1.

These are structures that grow from the main

body.
APPEND_ _ _
2. A structure used by insects to detect any stimulus,
ANTEN_ _ _
3. You can almost see this in your house especially in
the ceilings.
SPID_ _
4.These are small invertebrates and you can see this
flying.
INSE_ _
5. They are used by insects in order to fly.
WIN_ _
 Number of Legs
Classification
Arthropods Movement (Six - Legged/
(Insects/
(Crawl/ Fly) Eight Legged)
Arachnids)
1. What characteristics do insects have
in common?

2. What characteristics do arachnids

have in common?
 Arthropoda or Arthropods are joint-legged
animals.
 Their bodies and legs are made up of sections.
 They have an outside shell called the
exoskeleton
 Insects are small, six-legged animals or have three pairs
of walking legs, one or two pairs of wings and a pair of
antennae.
Their bodies are divided into three parts: the head, the
thorax, and the abdomen.
Bees, ants, wasps, butterflies, cockroaches, ladybugs,
fireflies, termites, moths and grasshoppers are insects.
 Arachnids have four pairs of walking legs.
They have spinnerets with which they spin
silk thread into webs, cocoons
Examples of arachnids are scorpions,
mites, ticks and spiders.
Direction: Identify the animals being described in
the following sentences. Write INSECT and SPIDER
on your answer sheet.

1. It has eight legs.

2. It has six legs.
3. It has wings.
4. It doesn’t fly.
5. It has a head, thorax and body.