Web Sites (1 - 10 of 19): Arachnids

Pictures of Spiders and Other Arachnids * - from the Entomology Department at the University of Copenhagen. Click on each picture to read a description. The hexapods (insects and their kin), myriapods and arachnids, which are the domain of the Entomology Department, account for the vast majority of...
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WildNet Africa - Zimbabwe Wildlife - The Junior Page - Scorpions * - ARACHNIDS (pronounced Arak-nids) are the class of arthropods that include spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites. Arachnophobia (pronounced Arak-no-fobier) is a fear of arachnids, so it should mean a fear of spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites. I'll bet you...
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Plants and Animals of the Mojave Desert * - profiles on the mammals, reptiles, and plants of this desert region in California. Plants & Animals Home Mammals Bighorn Sheep Coyote Reptiles Snakes Lizards Tortoise Species Lists Plant List Insects and Arachnids Ants Tarantu...
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Recluse Spiders * - explains the types of recluse spiders and where they live. The recluse spiders, genus Loxosceles, belong to a unique family of arachnids known as the Sicariidae, or six-eyed sicariid spiders. The sicariids have six (rather than the typical eight) eyes, ar...
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Hey! A Chigger Bit Me * - don't scratch it and learn more about these mites that bite from KidsHealth.org. Chiggers are tiny (most can only be seen with a magnifying glass) and red, and they are a type of mite. Mites aren't insects - they are arachnids and part of the same family...
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BC SPCA Education Division - Exotic Animals * - The first thing to consider about frogs is that they are wild animals. Frogs and other exotic pets such as snakes, lizards, scorpions, arachnids, etc., have not been domesticated and in most cases, have been captured in the wild and shipped to pet stores....
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Entomology Index: Insect Collections * - Iowa State Entomology Index: Insect Collections Agriculture Western Australia Insect Reference Collection Database about 250,000 Specimens pinned and in spirit. Allyn Museum of Entomology located in Sarasota, Florida. Lepidoptera. More than 1,032,000 spe...
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SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project: Index * - The SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project is designed so that member schools are able to display the reports of students participating in the project. While not designed as a research site, SchoolWorld does ask that students take care in their research
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Biomes - Habitats - The Earth has many different environments, varying in temperature, moisture, light, and many other factors. Each of these habitats has distinct life forms living in it, forming complex communities of interdependent organisms. A complex community of plants...
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Spider Fighting Behavior * -
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