arthropod

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Beyond cephalopods, xanthommatin is also found in insects within the arthropod group, contributing to the brilliant orange and yellow hues of monarch butterfly wings and the bright reds seen in dragonfly bodies and fly eyes.

From Science Daily

Their analysis shows that over the past five centuries, extinctions among plants, arthropods, and land vertebrates actually reached their highest point about a century ago and have been declining since.

From Science Daily

Her manner of speech is otherworldly, like an arthropod testing out human vocal folds.

From Los Angeles Times

Ticks are active throughout the year in California, but risk typically peaks in the spring when the biting arthropods are born, and in fall, after the first rains.

From Los Angeles Times

Machado notes that in arthropods, a group that includes the centipede, maternal care is associated with rough conditions.

From Salon