• • • • • • • From Greek “Arthro-jointed”, “podis”-feet Segmented body. Paired segmented appendages. Chitinous exoskeleton. Open circulatory system, a tubular dorsal blood vessel. Striated muscles in skeletal system. Respiration by gills, tracheae, or spiracle. • • • • • Insects (winged arthropods) Arachnids (spiders, ticks, mites, etc.) Crustaceans (isopods, crabs, lobsters) Millipedes Centipedes CUES, http://www.entomology.umn.edu/cues/IPM-turf/sodwebworms.htm Sod Webworm Moth, Crambus sp. Cottonwood Leaf Beetle, Chrysomela scripta • Two main body sections. • Five to seven pairs of legs. • Two O.F.A.H. http://www.invadingspecies.com/ pairs of antennae. • Simple eyes. • Gills Crayfish Pillbugs are land dwelling crustaceans complete with gills, that’s why they stay in humid areas under rocks! • One pair of legs per body segment. • Flattened body. • First pair of legs modified as venomous fangs. • Nocturnal predators. • Few are dangerous to humans. Garden Centipede, Lithobius forficatus Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Georgia Forestry Commission Archives Georgia Forestry Commission www.forestryimages.org Fangs of Scolopendrid Centipede (above) House Centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata (right) Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln • Two pairs of legs per body segment. • Cylindrical body. Rounded appearance • Feed on decaying plant material. • Herbivorous • Nocturnal. • Harmless. Emily G. Tenczar Pet African Giant Millipedes Photos by William Leonard, Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html Pseudoscorpion Tick Mite Yellow Garden Spider Ronald F. Billings Texas Forest Service www.forestryimages.org • • • • • Mouthparts are called chelicerae. Most contain venom. Antennae are absent. Four pairs of legs. 1 to 2 body segments. Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, www.insectimages.org Yellow Garden Spider, Argiope aurantia • • • • • • Two body regions (cephalothorax, abdomen). Fangs (chelicerae), most are venomous. Most are not dangerous. Jumping Spider, Phidippus Most make webs. audax Most have poor eyesight; hairs compensate for it (jumping spiders are an exception). Potentially dangerous spiders (bites are uncommon): Brown recluse spider, Black widow spider David Cappaert, www.insectimages.org • • Mites have only one noticeable body region. Many are microscopic or close to it. • • • • • One apparent body region. Abdomen and cephalothorax short. Common and harmless. Nocturnal. Feed on detritus, fruit, or other animals. Leiobunum sp. Joseph Berger, www.insectimages.org One apparent body segment Looks like scorpion without tail Very small soil dweller Pedipalps or pinchers resemble those of scorpions Source of venom Harmless predators of soil insects Notice Size • • • Six legs Protruding mouthparts, unlike non-insect hexapods. Most have wings. David Cappaert, www.insectimages.org Milkweed Leaf Beetle, Labidomera clivicollis • • • • • • • Small- Soil dwelling. Furcula or fork-like springing structures. Simple eyes. Antennae. Wingless adults. Compact body Feed on decomposing materials. David R. Maddison, Tree of Life Web Project http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica, Adult (left) and Scarab Larva (below) Elytra • • • • Hardened forewings (elytra). Elytra divided evenly down the back Winged adults. Chewing mouthparts. Note elytra division pattern like a “T” shape • • • • Piercing/Sucking mouthparts. Usually winged adults. Wings criss-cross against back, form an hour-glass outline. Nymphs and adults similar in appearance. • • Most bugs feed on plants. Some are predaceous. Note “X” to hour glass shape of back and elytra CUES, http://www.entomology.umn.edu/cues/dx/vk/fourbug.htm CUES http://www.entomology.umn.edu/cues/dx/vk/whitemark.htm Fourlined Plant Bug, Poecilocapsus lineatus Predaceous Stink Bug attacking caterpillar • • • • • Three tail-like appendages. Body flattened and covered with scales (like butterflies) Wingless adults. Three tails (fillaments) Found in wet places. Lepisma saccharina Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series www.insectimages.org • • • “Skin-like” front wings. Abdomen ending in pinchers (cerci) Chewing mouthparts. Striped Earwig, Labidura riparia Joseph Berger, www.insectimages.org