An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda, and include the insects, arachnids, and crustaceans. If the arthropod isn't contributing to the scene, consider using ambient_arthropod instead.

Chelicerates

• arachnid
• camel_spider
• scorpion
• spider
• tarantula
• tick
• vinegaroon
• horseshoe_crab

Crustaceans

• barnacle
• crab
• crawfish
• hermit_crab
• isopod
• lobster
• shrimp

Myriapods

• myriapod
• millipede
• centipede

Trilobites

Hexapods

Insects (incomplete)

• ant
• army_ant
• fire_ant
• honeypot_ant
• antlion
• bee
• beetle
• firefly
• ladybug
• rhinoceros_beetle
• scarab
• stag_beetle
• cicada
• treehopper
• cockroach
• earwig
• flea
• fly
• bee_fly
• blow_fly
• botfly
• crane_fly
• horsefly
• lepidopteran - winged insects with proboscises; butterflies, moths, etc.
• butterfly
• marpesia_furcula
• moth
• pellucid_hawk_moth
• mantidfly
• mantis
• european_dwarf_mantis
• flower_mantis
• devil's_flower_mantis
• orchid_mantis
• glass_mantis
• stick_mantis
• mosquito
• odonata - insects with long abdomens and 2 pairs of wings; dragonfly, damselfly, etc
• damselfly
• dragonfly
• orthoptera - insects with cylindrical bodies and elongated hindlegs; grasshoppers, crickets, etc.
• cricket
• grasshopper
• locust
• phasmid (stick-bug)
• silverfish
• snakefly
• termite
• wasp
• hornet

• insectoid

Springtails

See also

• annelid
• mollusk
• vespoid

Forum discussion

• forum #189186 - Arthropod discussion: insects, arachnids, crustaceans, etc. (Apr. 2016)