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The Arthropoda includes invertebrates such as insects, spiders, crustaceans, scorpions, and centipedes. Arthropods are a highly successful group of animals. They evolved more than 500 million years ago and are still going strong. They have colonized a vast variety of ecological niches around the globe and have evolved into a multitude of forms.

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Cucumber green spider - Araniella cucurbitinaCucumber Green SpiderAfrican yellow leg scorpion - Opistophthalmus carinatusAfrican Yellow Leg ScorpionHorseshoe crab - Limulus polyphemusHorseshoe CrabJumping spider - SalticidaeJumping Spider
Lesser marbled fritillary - Brenthis inoLesser Marbled FritillaryGhost crabs - OcypodeGhost CrabKatydid - TettigoniidaeKatydidMillipedes - DiplopodaMillipede
Porcelain crab - PorcellanidaePorcelain CrabRosy lobsterette - Nephropsis roseaRosy LobsteretteDragonfly - AnisopteraDragonflyLadybug - CoccinellidaeLadybug

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