Monday, September 12, 2011

B) Characteristics of phylum Chilopoda


1)     Body is flattened dorso-ventrally and long.
2)     Body is divided into head and trunk.
3)     The head of it has a pair of antennae, a pair of mandibles a pair of maxillae.
4)     The trunk is segmented with a pair of legs.
5)     The first pair of legs is modified into poison claws.
6)     They are  carnivorous ,active and hunt their prey.

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