High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Arthropods are creatures of phylum arthropoda; they are invertebrates, and they have an exoskeleton, jointed appendages, and a segmented body. Some common examples of arthropods are arachnids and insects. Arthropods are used in film either to create fear and disgust in horror/thriller movies, or they are anthropomorphized and used as the characters in animated children`s movies.