Creepy crawlies by a and j and s

Dust Mite

Mites are tiny arachnids that live throughout the world. There are over 30,000 species (kinds) of mites. The dust mite, feeds on the dust produced by human and animal skin.

Scorpion

Scorpions are arachnids with poisonous stingers. They are mostly found in warm, dry climates such as the southwestern United States. The scorpion hunts at night and likes to eat spiders and insects. Tick

Ticks are arachnids that live on the skin of humans and other warm-blooded animals. They live by sucking the blood of animals and can transmit diseases.

Funnelweb Spider Like all spiders, funnelweb spiders are arachnids. They spin large, funnel-shaped webs. The Sydney funnelweb spider, is one of the most poisonous animals on Earth.

Daddy Longlegs

The daddy longlegs is an arachnid with eight long legs. It looks like a spider, but its body is not divided into two sections like a spider’s is. Daddy longlegs feed on small insects, dead animals, and plant juices.

Leafcutting Bee

Leafcutting bees use pieces of leaves or flower petals to make their nests. Sweat Bee

The sweat bee got its name because it is attracted to the salt in human sweat. It is one of the most common bees in North America.

Carpenter Bee

Carpenter bees got their name because they tunnel through wood to make their nests. The chewing sounds these bees make can be heard several feet away.

Tiger Beetle

The tiger beetle lives in sandy areas in tropical parts of the world. It feeds on other insects, worms, and snails.

Caterpillar Hunter Beetle

A caterpillar hunter beetle makes a meal out of an unlucky caterpillar. These beetles stalk their prey at night and eat mainly caterpillars and earthworms.

Ground Beetle

Ground beetles spend their lives on the ground. They are swift runners able to chase down other insects to eat. They use their strong jaws to capture their prey.

Body of a Spider

Spiders belong to a group of animals known as arachnids. Some people mistakenly think that spiders are insects, but spiders differ from insects in many ways. For example, spiders have eight legs instead of the six found in most insects.

Sporangia of Plasmodial Slime Mold

The plasmodial slime mold is a mucous - like plant that creeps along slowly in leaf litter or over decaying logs. This primitive organism feeds on bacteria, fungal spores, yeast cells, and decaying plant and animal matter by engulfing the food much like an amoeba engulfs its prey. The plasmodium is primarily a feeding stage. Under the right conditions, it transforms into a reproductive stage, producing tiny, stalked, spherical structures called sporangia, which eventually split open to release spores.

Great Gray Slug

All species of marine and terrestrial slugs are shell less mollusks. Terrestrial slugs, such as the great gray slug, generally feed on leaves and can cause considerable damage to trees and cultivated plants in gardens and greenhouses.

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