Well-known examples of complete fossil insects and other related arthropods have been found embedded in pieces of Tertiary amber. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
Cephalomere: one of the head segments of an arthropod. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
He ditched me for an arthropod but I'm almost over it. From Wordnik.com. [sickdays] Reference
And I am not sure that arthropod sizes peaked in the paleozoic. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution as Feedback? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
In turn, those bird and arthropod species help control pest species. From Wordnik.com. [Agroforestry] Reference
Among arthropod invertebrates, 44.4% of the 6,378 species are endemic. From Wordnik.com. [Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests] Reference
For non-arthropod invertebrates, endemism is 28.8% out of 774 species. From Wordnik.com. [Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests] Reference
Swatted it quick, and came away with the crumpled arthropod in my palm. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Environmental Protection Agency, on arthropod-borne diseases to the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Contributor: Thomas Yuill] Reference
I believe the Japanese spider crab is the largest known modern arthropod. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution as Feedback? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
An insect is an arthropod with a three-part body and six legs (Figure 13.5). From Wordnik.com. [5. How plants live and grow] Reference
Biological control of arthropod pests in outdoor crops – the new challenge. From Wordnik.com. [Contributor: Lene Sigsgaard] Reference
They are the most abundant and diverse arthropod group in many benthic habitats. From Wordnik.com. [Arthropoda] Reference
I'm going to crush his little arthropod shell, destroy what's left of my father. From Wordnik.com. [Too Quiet on the Carpet] Reference
The Japanese spider crab is the largest living arthropod, with a leg span of 4 m. From Wordnik.com. [Crustacea] Reference
So arthropod and tetrapod legs are analogous, rather than homologous, structures. From Wordnik.com. [The Origin of Form Was Abrupt Not Gradual] Reference
However, arthropod eyes of this size are subject to light-induced retinal damage. From Wordnik.com. [Denton vs Squid; the eye as suboptimal design. - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
She looked back at the large arthropod who was carefully preening his left antenna. From Wordnik.com. [Nor Crystal Tears]
Above is a scratch-built arthropod-based vehicle from Dinotopia: The World Beneath. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
We're only claiming to have the suckiest state flower, and tastiest underwater arthropod. From Wordnik.com. [You Can't Get There from He-ah] Reference
The so-called giant sea scorpion was actually an arthropod — more like a spider, really. From Wordnik.com. [The Best: Extinct Animals, From an Elephant Bird to a 10-Foot-Long, Four-Eyed Spider] Reference
The ride into town was hard on his spine but mercifully devoid of arthropod companionship. From Wordnik.com. [A Call to Arms]
Chemical methods for the control of arthropod vectors and pests of public health importance. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Fossil hunters find 150kg of amber in Gujarat province containing over 700 arthropod specimens. From Wordnik.com. [Prehistoric creatures discovered in huge Indian amber haul] Reference
O'o'yan line techs fluttered among their larger colleagues like so many arthropod nectarsippers. From Wordnik.com. [A Call to Arms]
I turned out to be a symphylan, an arthropod in the class Symphyla, distant relatives of insects. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-12-01] Reference
I decided to do a little google detective work to see what I could find about her arthropod-lashes. From Wordnik.com. [Dlisted - Be Very Afraid] Reference
'Seasonal igapó'-forests of Central Amazonian blackwater rivers and their terrestrial arthropod fauna. From Wordnik.com. [Negro-Branco moist forests] Reference
Whirling, he was confronted by the Sight of a fivefoot‑long arthropod lying on its left side on his bed. From Wordnik.com. [Nor Crystal Tears]
A hunting spider scrambled across the open space, searching for some unfortunate arthropod smaller than itself. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Starfighter]
This includes 2 species of bird, 9 endemic land snails, and at least 450 arthropod species, including 50 endemics. From Wordnik.com. [Tuamotu tropical moist forests] Reference
Also, shade coffee plantations have been shown to harbor more bird and arthropod species than sun coffee plantations. From Wordnik.com. [Agroforestry] Reference
Festering, until the occasion of the arthropod bite had caused all of it to burst forth in the full flower of anxiety. From Wordnik.com. [Diuturnity's Dawn]
LASOTA, J.A. and DYBAS, R.A. (1991) Avermectins, a novel class of compounds: implications for use in arthropod pest control. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
Linger too long, and you could find yourself parboiled redder than the last dinner deliv-ery of unidentifiable alien arthropod. From Wordnik.com. [The Chronicles of Riddick]
After finding out about him, Peta had been able to convince City Crab and Seafood Restaurant in New York to spare this arthropod. From Wordnik.com. [140-Year Old Lobster Released Back into the Ocean] Reference
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