Saturday, August 27, 2011

Invertebrates - What are Crustaceans?

Crustaceans are arthropods. They are invertebrates (have no backbone).  Crustaceans have 2 or 3 body sections, 5 or more pairs of legs, and 2 pairs of antennae. Each body segment has a pair of legs or other type of appendage attached to it.

Examples of crustaceans are:
  •  crab
  •  shrimp
  •  lobster
  •  krill
  •  crayfish
  •  barnacles
  •  pill bugs
















Here are some books the students might enjoy reading to learn more about crustaceans.


About Crustaceans: A Guide for Children  I'm a Pill Bug (Nature: a Child's Eye View) 
 The Life Cycle of a Crayfish     Nature Close-Up - Pill Bugs & Sow Bugs and Other Custaceans 

How to Draw Cartoon Crustaceans (Kid's Guide to Drawing)  L Is For Lobster: A Maine Alphabet Edition 1. (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series)  A House for Hermit Crab (World of Eric Carle)


Clumsy Crab  Hermit Crabs (Pet Care for Kids) Hermit Crab's Home: Safe in a Shell (Smithsonian Oceanic) (Smithsonian Oceanic Collection)


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