Invertebrates are animals without a backbone or bony skeleton. They range in size from microscopic mites and almost invisible flies to giant squid with soccer-ball-size eyes.

Invertebrates don't have backbones or bony skeletons. They range in size from microscopic mites to giant squid with soccer-ball-size eyes.

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The jellylike creatures pulse along on ocean currents and are abundant in cold and warm ocean water, in deep water, and along coastlines. But despite their name, jellyfish aren't actually …

Sep 10, 2010 · Praying mantis Common Name: Praying Mantis Scientific Name: Mantidae Type: Invertebrates Diet: Carnivore Average Life Span In The Wild: 1 years Size: 0.4 to 18 inches long

Sea stars, like sea urchins and sand dollars, do not have backbones, which makes them part of a group called invertebrates. Fish have backbones, which makes them vertebrates.

Animals Invertebrates Ladybug There are about 5,000 different species of ladybugs in the world. These much loved critters are also known as lady beetles or ladybird beetles. They come in …

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Stick Insects Common Name: Stick Insects Scientific Name: Phasmatodea Type: Invertebrates Diet: Herbivore Average Life Span In The Wild: Up to 3 years Size: 0.46 to 12.9 inches

Common Name: Corals Scientific Name: Anthozoa Type: Invertebrates Diet: Carnivore Group Name: Colony Average Life Span: Polyp, 2 years to hundreds of years; colony, 5 years to …