Riddells Creek - Invertebrates and Insects
INVERTEBRATES (no backbone) |
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CLASS
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Insecta (Insects)
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Arachnida (Arachnids)
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Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
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Myriapoda (Myriapods)
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Gastropoda (Gastropods)
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Annelida (Annelids)
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FEATURES
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3 pairs of legs |
4 pairs of legs |
more than 4 pairs of legs, usually less than nine |
9 pairs of legs or more |
no legs, soft body, no body segments |
no legs, soft body, body segmented |
EXAMPLES
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bees, beetles, flies, ants, cockroaches, grasshoppers, butterflies, moths, wasps |
spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks |
yabbies, slaters/woodlice |
millipedes, centipedes |
snails, slugs |
worms, leeches |
Insects are by far the largest class of invertebrates. Insects are split in the following way.
INSECT ORDERS
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| ORDER | COMMON NAME |
| Apterygotes: Wingless | |
| Archaeognatha | Bristletails |
| Thysanura | Silverfish |
| Pterygotes: Mostly Winged in the Adult Stage | |
| Expterygota: External wing development, & the immature stages (nymphs/instars) are similar to the adults (ie. not larvae). | |
| Ephemeroptera | Mayflies |
| Odonata | Dragonflies & Damselflies |
| Plecoptera | Stoneflies |
| Blattodea | Cockroaches |
| Isoptera | Termites |
| Mantodea | Praying Mantis |
| Dermaptera | Earwigs |
| Orthoptera | Grasshoppers & Crickets |
| Phasmatodea | Stick & Leaf Insects |
| Embioptera | Web-spinners & Embiids |
| Psocoptera | Booklice |
| Phthiraptera | Lice |
| Hemiptera | True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids & Scale Insects |
| Thysanoptera | Thrips |
| Endopterygota: Internal wing development, & the immature stages are different to the adults (larvae), including a pupal stage. | |
| Megaloptera | Alderflies & Dobsonflies |
| Neuroptera | Lacewings & Antlions |
| Coleoptera | Beetles |
| Strepsiptera | Stylopids |
| Mecoptera | Scorpion Flies |
| Siphonaptera | Fleas |
| Diptera | Flies |
| Trichoptera | Caddis-flies |
| Lepidoptera | Moths & Butterflies |
| Hymenoptera | Bees, Ants, Wasps & Sawflies |
More information on insects & other invertebrates.
Good book about insects:
"A Field Guide to Insects in Australia" by Paul Zborowski & Ross Storey.
If you have photos of insects or any invertebrate taken in Riddells Creek
and would like to submit them, send them to Russell & Gill Best.