centipedes.
What is a sub-phylum of arthropods representing around 5 out of 6 of all known animal species?
The sub-phylum of arthropods that represents around 5 out of 6 of all known animal species is Hexapoda, which includes insects. Insects are the most diverse group of organisms on Earth, with over a million described species and potentially millions more awaiting discovery.
In the animal kingdom which group has the greatest number of species?
Arthropods, specifically beetles. There are around 350,000 species of beetle discovered so far.
What has snakelike tentacle's around their mouth?
a animal that has snake like tentacals around there mouth is called a arthropods
What is the percent of pet abuse around the world?
about 85.2 percent of animal abuse in the world
How many animal species around the world are protected by the Endangered Species act?
Probably 500
What are arthropods the largest and most common group of?
In terms of collective weight or biomass, plants exceed all animals (and bacteria exceed both plants and animals), but estimates indicate that phylum Arthropoda has the most species of any animal phylum, and the largest group of animals by count - somewhere between half and ninety percent of all animals are arthropods. Most of these are insects. Of all animals, krill may have the largest biomass around half to three quarter billion tonnes and a huge significance to the food chain. One popular estimate is that ten quintillion arthropods are alive at any time - over a billion for every human.
What is the oldest land animal on the planet that?
The oldest known land animal is a tortoise named Jonathan, who is believed to be around 190 years old, making him the oldest living terrestrial animal. However, if considering ancient species, the Galápagos tortoise lineage dates back millions of years. In terms of prehistoric land animals, some species of ancient arthropods, like the millipede-like Arthropleura, existed over 300 million years ago.
What percentage of the then existing species went extinct as a result of the KT boundary event?
75 percent of plants, animals and microbes.
Are most animals species on earth are athropods?
yes, with around 80% of all described animal species
When did Arthropod first appear on earth?
Arthropods have adapted to life on land, at sea, and in the air. They are invertebrates that includes insects, crustaceans, and arachnids. Some examples of arthrpods are ants, lobsters, and spiders.
Are there very few species of arthropods?
No, just the opposite, there are more arthropod species than any other phylum. Most of these are insects at over a million species defined (around half of which might be beetles), but biologists estimate millions more have yet to be described.
What animal makes cotten?
No animal makes cotton, it comes from a plant. Genus: Gossypium with around 50 species.
