Barn spider

The Wolf spider belongs to the Lycosidae family. They are a part of the Arthropod phylum as they are characterized by having an exoskeleton, coelom, an open circulatory system and body segments with jointed appendages. Arthropods evolved by substituting the coelom for a protective exoskeleton. It was not entirely lost, but still remains in some parts of the reproductive and excretory systems. (Ruppert et al. 2004) Lycosidae are in the Araneae order as they are arthropods with four pairs of legs with

David pulled the bedclothes up to his chin. The eerie moaning continued, unperturbed by this small defiance. It’s just the wind in the chimney, he told himself, over and over. It’s nothing to worry about. Footsteps started towards his door from the dark corridor outside it. Slow, steady, purposeful footsteps, edging ever closer to his lonely, dark room. David reached above his head and turned his gas lamp up, so that it lit the room with flickering orange, creating strange shadows that danced on

all the spiders in the world? There's a well-known factoid that claims you're always within a few feet of a spider. Is this true? Arachnologist[3]​[4] Chris Buddle wrote a good article on this question; as you might expect, it's not literally true. Spiders don't live in the water,[5] so you can get away from them by swimming, and there aren't as many spiders in buildings as in fields and forests. But if you're anywhere near the outdoors, even in the Arctic tundra, there are probably spiders within

“Hey, Fortunato!” Yelled Montresor, my mentally deranged neighbor from outside. Originally, I was on my couch comfortably catching up on a comic series, when his annoying voice disturbed my train of thought. Glancing out my window I could see Montresor looking strangely excited, and waving at me while leaning over the fence connecting our yards. Accordingly, I stood up to talk to him and opened my front door to be introduced by the autumn smell and the wind blowing.While I was shutting the door behind

The Ramist Logic of Edward Taylor's Upon a Spider Catching a Fly Like other Puritanical writers of his generation, Edward Taylor looked to nature and utilized it as an example of a belief system that he had already deemed factual. The use Ramist logic here may seem irrational to many. The very essence of logic commands that we must first look toward nature and then draw conclusions from it. In his work, "Upon a Spider Catching a Fly", Taylor applies his doctrine in advance by using the interaction

The Pandinus imperator, also known as the Emperor Scorpion or the Imperial Scorpion, is native to the hot, humid forests and savannas of Nigeria, Togo, Sierra Leone, Ghana, and the Congo Region. The Emperor Scorpion is the largest, but not the longest of all the scorpions8. They are also not as vicious as they look, they would rather flee than fight. However, if they are cornered they will turn aggressive and go to defensive position. Their venom is categorized as mild and is only as harmful as a

to see much more than light, darkness, and motion. Male tarantulas are bright in color, smaller in size, and are more active than females. Females tend to be plumper and more relax. It is usually impossible to tell male from female in juvenile spiders. In adults you need to look right after a molt. At that time, a male will exhibit a structure called the pal pal bulb on the underside of the front leg-like structure called the pedipalp. He then uses his pedipalps to deposit sperm into female´s reproductive

Without plants and animals, we would not be able to survive. Oceans and rivers have provided us fishes to eat. We domesticated some wild animals to become out livestocks that provides us milk, meat, and clothing. Wild canines became our hunting partners and bodyguards. Our forests are pollinated by bats and birds, squirrels and bees. From these forests we were able to build houses for shelter and fires to keep us warm. We have also used the woods to build ships to take us across oceans, and books

Spiders V.S. Daddy Long Legs For many years people have said that Daddy Long Legs are the most poisonous spiders in the world but their fangs are not long enough to puncture a human’s skin. I find them both equally creepy, but have decided to find out the true differences between these hair-raising, eight legged creatures. Spiders and Daddy long legs are both arthropods and belong to the arachnid animal class. Although they may look a lot alike, Daddy Long Legs are not spiders and in fact have

The bitter winter night wrapped his fingers around the trembling, humble home. (characterization)Every window and door shook from the weight of his chilling breath. As he banged at the seasoned wood, looking for away into the dimly lit living room. Suddenly the door was open as three undistinguished blobs piled in; one big blob holding two little. With agitated excitement he charged in only to be conquered by a crackling voice from the fire. “Leave.” Cried the blazing tongues as the frozen