The great majority of animals do not have backbones - only one subphylum, the vertebrates possess them. That includes us, horses, rattlesnakes, humpback whales, leopard sharks, goldfish, treefrogs, etc. Basically, if an animal has an internal bony or cartilegenous skeleton, its a vertebrate. ALL other animals do not have backbones. This includes the vast majority of earth's animal biomass: arthropods (insects, spiders, crabs, barnacles, mites, shrimp etc.), segmented worms (earthworms, leeches and tapeworms), echinoderms (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc.), cnidarians (jellyfish, corals, sea anemones, etc.), sponges, flatworms, ringworms, hagfish and thousands of other animals.
2006-11-14 17:37:25
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answered by sammy 2
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Invertebrates: species such as spiders, beetles and other insects who have no backbone.
All shells found in the oceans, like this oyster , have a hard outer skeleton with no backbone.
Snakes etc
2006-11-14 19:08:52
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answered by sri k 2
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the invertibraes.... like jelly fish, insects, and stuff like sponges
2006-11-14 17:32:23
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answered by bonez 3
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