 | Abdomen: The stomach of an insect. BACK |
| Antitoxin: An animal or human serum containing antitoxins. It is used in medicine to prevent or treat diseases caused by the action of biological toxins, such as tetanus, botulism, and diphtheria. BACK |
| Arachnid: any of various arthropods of the class Arachnidan, such as spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks, characterized by four pairs of segmented legs and a body that is divided into two regions, the cephalothoraxes and the abdomen. BACK |
| Arthropod: any number of invertebrate animals of the phylum Arthropoda including insects and arachnids, that are characterized by a hard exoskeleton and a segmented body with jointed legs. BACK |
| Beekeeper: a farmer who keeps bees for their honey. BACK |
| Camouflage: concealment or disguise by protective coloring. BACK |
| Carnivorous: an animal that eats other animals. BACK |
| Exoskeleton: a hard outer structure, such as the shell of an insect or crustacean, that provides protection or support for an organism. BACK |
| Hazardous: depending on chance; risky. BACK |
| Hybrid: something of mixed origin or composition. BACK |
| Physician: a person licensed to practice medicine; a medical doctor. BACK |
| Poisonous: capable of harming or killing by or as if by poison; toxic. BACK |
| Poison: substance that by its chemical action can kill or injure a living thing. BACK |
| Receptor: an organ that responds to simulations. BACK |
| Reptiles: any of various cold-blooded, usually egg-laying vertebrates of the class reptilia such as snake, lizard, crocodile, turtle, or dinosaur, having an external covering of scales or horny plates and breathing by means of lungs. BACK |
| Royal Jelly: a secretion of the pharyngeal glands of bees that is fed to very young larvae. BACK |
| Secretion: a substance that is generated by the blood or other cells (saliva) and is separate from the cells and is not a waste product. BACK |
| Spiracle: any of several tracheal openings in the exoskeleton of an insect or a spider. BACK |
| Specimen: an individual item or part representative of a class, genus, or whole. BACK |
| Stingers: a stinging organ or part. BACK |
| Thorax: a part in other vertebrates that corresponds to the human thorax. BACK |
| Venomous: a venomous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted by a bite or sting. BACK |