Arachnid

In 1960 DDT was banned because it was killing our beloved Eagles. The Eagle is now making a comeback. There are about 30,000 Bald Eagles in Alaska and Canada, and about 2,500 in the 48 states. The Eagle has been our Symbol for the United States since 1782 for its ?fierce and independent image.? The Cheetah is an Endangered Species because people are hunting it for its fur, loss of habitat, and because people think it?s a pest. There are only about 12,000 Cheetah?s left in the World. If…

Equality For feMALE As loads of crime reports come in, only the ones against guys are at the top; while the charges against girls are at the bottom. The news is on and there is a report on a sexual assault that a male committed and the world is in shambles. The world thinks that he deserves to rot in prison. Although they are not wrong, the news is not informing the nation on the case against a female teacher having a sexual relationship with a student. It is just another regular day in…

To many people, spiders are terrifying. In fact, behind death and public speaking, arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, haunts fifty percent of women and sixteen percent of men (The Wall Street Journal). However, these usually small arachnids are highly underestimated in their capabilities. They are clever, industrious, and inventive, giving them the ability to thrive in many environments. Spiders spin their webs with silk, the strongest known natural fiber. They also have eight eyes, eight long…

When his best friend had elected to join the Terran Federation, Rico decided to join him. This event had set the base for Rico’s character. Throughout the story, he was the wealthy kid transformed into a military super soldier. The seemingly stupid Arachnids were far from what people thought they were. An intelligent species, their hierarchy resembled those of an ant. The Old Guy in Megahitler loved to tell stories. As an Odin-Class war machine, it had travelled extensively throughout the…

Military science fiction has grown up over the years. Gone are the days when a simple plot would suffice. Readers demanded more of an intricate story, something they can proverbially sink their teeth into. They do not want something that could be read in hours. Because of this demand, story plots are more complex today than in earlier years. In the stories presented this semester, storylines varied, but there was always once central theme: survival. Characters were built up more to accommodate…

Two-Player Game I ready myself for the wave I know is coming. We have failed this level countless times. In all fairness, Arachne’s Revenge is a hard game, but I never could have prepared myself for this. Do you know the myth of Arachne? Arachne was a beautiful young lady that challenged the goddess Athena to a weaving competition. She claimed that her work was far superior to anything the gods could do. Athena won the contest and transformed Arachne into a spider, free to weave away at her web…

Lets clear the first myth, the name Daddy longleg usually refers to a harvestmen which isn't a spider but instead is a Opilione. However the myth of harvestmen being spiders is understandible as Opiliones are a type of arachnid like spiders. Though the myth of them being highly venomous is quite strange, the myth goes that they are highly venomous but they have fangs and mouths too small to bite. The only truth to that is the small fangs, everything else is false, Opiliones…

The Amazon rainforest is the biggest in the world. It covers an astonishing 2.124 million square miles, originally it was a whole 4,100,000 kilometers. It is significantly smaller now because of the logging companies and farmers who took over much of the land. The tribes that have lived in the rainforest for generations past and the ones who will live there in the future, are severely affected by the deforestation and are slowly being squeezed out of their livelihoods. The loggers and farmers…

him with a dark fright, "It filled him with a kind of horror that was beyond fear, as if he were wrestling a giant spider" (Evslin 167). The simile from this piece allows the reader to relate to Theseus' primal horror through the common fear of arachnids. Imagery inflicts terror with its graphic description in which the…

Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for living beings; its consumption is vital to our existence. The Carbohydrates play various roles in our body; the main ones are the nutrition and energy supply. The body will use every trick to keep the fed cells, as the glucose supply cannot stop. Foods rich in carbohydrates, such as breads, cereals, rice and pasta, are an important form of energy for the body and, therefore, are very important to a healthy diet. However, when consumed in excess,…