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Body Part | °°° | °°° | °°° | °°° | °°° |
Legs/Body Parts | six | eight | six | 1 wide, muscular foot | zero |
Body Structure | exoskeleton; hard outer body | exoskeleton; hard outer body | exoskeleton; hard outer body; covered with hair | slugs = straight soft body snails = | head with mouth; body segments with bristles |
Antennae | used for smell & touch | none | used for smell and taste | tentacles on head (short & long pair) | none |
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Eyes | simple eyes on top; compound eyes on the side | have up to 8 simple eyes | 3 simples eyes on top; 2 compound eyes on sides | eyes on the end of the long tentacles | none |
Jaws | two sets | mandibles move sideways (laterally) to crush; fangs secrete poison | chewing mouthparts | sharp curved teeth | simple mouth |
Wings | some species have four | none | four transparent | none | none |
Metamorphosis | complete (4 stages) | molt as they grow | complete (4 stages) | -- | egg-filled cocoon |
Food | - small insects; - seeds & crumbs - honeydew created by aphids | - carnivorous - butterflies - destructive insect pests | - nectar from flowers | - plant material - slugs also eat snails and earthworms! | - organic matter (decaying animal & plant matter) |
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