ZOO 1010L
Lab Outline
Phylum Arthropoda – Exercise 13
Exercise 13 – Myriapods (Subphylum Myriapoda) and Insects (Subphylum Hexapoda)
- Class Chilopoda; Scolopendra, the centipede
- learn external anatomy of the centipede; preserved specimens; answer questions within text
p. 174 (p. 158, 6th ed.)
- Class Diplopoda; the millipede
- learn external anatomy of the millipede; preserved specimens; answer questions within text
p. 175 (p. 159, 6th ed.)
- Class Insecta
- learn external anatomy of Romalea, the lubber grasshopper; preserved specimen and model;
answer questions within text pp. 176,177 (pp. 160,161, 6th ed.)
- learn external anatomy of Apis, the honey bee; preserved specimen and model
- use “Key to the Principle Orders of Insects” p. 187 (p. 171, 6th ed.), to help you learn the order
groups of the insects
Complete the Lab Report, p. 181 (grasshopper labeling) and p. 182 (p. 165 (grasshopper labeling) and p. 166,
6th ed.).
-What are the segments of the grasshoppers’ and bees’ legs?
-How are the grasshoppers’ and bees’ legs and mouthparts adapted differently?
-How many pair of walking legs does each subphylum possess?