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Microscopic morphology adds to the scorpion family tree
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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Modern microscopy technology has allowed two scorpion biologists, Carsten Kamenz of the Humboldt University in Berlin and Lorenzo Prendini of the American Museum of Natural History, to study and document what ...
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A rarity among arachnids, whip spiders have a sociable family life
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Mar 12, 2007 |
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Whip spiders, considered by many to be creepy-crawly, are giving new meaning to the term touchy-feely. In two species of whip spiders, or amblypygids, mothers caress their young with long feelers, siblings ...
Scary ancient spiders revealed in 3-D models, thanks to new imaging technique (w/ Video)
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Early relatives of spiders that lived around 300 million years ago are revealed in new three-dimensional models, in research published today in the journal Biology Letters.
Three new species of mites are found
Apr 25, 2006 |
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Three new species of mites have been found in the Adirondack Park tree canopy, along with a species of lichen not seen in New York State in 40 years.
Venomous Aussie redback spiders invading Japan
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Australia's venomous redback spiders are on the march in Japan, where they are believed to have arrived years ago as stowaways on cargo ships, a wildlife expert warned Wednesday.
Giant fossil sea scorpion bigger than man
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 21, 2007 |
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The discovery of a giant fossilized claw from an ancient sea scorpion indicates that when alive it would have been about 2.5 meters long, much taller than the average man.
Scientists discover largest orb-weaving spider
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Researchers from the United States and Slovenia have discovered a new, giant Nephila species (golden orb weaver spider) from Africa and Madagascar and have published their findings in the Oct. 21 issue of the ...
Spider spin doctor says arachnids getting bad rap
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Halloween is a time when people don't seem to mind decorating their doorways with spider webs. But during the rest of the year, eight-legged creatures are on the wrong end of some bad press, according to one ...
Future space devices inspired by spider legs
Sep 07, 2006 |
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Are spiders ideal space travelers? Not quite, but according to a new study, their legs may be. Scientists Carlo Menon and Cristian Lira have designed and built lightweight, bendable joints based on the micro-hydraulic ...
Nearly 100 new species described by California Academy of Sciences in 2009
Dec 14, 2009 |
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In 2009, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 94 new relatives to our family tree. The new species include 65 arthropods, 14 plants, eight fishes, five sea slugs, one coral, and one fossil ...
A human taste for rarity spells disaster for endangered species
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Nov 28, 2006 |
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A model shows how the value that humans place on rarity fuels disproportionate exploitation of rare species, rendering them even rarer and thus more desirable, ultimately leading them into a vortex of extinction.
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