arthropod

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An individual’s number of legs can vary because the arthropods grow additional body segments throughout their life.

From Science Magazine

He describes the shallow oceans of the early Cambrian period, for example, as being “filled with the spiky clatter of arthropod pincers.”

From Washington Post

Many species of bees and other arthropods will have been lost long before they ever even make it onto the endangered species list.

From Washington Post

That leaves plenty of seed that can self-sow, or be eaten by birds, and preserves an overwintering habitat in the leaf litter for arthropods.

From Seattle Times

The primary carnivores of this ecosystem were an extinct family of arthropods called radiodonts, named for their toothy, circular jaws.

From New York Times