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What Is An Arthropod?
What is an Arthropod? Well you see them about every day even in the cold months. One easy way to determine an Arthropod is that they always have segmented bodies which means they have 2 or 3 segmented body parts. Another way is that they usually have many jointed legs. They also have an exoskeleton so they have a suit of armor on almost. They are also cold blooded. Some examples of Arthropods are spiders, lobsters, crabs, insects, crayfish, krill, and scorpions. Also, about 85% of animals are Arthropods. Arthropods fly,creep, and crawl.They live in ponds to streams to oceans,they are everywhere.To crabs to krill,to lobsters and to spiders.

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