Question

What are the organs of respiration in Arthropoda ?

Answer 1

Aquatic arthropods respire using gills that absorb oxygen from water. Terrestrial arthropods, such as spiders, scorpions, have book lungs to breath gaseous oxygen from the air. Book lungs are made up of stacks of folded tissue that have a large surface area for absorbing oxygen. Some terrestrial arthropods such as cockroaches breathe through a system of tubes called trachea.