User:Alandmanson/Arthropods of Africa

A collection of stories about arthropods in Africa.

Some general information about arthrodpods:
Arthropods are invertebrate animals that have:
 * an exoskeleton - a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised with calcium carbonate;
 * a segmented body; and
 * are bilaterally symmetrical with paired jointed limbs.

In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting, a process whereby they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one.

They are an extremely diverse group, with up to 10 million species.

Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda.

The Arthropod Story by the Understanding Evolution team