Amazing Arthropods!
Kate Salsky Pre-Ap Biology March th, 2014 - VU
Objectives:
Crayfish Background Information:
Scientific name: Astacoidea
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Habitat: Crayfish can be found in most aquatic and semi-aquatic environments throughout the United States and Canada.Crayfish can be found in about any body of water that isn't contaminated with pollution.
Predators: muskrats, raccoons, owls, hawks, snakes, turtles
Prey: frogs/toads, flies, algae, worms
Adaptations: One major adaptation that crayfish have is their eyes that are on short stems that move around, allowing them to see in all directions. They also have two pairs of antennae that help detect movement in the water. Another adaptation that crayfish possess are their shell color. Crayfish colors range from brown, to yellow, to green, reflecting the main colors of their habitats.
Grasshopper Background Information:
Scientific name: Caelifera
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Habitat: Grasshoppers are found on all continents except Antarctica. They are found all over, and are classified as terrestrial.
Predators: ants, beetles, wasps, frogs, toads, lizards, snakes, birds.
Prey: Grasshoppers are herbivores, so they only eat plants. They mostly eat leaves, but also flowers, stems and seeds during a leave shortage.
Adaptations: One of the grasshopper's most significant adaptations are its strong hind legs. Grasshoppers are able to flex the muscles in their hind legs without moving them. This enables it to attain much higher stress levels in the muscle, giving it more potential energy. By releasing all this energy at once the grasshopper can generate an explosive catapult-like force that can launch it great distances.
Crayfish Respiratory System
A main factor of the respiratory system of a crayfish, is the fact that is has the advantage to be able to breathe underwater due to their gills. The crayfish's gills are located on the outside of the body between the body wall and carapace. These gills are attached to the walking legs, so when the crayfish walks the gills spread out, allowing oxygen to be able to enter.
Crayfish internal features
Gill and walking leg
Crayfish gills
Grasshopper Respiratory System
Works Cited:
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Acrididae/
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/crayfish_(cambarus).htm
http://animals.pawnation.com/crayfish-adaptations-5605.html
http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2012/schiappa_char/adaptation.htm
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/T/Tracheal_Breathing.html
http://comparativeanatomybiology.weebly.com/grasshopper-anatomy.html