Sunday, July 31, 2016

Animal with a Segmented Body

This is a photo of an ant. An ant has a segmented body. Segmentation is a division into separate parts or sections. In biology, this refers to the subdivision of the body of an organism into recurring segments. A segmented body is hypothesized to be an adaptation producing mobility and flexibility for an organism, increasing movement and range of motion. An ant, as seen above, is segmented into three parts: a head, thorax, and abdomen.

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