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 Sorting activity for Arthropods
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 40 control cards
 21 Fact cards for each Arthropod Subclass/Order

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 The Animal Kingdom
(Kingdom Animalia)

Porifera Cnidaria Molluscs Annelids Platyhelminthes Nematodes Arthropods Echinoderms Chordates

(Porifera) (Cnidaria) (Mollusca) (Annelidia) (Platyhelminthes) (Nematoda) (Arthropodia) (Echinodermata) (Chordata)

Insects Crustaceans Chilopodan Diplopodan Arachnids

(Insecta) (Crustacea) (Chilopoda) (Diplopoda) (Arachnida)

Coleopteran Dipteran Lepidoptera Hymenopteran Hemipteran Blattodea Orthopteran

(Beetle) (Fly) (Moth / Butterfly) (Ant) (True Bug) (Cockroach) (Grasshopper)

and more

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 The Animal Kingdom
(Kingdom Animalia)

Porifera Cnidaria Molluscs Annelids Platyhelminthes Nematodes Arthropods Echinoderms Chordates

(Porifera) (Cnidaria) (Mollusca) (Annelidia) (Platyhelminthes) (Nematoda) (Arthropodia) (Echinodermata) (Chordata)

Insects Crustaceans Chilopodan Diplopodan Arachnids

(Insecta) (Crustacea) (Chilopoda) (Diplopoda) (Arachnida)

Coleopteran Dipteran Lepidoptera Hymenopteran Hemipteran Blattodea Orthopteran

(Beetle) (Fly) (Moth / Butterfly) (Ant) (True Bug) (Cockroach) (Grasshopper)

and more

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 The Animal Kingdom
(Kingdom Animalia)

Porifera Cnidaria Molluscs Annelids Platyhelminthes Nematodes Arthropods Echinoderms Chordates

(Porifera) (Cnidaria) (Mollusca) (Annelidia) (Platyhelminthes) (Nematoda) (Arthropodia) (Echinodermata) (Chordata)

and more

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 The Animal Kingdom
(Kingdom Animalia)

Porifera Cnidaria Molluscs Annelids Platyhelminthes Nematodes Arthropods Echinoderms Chordates

(Porifera) (Cnidaria) (Mollusca) (Annelidia) (Platyhelminthes) (Nematoda) (Arthropodia) (Echinodermata) (Chordata)

and more

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 Class Diplopoda (Millipedes) Class Crustacea
Characteristics: (Crustaceans)
 1 pair of antennae
Characteristics:
 Body is composed of many  Has several body segments
segments  Segments may be fused
 2 pair of legs in each body
 Number of legs varies
segment  2 pairs of antennae

Class Chilopoda (Centipedes) Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Characteristics: Characteristics:
 1 pair of antennae  2 body segments (cephalothorax and
 Body is composed of many segments abdomen)
 2 pair of legs in each body segment  It has 8 legs
 The first pair of legs are modified to  Has 1 pair of chelicerae (mouthparts)
form venomous fangs  No antennae

Class Insecta (Insects)

Characteristics:
 3 body segments (head, thorax,
abdomen)
 It has 6 legs
 1 pair of antennae

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 Insects Crustaceans Chilopodan Diplopodan Arachnids

Bee Crab Centipede Millipede Spider

Moth Shrimp Scorpion

Cut each of the pictures for your sorting activity.

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 Insects Crustaceans Chilopodan Diplopodan Arachnids

Beetle Lobster Tick

Fly Barnacles Mite

Cut each of the pictures for your sorting activity.

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 Control Chart

Insects Crustaceans Chilopodan Diplopodan Arachnids

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Use these cards to form the Arthropod Chart. Can also be used as a control card for 3 part cards.

Arachnid Insect

Crustacean Chilopodan

Diplopodan Coleopteran
(Beetle)

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Use these cards to form the Arthropod Chart. Can also be used as a control card for 3 part cards.

Orthopteran Blattodea
(Grasshopper) (Cockroach)

Dipteran Lepidopteran
(Fly) (Butterfly, Moths)

Hymenopteran Hemipteran
(Ant) (True Bug)

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 Arthropod Picture Cards

Arthropoda
Arachnida
 Ticks
 Mites
 Spiders
 Scorpions
Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Insecta
 Paleoptera (Mayflies, Damselflies, Dragonflies
 Exopteryogota (Cockroach, Termites, Mantids)
 Endopterygota (Beetles, Fleas, Butterflies)
Crustacea
 Barnacles
 Piilbugs
 Crabs
 Lobster
 Crayfish

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 tick spider scorpion

centipede millipede pillbug

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 barnacles crayfish crab

lobster shrimp mayflies

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 damselfly dragonfly cockroach

termite mantis earwig

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 grasshopper cricket true bug

aphid lacewing beetle

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 ladybird firefly fly

mosquito walking stick leaf insect

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 butterfly moth bee

wasp ant skipper

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 tick spider scorpion

centipede millipede pillbug

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 barnacles crayfish crab

lobster shrimp mayflies

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 damselfly dragonfly cockroach

termite mantis earwig

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 grasshopper cricket true bug

aphid lacewing beetle

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 ladybird firefly fly

mosquito walking stick leaf insect

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 butterfly moth bee

wasp ant skipper

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 Ticks, Mites
(Acarina)

 These are wingless animals with no antennae and usually with flat
or round bodies.
 The adult has eight legs and many of which are microscopic.
 Ticks only feed on blood of animals and are responsible for
spreading diseases.
 Their mouthparts are designed to pierce and suck blood.
 Ticks are generally born without disease agents but rather they
acquire it during various feedings then pass the disease to other
animals and humans.
 Stages of development: Larvae -> Young -> Adult

Spiders
(Araneae)

 Wingless animals that have six to eight eyes and bodies that vary in
size and shape.
 The young and adults have eight legs and a pair of palpi by the
mouth.
 In the mouthparts are a pair of chelicerae each with a piercing
tooth. Spiders use this to manipulate the captured prey.
 Most spiders spin webs to capture their prey or as a refuge.
 Some spiders are venomous like the widow spiders. These and
other reclusive spiders should be avoided.
 Spiders live in very dry climates. They are the most diversified living
creatures in the world.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Young -> Adult

Scorpions
(Scorpiones)

 These animals have broader bodies and taper to a tail.

 The tail has a stinger at the tip and it is usually held over the body.
 The frontal appendages are enlarged into pincers.
 They have four pairs of walking legs, with two eyes on top of the
head region and two to five along the side of the head.
 Scorpions are found all over the world except Antarctica.
 They tend to live in the ground but are also found living in trees.
They love to be in the sand and enjoy staying under the rocks.
 Scorpions are sensitive to the light so they hide during the day.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Young -> Adult

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 Centipedes
(Chilopoda)

 These are flat, reddish brown creatures, with segmented body, an

antennae and usually around 1 inch in length.
 The first pair of their legs are modified venomous jaws that are used
to catch insects.
 They have one pair of legs per body segment and moves rapidly.
 They prefer dark, damp environment like under the leaves, barks,
logs or in the basement.
 Centipedes are active at night unless disturbed in their hiding places.
 The name centipede means ‘hundred legs’. In tropical regions, some
centipede can get up to a foot long.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Young -> Adult

Millipedes
(Araneae)

 Millipedes are long, slow moving and looks like a worm. Their body
is usually round.
 Some species emit foul smelling fluids through the opening of their
sides.
 They have two pairs of legs on each body segment.
 They grow from 1 inch to 12 inches.
 Millipedes are usually scavengers on dead arthropods and organic
matter.
 They are active at night.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Young -> Adult

Pillbugs
(Crustacea-Malacostraca-Isopoda)

 These are scavengers that prefer moist habitats with organic

matter. They hide during the day under rocks, boards and other
structures.
 They have a number of rounded body segments and seven pairs of
legs.
 Pillbugs are capable of rolling into a tight ball when disturbed. They
are commonly called ‘Rollie Pollie”.
 The female can lay up to 100 eggs and they grow by molting or
shedding their skin.
 Since they are crustaceans, they breathe with gills and need
humidity or moisture to survive.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Young -> Adult

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 Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps, Crayfish
(Crustacea-Malacostraca-Decapoda)

 They are the most familiar of all crustaceans.

 They vary in sizes, ranging from tiny pea crabs to giant Japanese
spider crab
 All decapods have the same body plans with three body regions:
head, thorax and abdomen. The head and thorax are closely joined
together or fused.
 Mostly found in shallow warm waters.
 Most of them are scavengers.
 They all have gills which they use to breathe in water.
 All decapods have the ability to regenerate.

Butterflies and Moths

(Lepidoptera)

 These insects have four well developed wings covered with scales.
 They are found in all continents except polar regions.
 The larvae stages are worm-like. Some known are caterpillars,
cutworms or hornworms.
 As caterpillars their mouthparts are made for chewing and they
eat plants. As Adult their mouthparts are made sucking nectars
from the flowers.
 Many of the butterflies are brightly colored and fly by day.
 Moths have fat ,hairy bodies, and feathery antennae.
 Every species has its own wing patterns just like humans have
their fingerprints.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Larvae -> Chrysalis—> Adult

Wasps, Bees, Ants

(Hymenoptera)

 This group of insects have wings with the front pair larger than the
hind pair. Some of them are wingless.
 They are narrow-waisted insects and have hairy bodies.
 The mouthparts are formed for chewing or can be both for
chewing and sucking.
 Their bodies are tapered greatly between thorax and abdomen.
 There are about 100,000 known species of this group.
 For females the abdomen is usually furnished with stingers.
 Some of them are predators, some parasitic, some are feeders
that feeds on foliage and some eat pollen and nectar.
 Stage of development: Egg -> Larva -> Pupa -> Adult

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 Damselflies and Dragonflies
(Odonata)

 Large insects with two pair of wings.

 They have large compound eyes and bristle like antennae.
 Usually found near water and within a few miles of the place
where their eggs hatched.
 As a larvae it eats tadpoles and small fishes. As an adult it eats
other small insects and their favorite are mosquitoes.
 They hover like a helicopter and fly rapidly.
 The largest living dragonfly lives 250 million years ago and the
wingspan is over three feet.
 Dragonflies have 30,000 separate lenses in each of its
compound eyes.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Nymph -> Adult

Cockroach
(Blattodea)

 Cockroaches are general feeders and they prefer fatty and starchy
materials.
 Their legs are made for running and they can move rapidly.
 They have flattened body, with their head concealed from above of
their body coverings.
 Some of their species invade homes where they contaminate food
and spread diseases.
 They have unpleasant odor.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Nymph -> Adult

Mayflies
(Ephemeroptera)

 These are delicate insects with triangular shaped wings.

 They have long front legs and two or three long, tail-like
appendages.
 These insects spend most of its time as a larvae in the water and
found mostly in North America.
 As a larvae it eats algae and when it becomes an adult it cannot eat
because it doesn’t have a functional mouth.
 Adults simply mate and lay eggs.
 It is known that mayflies have been around since before the
dinosaurs existed.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Naiad -> Adult

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 Termites
(Isoptera)

 Termites have bead like antennae, and wings are sometimes

present or absent depending on the species.
 The Workers are usually small and have soft bodies, in yellowish or
whitish color that lives in colonies in wood.
 Swarmers have dark bodies and four veined wings.
 The termite swarmers leave their colonies to mate and search for
new nesting grounds.
 Termites do millions of dollars in damage to houses in each year.
 They feed and can digest wood.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Nymph -> Adult

Praying Mantis
(Mantodea)

 These are large elongated insects that moves very slowly.

 The only insect that can turn its head side to side. It bites the back
of its prey to paralyze.
 Found in places with warm climates, on bushes, houses and trees or
in any structure where it can find another insect to eat.
 Has a triangular shaped head with very long torso and back legs
that are similar to that of a grasshopper. The frontal legs have
spines and are held upright.
 Their front legs are modified for grasping prey.
 They eat a variety of insects and are considered as biological
control agents.
 Stages o f Development: Egg -> Nymph -> Adult.

Earwigs
(Dermaptera)

 These insects prefer dark, moist environments and can be usually

found under logs, bark or leaves.
 These are medium sized insects that have four wings and at the end
of their abdomen there’s a venomous pincher which they use to
catch their prey.
 It eats both live and dead plants and insects.
 Earwig got its name from the myth that it would crawl into your ear
if you slept on the ground.
 There are about 1,700 species of Earwigs in the world.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Nymph -> Adult

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 Grasshoppers, Katydids, Crickets
(Orthoptera)

 These insects have long antennae and their legs vary according to
species.
 Generally, they have two pairs of veined-wings.
 Their nymphs look a lot like the adults.
 Some members of this group like locusts can be destructive to
crops.
 Grasshoppers have powerful back legs that they use for jumping.
 Crickets and grasshoppers make sound by rubbing their hind legs
across their forewings.
 Found on crops, fields and gardens in all climates worldwide.
 They eat only plants.
 Stages o f Development: Egg -> Nymph -> Adult.

Walking Sticks, Leaf Insects

(Phasmatodea)

 These insects have elongated bodies.

 The are usually found on bushes or in small trees. It hides by
looking like a twig or plant.
 It eats only at night, and it feasts on plants and stems.
 Has a built-in camouflage that helps it appear to look like a
plant. It ranges from 1 inch to 1 foot in length depending on the
kind of species.
 Walking sticks have the ability to regenerate their broken limbs.
 A female can reproduce other females.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Nymph -> Adult

True Bugs, Aphids

(Hemiptera)

 These insects have beak arising from the front of the head.
They have long antennae with two pairs of wings.
 The wings are usually flattened and in a shield shape.
 Some of them emit unpleasant smell as a method of defense.
 These insects are found on plants, animals or in water.
 Some of them are considered destructive for they cause
considerable plant damage due to their excessive feeding.
 Others are considered beneficial because they feed on other
insects.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Nymph -> Adult.

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 Lacewings
(Neuroptera)

 These are fragile insects that have net-like veined wings.

 As a larvae their mouthparts are made for piercing and sucking,
while adults are modified for chewing.
 Adult green lacewings can be found all throughout the year.
 They have relatively large compound eyes.
 Lacewings are common in Australia and can be found in almost
all habitat.
 They are found in vegetation, such as flowering eucalypts and in
gardens and homes.
 Most of them, like the green lacewings are attracted to light at
night.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Nymph -> Adult

Beetles
(Coleoptera)

 These group of insects have hard shield-like front wings meeting

in a straight line down the middle of the back.
 They are found all over the worm in variety of climates and in
areas with high vegetation.
 Some beetles feed on plants, some eat other insects, some are
scavengers and some bore in wood.
 Some members of this insect group are also aquatic.
 Some beetles are good in playing dead to be less interesting to
their predators like birds and will pretend that they are dead for
hours at a time.
 Stages of development: Egg -> Larvae -> Pupa -> Adult

Flies
(Diptera)

 The group includes mosquitoes, midges, gnats and all manner of

flies.
 Flies are one of the biggest group of insects and common
everywhere.
 They only have one pair of proper wings (unlike other insects).
 Flies are always in the company of humans, or where there is
human activity or in homes.
 Their mouthparts are more on sucking and piercing.
 Harmful flies like mosquitoes can spread dangerous diseases
and their bite is painful.
 Stages o f Development: Egg ->Larva ->Pupa -> Adult.

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