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A study reveals the impact of the giant reed, an exotic invader plant in the riverbeds, on the ground arthropods (Universitat de Barcelona)

Edit Public Technologies 26 May 2016
(Source. Universitat de Barcelona). The reed (Arundo donax) is an invader plant able to grow and reproduce in a wide range of environmental conditions but mainly humid areas (image. Antoni Serra, CRBA-IRBio). The Ground beetle (Carabus rutilans) is an endemic species in Catalonia (image. Antoni Serra, CRBA-IRBio). Ground arthropod specimen (Lithobius sp.) of the Myriapoda subphylum (image. Antoni Serra, CRBA-IRBio) ... Image ... 26/05/2016. Recerca....

Unica Zürn, Reporting

Edit CounterPunch 25 Mar 2016
“The universe continues to remain in the present tense”. – Ibn ‘Arabi. Unica Zürn was devoted to an absurd heresy. she refused to recognize more than one dimension. She existed in Flatland both in mind and body and brought back several artifacts from this level mathematical plane. Best known today as the muse for Hans Bellmer and sometime associate of the Surrealists, Ms ... In entomology, insects make up the subphylum hexapoda (six-legged) ... ....

Hermit Crabs - Reef Tank Safe Janitors

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab.  Photo by Todd Gunderson. We begin this series about reef tank janitors with hermit crabs and snails, as these are usually the first janitors that aquarists place in their aquariums because they are some of the best animals to have for controlling common algae problems. About Hermit Crabs. Phylum Arthropoda. Subphylum Crustacea. Class Malacostraca ... In fact, they are solely beneficial ... ....

Scorpaenidae Family - Genus Pterois Species Profile

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
From your About Guides Poisonous and Venomous Species Profiles, commonly referred to as Lionfishes, here are photos with identification, characteristic, habitat, diet, feeding and other captive aquarium care information about Genus Pterois Scorpionfishes, which includes P. sphex, volitan, antennata, radiata, russelli, and mombasae. South Pacific Scorpionfish (Pterois volitans) ... Phylum. Chordata Subphylum. VertebrataClass ... PteroinaeGenus ... P....

Brookhaven seeks state help in saving local horseshoe crabs from over-harvesting

Edit The Examiner 20 Jul 2015
Horseshoe crabs have been around for at least 450 million-years ( the late Ordovician period), and the Town of Brookhaven, NY wants to make sure they continue to grace local waters for many more years to come ... While horseshoe crabs resemble crustaceans, they are actually but belong to a separate subphylum, Chelicerata, and are closely related to arachnids....

Evolution of Mating Systems in Basidiomycetes and the Genetic Architecture Underlying Mating-Type Determination in the Yeast Leucosporidium scottii

Edit Genetics 14 Jul 2015
Abstract. In most fungi, sexual reproduction is bipolar; that is, two alternate sets of genes at a single mating-type (MAT) locus determine two mating types ... Nevertheless, owing to the scarcity of molecular data regarding tetrapolar systems in the earliest-branching lineage of the Basidiomycota (subphylum Pucciniomycotina), it is presently unclear if the last common ancestor was tetrapolar or bipolar ... Communicating editor. J. Heitman ... ....

Camel Spider's Fierce Jaw Is Focus of New Creepy Crawly 'Dictionary'

Edit Yahoo Daily News 30 Jun 2015
When you think of animals with large, powerful jaws, chances are you envision nature's fiercest predators — the great white shark, the grizzly bear ... the camel spider ... This critter boasts the largest jaw-to-body-size ratio of any animal in its subphylum, Chelicerata, which includes spiders, horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and scorpions ... [In Photos. The Amazing Arachnids of the World] ... View gallery ... [Animal Sex ... Creepy, Crawly & Incredible....

After You See The Sea Squirt, You’ll Admit They Are The Cutest, Most Adorable Sea Creatures Ever

Edit The Inquisitr 20 Apr 2015
Now, the cutest animal championship may have been taken by a sea creature. When you see the sea squirt, you’ll admit they are the cutest, most adorable sea creatures ever ... According to RYOT, sea squirts — which are part of the turnicata subphylum — are marine filter feeders with a water-filled, sac-like body ... ホヤの赤ちゃんは世界で一番かわいい珍味です pic.twitter.com/JNEReA3LmJ ... VIPPER速報 ... ....

UW mascot Bucky Badger is namesake for newly discovered yeast (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Edit noodls 13 Mar 2015
(Source. University of Wisconsin-Madison). Kayla Sylvester was first author of a new study that identified Blastobotrys buckinghamii, a yeast named for the UW-Madison mascot Bucky Badger ... Photo. David Tenenbaum. When you discover a new organism, you get to name it - but not for yourself ... Bucky Badger ... Badger ... Photo ... Hittinger notes that a single subphylum called Saccharomycotina contains more genetic diversity than all the vertebrate animals....

Here's What It's Like To Run Into A Puppy-Sized Spider In The Middle Of The Night

Edit Business Insider 13 Oct 2014
When I go out at night into the rainforest to search for katydids I don't like to have any company. Not that I am particularly antisocial, but tracking skittish and cryptic animals is an activity that's better done alone ... Although far from being the largest member of the subphylum Chelicerata — this honor belongs to horseshoe crabs — Goliath birdeaters are ridiculously huge for a land arthropod ... R. Soc ... stirmi) ... Copyright 2014....
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