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Refers to a large group of invertebrates, such as centipedes, millipedes, crustaceans, and insects, characterized by their exoskeletons, jointed legs, and symmetrical, segmented bodies.
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Arthropod
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A chemical reaction in this insect’s body lets it spray a boiling hot, caustic chemical spray from its abdomen as a defense mechanism against predators.
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B
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Bombardier beetle
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The “cigarette snail”, an ornate snail species whose sting is so venomous, one only has time to smoke one last cigarette before they die, is a type of this predatory marine snail.
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C
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Cone snail
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A slender, delicate, metallic blue insect with two sets of wings, which lives near the water and feeds on mosquitoes.
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D
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Damselfly
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These burrowing, segmented roundworms are commonly seen following a heavy rain, and play a major role in soil health as decomposers. They also have five hearts.
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E
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Earthworm
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These soft beetles, also called lightning bugs, are known for their bioluminescence.
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Firefly
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Some believe legends of the Kraken to have been inspired by this behemoth of the deep.
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G
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Giant squid
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These ancient creatures are over 400 million years old, and, despite their name, are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than crabs.
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H
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Horseshoe crab
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The larvae of geometer moths are commonly known as this, and are roughly 2.5cm long.
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I
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Inchworm
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These metallic green and copper beetles are native to Asia, and have become a significant invasive species in the North American ecosystem.
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Japanese beetle
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These small, sheimp-like crustaceans are a major food source of many different whale species.
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Krill
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These minuscule creatures sound phoenetically similar to a country in Asia.
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Louse
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A phylum of aquatic animals that include oysters, clams, snails, and cephalopods.
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Mollusca
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A cephalopod member of the above, with a large, chambered shell.
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Nautilus
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This group of spiders is known for building large, intricate, circular webs, known as orb webs.
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O
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Orb-weaver spider
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Easily mistaken for a jellyfish, these organisms are actually colonies of zooids, which work together to form an entity with a gas-filled float and venomous, stinging tentacles.
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Portuguese man-o’-war
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A round, hard-shelled clam, which is the namesake of a fictional city in Rhode Island.
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Quahog
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While these creatures, also known as pill bugs, appear insectoid, they are actually crustaceans.
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Roly-poly
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These marine invertebrates have a symbiotic relationship with animals such as clownfish, which are immune to their stings and find shelter in their many tentacles.
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Sea anemone
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These small, pesky creatures, known for burrowing into decaying plant material, live underground and, with the exception of queens and kings, do not have eyes.
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Termite
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While this word originally referred to hedgehogs, it is now associated with a type of spiny, venomous sea creature.
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Urchin
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These small, red cephalopods have eight tentacles, connected by webbing, and is not a squid or octopus, but belongs to its own order, Vampyromorpha.
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Vampire squid
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These long-nosed insects are notorious for infesting grains such as rice.
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Weevil
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The order of H, named for a Greek weapon.
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Xiphosura
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A species of social wasps with yellow and black stripes, known for their aggression and tendency to sting.
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Yellowjacket
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These large, aggressive hornets have black and cream colored stripes, and often dwell in plants such as trumpet vines.
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Zebra hornet
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