Glossary
Here there are a list of words and terminology related to minibeasts to remind you what they mean. They are in alphabetical order.
- Arachnid: An arthropod with 8 legs and 4 mouth parts. E.g. spider or scorpion.
- Arthropod: An invertebrate with jointed limbs and an external skeleton.
- Crustacean: An arthropod with a hard shell for protection, and mandibles to eat. E.g. crab or lobster
- Insect: An arthropod with 3 body sections, 3 pairs of legs, antennae and usually wings. E.g. butterfly, grasshopper, fly.
- Living thing: An object or creature which demonstrates the 7 features of movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition.
- Myriapod: An arthropod with a long body, and many feet. Two types, centipedes and millipedes.
- Respiration: The act of breathing.