Zoology

Zoology

Contributors in Zoology

Zoology

1) In animals, a multilayered, extracellular, external body covering, usually composed of fibrous molecules such as chitin or collagen, and sometimes strengthened by the deposition of minerals such ...

Compound eye

Biology; Zoology

Found in many but not all arthropods, a compound eye is composed of a large number of small, closely packed simple eyes (ommatidia), each with its own lens and nerve receptors.

Coelom

Biology; Zoology

Fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal; usually refers to a cavity lined with specialised tissue peritoneum in which the gut is suspended. The structure and development of the coelom is an ...

Chela

Biology; Zoology

The claw of an arthropod.

Cephalon

Biology; Zoology

In trilobites, the head shield bearing the eyes, antennae, and mouth. More info?

Brain

Biology; Zoology

Collection of nerve cells usually located at the anterior end of an animal, when present at all. The nerves coordinate information gathered by sense organs, locomotion, and most internal body ...

Book lung

Biology; Zoology

A set of soft overlapping flaps, covered up by a plate on the abdomen, through which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide given off. Characteristic of many terrestrial arachnids such as scorpions ...