Invertebrates 1-24
23 entries in the Invertebrates compendium.
AnnelidThey exist in various ecologies—marine environments such as tidal zones and hydrothermal vAntEusocial insects of the family Formicidae, found worldwide except Antarctica.AphidSmall sap-sucking insects with rapid asexual reproduction and telescoping generations.ArachnidEight-legged arthropods with chelicerae and pedipalps.ArthropodInvertebrates with jointed limbs and exoskeletons, dominating animal diversity.Bed bugBlood-feeding insects that infest homes and cause skin irritation.BeeThey are herbivores that feed on nectar and pollen, found on every continent except AntarcBivalviaAquatic molluscs with hinged shells, lacking a head.Black flySmall flies that bite and spread river blindness.Body louseA blood-feeding louse that spreads typhus and other diseases.Bombyx moriDomesticated silk moth, primary producer of silk.BotflyFlies whose larvae are internal parasites of mammals.BryozoaColonial filter-feeders with a lophophore, known since the early Cambrian.CalliphoridaeA family of metallic flies, often found on carrion.Carpenter antWood-excavating ants that farm aphids and cause structural damage.CentipedeVenomous, multi-legged predators found worldwide in moist habitats.CestodaParasitic flatworms that live in vertebrate intestines.ChelicerataArthropod subphylum including spiders, scorpions, and horseshoe crabs.CnidariaAquatic invertebrates with stinging cells and a decentralized nerve net.CrustaceanMandibulate arthropods with biramous limbs and a nauplius larval stage.DecapodDecapods are crustaceans with ten legs, including crabs, lobsters, and shrimp.EarthwormSoil-dwelling annelids vital to decomposition and soil health.EchinodermMarine animals with five-pointed radial symmetry and unique water vascular system.
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