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[[Image:450px-Spider black yellow.jpg|thumb|right|Spider in its web]]
[[Image:450px-Spider black yellow.jpg|thumb|right|Spider in its web]]
An '''arthropod''' is an invertebrate with an [[exoskeleton]], a segmented body and jointed limbs. Prominent groups of arthropods are the [[insect]]s, [[crustacean]]s, [[arachnid]]s ([[spider]]s and [[scorpion]]s), and the [[trilobite]]s.
An '''arthropod''' is an invertebrate with an [[exoskeleton]], a segmented body and jointed limbs. Prominent groups of arthropods are the [[insect]]s, [[crustacean]]s, [[arachnid]]s ([[spider]]s and [[scorpion]]s), and the [[extinct]] [[trilobite]]s.
Arthropods are classified under the phylum Arthropoda in the kingdom Animalia.
Arthropods are classified under the phylum Arthropoda in the kingdom Animalia.