16/08/2022
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The river crayfish is the supreme crayfish, a group of decapods that united highly organized crayfish, as well as crabs and shrimps. In all representatives of this order, the trunk consists of a constant number of segments: there are 4 head segments, 8 thoracic segments and 6 abdominal segments.
If you consider cancer, you can easily see that its trunk is two parts: the cephalothorax (which is a fused head and thoracic segments, the seam of fusion is clearly visible from the back) and a segmented abdomen ending in a wide tail. The cephalothorax is hidden under a hard shell of chitin — polysaccharide, and in addition is covered with calcium carbonate, which increases its strength.
The shell is the skeleton of a crustacean. It performs a protective function, the internal organs of cancer are securely hidden under it, and the arthropod muscles are attached to it. On his head there are two pairs of antennae or antennae, covered with bristles and having a very long length, so the name "antennae" is more suitable for this organ. They perform the function of smell and touch, so cancers can't go anywhere without them. In addition, there are balance organs at their base. The second pair of antennae is inferior in length to the first, and is needed only for touch.