Families of invertebrates around the world.

1. 97% of all animals on earth are
invertebrates and they live
everywhere!

3. There are lots of different
invertebrates.
Scientists discover new invertebrates
everyday!

5. Mollusks have a soft and muscular body, sometimes
protected by a shell.
Some mollusks live on land.
Snail Slug

6. Some mollusks live in the sea.
Mussels
Clams
Octopus
Nautilus
Squid

7. They have a soft body called umbrella and often long
tentacles.
Their mouth is their anus too!
They live in the sea.
There’s a lot of types of jellyfish!

8. They have soft bodies covered with little holes.
They can’t move.
They take oxygen and food through the holes.
There are lots of species of sponges.

9. They have a soft body protected by spikes or hard
skin.
They often have bright colours.
They have a lot of arms.
They live in the sea.
Starfish
Sea
Urchins

10. They have a soft, long body, often divided into
segments.
earthworm
leech

11. Almost all animals on earth are arthropods.
They live in the water, on land and in the air.
They have head, thorax and abdomen,
Jointed legs and an exoskeleton.

12. Ant
Wasp
Mosquito Dragonfly
FlyGrasshopper
Butterfly
Bee
Ladybird
Praying Mantis
Cricket

13. Tarantula
Spider
Scorpion

14. Crustaceans are arthropods
Crab
Lobster
Shrimp

15. Milipede
Centipede