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Classification
Classification
a. Crustaceans:
Characteristics:
i. Arthropods with more than four pairs of jointed legs not millipede or centipede.
ii. Breathe through gills.
For examples: crabs, lobsters and woodlice
b. Arachnids:
Characteristics:
iii. Arthropods with four pairs of jointed legs
iv. breathe through gills called book lungs.
For examples: spiders, ticks and scorpions.
c. Insects:
Characteristics:
v. Arthropods with three pairs of jointed legs.
vi. Two pairs of wings (one or both may be vestigial)
For examples: crabs, lobsters and woodlice