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arthropods

Rhaconotus formicoides

Classification

Class
Insecta

Arthropods ( AR-thrə-pod) are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised with calcium carbonate, a body with differentiated (metameric) segments, and paired jointed appendages. In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting, a process by which they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1