Arachnids use chelicerae to attack their prey and disintegrate them with digestive enzymes. They can also use their pedipalps to grind the pray down some. Together it acts like a jaw.2.Arthropods are the most diverse group of animals. Describe some characteristics of arthropods that may have contributed to their great evolutionary success.3.What are some advantages and disadvantages of having an exoskeleton?
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- Spring '16
- Dr. Robert Tacker
- Biology, Spider, arthropods, b. Insecta
