SUMMARY
We have discussed the large phylum Arthropoda that lives in diverse environments across the globe. Current progress in identifying even more species of arthropods is particularly evident in rain forests. Here, researchers are exploring the canopies of trees where new arthropod species are commonly discovered. Identifying new species rapidly is important because most of these rain forests are decreasing in size due to logging and other human development of these fragile landscapes. Thus, a wide variety of unidentified arthropods is presumed to be in danger of extinction.

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