Sometimes we lump all these creepy crawlies under the term “arthropods,” which includes invertebrate (no spine) animals with a segmented body and jointed appendages. Examples of arthropods include ...

They’re also one of the world’s largest arthropods, animals with no backbone, external skeletons, and multiple-jointed appendages. In this crab’s case, those appendages are its 10 legs.

An ant is classified as a terrestrial arthropod an invertebrate insect with exoskeletons and jointed appendages belonging to ...