2026: Week 6, Quiz 4

Here are today’s questions. Answers will be published tomorrow. The theme runs from Mon-Thu:

What predatory creatures known for their nasty bite belong to the class Chilopoda, from the Greek for lip and foot? The name is a reference to their modified front legs called forcipules, that serve as pincers injecting venom into prey.
What class of arthropods have two pairs of legs on most body segments, leading to them being classified as Diplopoda?
Crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, and shrimp are all classified under the class Malacostraca within Arthropoda. What does Malacostraca mean, a misnomer that applies only when molting?
Typically made up of a three-part body, three pairs of legs, compound eyes, and antennae, what class of creatures forms the largest group within the Arthropoda phylum?
[Theme: 4 of 4] What Massachusetts water body gets its name from the native word for “large estuary”?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 6, Quiz 3: