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'''Are centaurs insects?''' is a question which asks if the mythological centaur is a member of the taxonomic class ''Insecta''. | '''Are centaurs insects?''' is a question which asks if the mythological centaur is a member of the taxonomic class ''Insecta'', because the centaur is six-limbed. | ||
The answer is no. | The answer is no. | ||
Centaurs do not have exoskeletons and are therefore not members of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropod Euarthropoda]'', the phylum which includes insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. | Centaurs do not have exoskeletons and are therefore not members of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropod Euarthropoda]'', the phylum which includes insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. | ||
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Are centaurs insects? is a question which asks if the mythological centaur is a member of the taxonomic class Insecta, because the centaur is six-limbed.
The answer is no.
Centaurs do not have exoskeletons and are therefore not members of Euarthropoda, the phylum which includes insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans.
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