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What is an Arthropod?
Arthropods are eukaryotic multicellular heterotrophic organisms that obtain nutrients by ingestion. Arthropods are members of the most diverse phylum in the animal kingdom. They are named for their jointed appendages.
What is Arthropod's jointed appendages?
Arthropod's appendages of different segments are variously adapted for walking, feeding, sensory reception, swimming and defense. Thanks to the evolutionary flexibility of their segments and appendages, it contributes to the great diversification of arthropods.
What is the diversification of Arthropods?
The estimation about the total arthropod population numbers is a billion billion individuals, but only a million species has identified, mostly insects. They must be regarded as the most successful animal phylum. The major groups of Arthropods are Arachnids, Crustaceans, Millipedes and Centipedes, Insects