### Question
What does native invertebrate mean?


### Answer
**Native invertebrate** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 2402*:

> any terrestrial or freshwater invertebrate, at any stage of its life cycle, which is indigenous to Antarctica, and includes any part of such invertebrate

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 2402*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 44-ANTARCTIC CONSERVATION**

