FUN FACTS ABOUT THE CHELICERTA
-They belong to the Anthropoda group. They have a segmented body, and jointed legs. However, unlike most other Anthropodas, they only have two body sections, the prosoma and the abdomen. Also unlike most Anthropodas, they have no antennae.
-They have to pre-process their food in cavaties because their bodies can't digest solid food.
-They have cuticles on their bodies that are supposed to block out the outside, but the sensors that penetrate those cuticles are what connect to the nervous and allow for the senses to work.
-There are few gaps in the fossil record for the Chelicerta because their bodies are made of organic material that decompose very quickly into the ground.
-Some of the biggest types of Chelicerta are certain kinds of spiders, ticks, and mites.
-They first evolved 445 million years ago
-They were the first land animals
-They belong to the Anthropoda group. They have a segmented body, and jointed legs. However, unlike most other Anthropodas, they only have two body sections, the prosoma and the abdomen. Also unlike most Anthropodas, they have no antennae.
-They have to pre-process their food in cavaties because their bodies can't digest solid food.
-They have cuticles on their bodies that are supposed to block out the outside, but the sensors that penetrate those cuticles are what connect to the nervous and allow for the senses to work.
-There are few gaps in the fossil record for the Chelicerta because their bodies are made of organic material that decompose very quickly into the ground.
-Some of the biggest types of Chelicerta are certain kinds of spiders, ticks, and mites.
-They first evolved 445 million years ago
-They were the first land animals