Arachnids

Over the course of history, spiders have been the subject of stories and legends pertaining to various civilizations. These tales were prevalent in the societies of Ancient Greece, Medieval Europe, and Native American tribes. Ancient stories associated with spiders continue to endure among the people of West Africa and the Caribbean, for they are often recounted and acknowledged today. The term arachnid is derived from the Greek myth of Arachne and Athena. Confident in her capacity to weave exquisite patterns on fabric, Arachne boasted to the nymphs that her skills were far greater than the goddess Athena. This hurt Athena’s pride and led to a competition between them in order to name the most accomplished weaver. In two versions of the myth…

The wolf spider is a type of arachnid that belongs in the Lycosidae family, a taxonomic rank containing various species of wolf spider seen throughout the world. Known for their formidable eyesight and unique habits, there are approximately 81 recorded species of wolf spider that have been discovered so far in Europe, grouped in to 8 genera describing common characteristics. Recognising a Wolf Spider To recognise a wolf spider, there are a few tell-tale features that separate this type of…

tree. We were stuck. She was screaming bloody murder. Nothing could shut her up. Richie and I, both confused, tried to calm her down. After she had stopped screaming and flailing her arms, she yelled “I drove through a spider web! Don’t tell me to calm down!” She said she was blinded and it covered the entire front of her body. As she was saying this, Richie jumps off the four-wheeler. No. He flies off the four-wheeler. I turn my head quickly and ask what happened. He stares at me and then…

This paper Is about general facts and life cycle of the common day wolf spider. With this paper i’m trying to teach a wider audience of people about the wonderful life cycle wolf spiders and wolf spider facts. While someone might think that wolf spiders’ life cycle is similar but is much different. While most spiders keep their egg sack on there web but wolf spiders carry their egg sack on their back in fact they don’t even produce webs. The jumping spider, ground spider, sac spider, and…

People show compassion towards others. The best example of this in Starship Troopers is when Johnny explains the biggest shortcoming and simultaneously the greatest strength of humanity. Major Reid asked Johnny what limit of prisoners it takes to start a war, to which Johnny replied, “It doesn’t matter if it’s a thousand--or just one, sir. You fight”(178). The willingness to sacrifice, show emotion, and fight for what they believe in makes them human. Empathy and compassion for others is…

In comparison, arachnids and insects usually have multiple pairs of legs on one body segment. The Ten-lined June Beetle does show sexual dimorphism. When comparing males and females, the greatest contrast appears in their antennae. Males appear to have larger antennae than females. The antennae of moths and butterflies differ. Moths seem to have fluffier and wider antennas, whereas butterflies have longer and thinner ones. The color varies from the inside to the outside of a colored spot.…

On William Hazlitt’s “On the Pleasure of Hating”, he writes about the many different ways people show and act out their petulance and hostility toward other living beings, including their own human kind . Hazlitt makes no big arguments but instead, all his essays build up with well-drawn points to create a conclusion. Hazlitt argues that it is human nature to hate and to exploit the misery in other beings. It is our own self-knowledge of the undesirable within us that leads us to chase and…

eat solid foods. This movie showed very visually correct and incorrect representations to that of a real fly. Along with disturbing and unsettling scenes of a human becoming a fly, this movie did show a great amount of inventiveness. Review of Big Ass Spider! Greg Grungerg is an exterminator that has a specialty with spiders; he may be one of Los Angeles’s best spider exterminators. He sees a slightly larger-than-normal spider kill a patient in the hospital; he then offers…

I definitely was not prepared for black widows. Black widows were only something I had heard about through TV. In my mind, I would only come across these arachnids in Australia or some other deadly place. I shuffled away from the trees and closer to the vehicle. No way would I die in North Carolina because of a little spider. Soon, people started to come out of the house to greet us. They trickled slowly toward us. First, Parker’s father introduced himself to me and greeted the rest of…

The Greek god I am most like is Athena. One main points of reasoning why I am like Athena is because, we share similar traits. She is the god of wisdom, weaving, and she created numbers. Her symbol is that of the owl and olive tree branch (Hamilton 29). “Zeus was suffering a terrible headache and Athena emerged from his head fully grown, warring a suit of armor (Bierlein 27).” I to tend to get bad headaches especially if I don’t eat to the point that I think my head might explode. My…