jointed legs
Insect locomotion apparatus
Jointed legs are limbs with segments connected by flexible joints, allowing bending and movement.
The term appears most often in biology, where it defines arthropods—insects, spiders, crustaceans, and their relatives.
The Greek root arthropod literally means "jointed foot." Beetles, like all insects, have six jointed legs.
- centipedeMulti-segmented, many-legged predator
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
- sea spiderSpindly marine arthropod
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
body segments · invertebrate · insect · articulation · extension · flexion · millipede · creepy crawly · exosuit · antennae · locomotion · biomimicry · walking robot · scorpion · arachnid · trilobite · skitter · appendage
locomotion mechanism
jointed legslimbless
Without arms or legs
cilia · flagella · slithering · hydrostatic skeleton · jet propulsion