Riddells Creek - Invertebrates and Insects
INVERTEBRATES (no backbone) |
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Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
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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 |
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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.
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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. |
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