True bugs
by: Macia BeckfordAll bugs are insects. Not all insects qualify. Let’s take a good spy!Metamorphosislabeled incomplete because larvae, pupa nixed.Egg, nymph and adult! Nymph molts often to mature as helper….
Category: Arachnid Fun Facts
Arthropods: Earths most abundant creatures – a haiku
By: Marcia BeckfordJobs:Earths most abundant creatures.They’re called arthropods.Who pollinate, recycle.They’re plentiful in our world Decomposes clean.Restore nutrients to the soil.Earth’s most abundant creatures.Predators and prey.Participants in food web.Description:All have exoskeleton.A….
Horseshoe Crab
These arthropod swam and walked around before the Ankylosaurid. Renown as the only chelicerate that’s not a true arachnid. A living fossil whose ten eyes provide a panoptic shield. As….
Invasive spider – Be on look out!
I came across an article written by Isaac Schultz that I found incredibly thought-provoking and eye-opening! I highly recommend taking a look at it below! https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-widow-spiders-getting-slaughtered-140013643.html
Fun Fact of the day #3
The scorpion is found throughout Texas often under rocks orboards and other litter. It is found in homes and feeds on insects,spiders, centipedes and other scorpions and is active mostly….
Spider fun fact #1
There are almost 900 species of spiders in Texas. Only 2 groupsof spiders in Texas are considered poisonous to humans: BlackWidow Spider, Brown Recluse Spider.