Long before dinosaurs, Earth’s forests were ruled by a many-legged giant. Here’s why this millipede’s size still challenges ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico has a new tool in their toolbox to help with Arthropod conservation. NMrare.org is a new website designed to educate users about rare, endemic and ...

Erwin, Terry L. 2004. "The Biodiversity Question: How many species of terrestrial arthropods are there?" In Forest Canopies, 2nd Edition. Lowman, M. D. and Rrinker, H ...

“The truth is that we’re all living with this vast diversity of arthropods and the majority of them are not overtly harmful,” study coauthor Michelle Trautwein of the California Academy of Sciences ...

Despite differences in shape and size all insects are characterized by a body organization that includes three units: a head, thorax and abdomen (panels A-B). In contrast all spiders (and other ...

(CNN) — For nearly two centuries, scientists have tried to solve an enduring mystery about a giant millipede-like animal named Arthropleura that used its many legs to roam Earth more than 300 million ...

Florida sand pine scrub is a community type found on well-drained ridges and dunes. Some of these uplands escaped the periodic flooding of the Florida Peninsula. Organisms of Florida scrub are adapted ...