types:
arácnido
air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
miriópodo
general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes
tardígrado
an arthropod of the division Tardigrada
ciempiés,
escolopendra
chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
cardador,
milpiés,
miriápodo,
miriópodo
any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs
picnogónido
any of various small spiderlike marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs
merostoma
used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida
euriptérido
large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs
pentastómido
wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals
crustáceo
any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
onicóforo
any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
insecto
small air-breathing arthropod
alacrán,
escorpión
arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
araña
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
decápodo
crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
branquiópodo
aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
copépodo
minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish
ostrácodo
tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
percebe
marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
colémbolo
any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water
proturo
any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter
coleóptero,
escarabajo
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
piojo
wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
pulga
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
díptero
insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
himenóptero
insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
termes,
termita
whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
ortóptero
any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
hemíptero
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
heteróptero
true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips
homóptero
insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
psocóptero
small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs
plecóptero
primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones
neuróptero
insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
odonato
large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
tisanuro
primitive wingless insects: bristletail
cortapicos,
tijereta
any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
lepidóptero
insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
pupa
an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
imago
an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
reina
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs