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| 7272 |
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Scientific Name
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Metallyticus splendidus
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Location
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From specimen in U of Oxford; origin Sumatra
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Comments
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As a student browsing through the collections, I was struck by the beauty of this species and tried to paint it as it might look in life.
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Specimen Condition
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Dead Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1967
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Attached to Group
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Metallyticus splendidus (Metallyticus): view page image collection
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Title
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metallyticus.jpg
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Image Type
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Drawing/Painting
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Mantis, (Metallyticus splendidus), Sumatra
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ID
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7272
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| 7273 |
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Scientific Name
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Crotalus atrox
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Location
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Comments
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This snake had just been released after translocation, and was rattling and threatening to strike as it moved away from the photographer.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Behavior
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Threat
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Life Cycle Stage
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adult
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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Sep 2004
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Attached to Group
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Serpentes (Squamata): view page image collection
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Title
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WDBrattlesnake.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), Arizona
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ID
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7273
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| 7274 |
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Scientific Name
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Eremobates sp.
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Location
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Tucson, AZ, USA
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Comments
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Fresh dead specimen, imaged by flatbed scanner.
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Specimen Condition
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Dead Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Dorsal
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Size
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Length c. 24mm
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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Sep 2004
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Attached to Group
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Eremobatidae (Solifugae): view page image collection
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Title
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solifugeAZ01.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Solifuge, Eremobates sp., Arizona
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ID
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7274
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| 7275 |
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Scientific Name
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Eremobates sp.
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Location
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Tucson, AZ, USA
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Comments
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Frontal view showing the powerful chelicerae and two small eyes.
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Specimen Condition
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Dead Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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frontal
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Size
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Length c. 24mm
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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Sep 2004
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Attached to Group
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Eremobatidae (Solifugae): view page image collection
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Title
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solifugeAZ02.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Solifuge, Eremobates sp., Arizona
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ID
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7275
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| 7277 |
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Scientific Name
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Vaejovis spinigerus
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Location
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Tucson, AZ, USA
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Comments
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The same scorpion viewed under normal (top) and ultraviolet light (bottom). The thin, transparent hyaline film in the outermost layer (cuticle) of its exoskeleton contains a protein that fluoresces.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Life Cycle Stage
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Immature
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View
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Dorsal
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Size
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Length c. 40mm
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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Oct 2004
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Attached to Group
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Vaejovidae: view page image collection
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Title
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s-t_scorpionUV1.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Stripe-tailed scorpion (Vaejovis spinigerus) under UV light
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Notes
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ID follows Phillips SJ & Comus PW (eds) "A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert.
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ID
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7277
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| 7278 |
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Scientific Name
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Pandinus sp.
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Location
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Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
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Comments
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The genus Pandinus includes the largest living scorpions. Most are forest dwellers but this species occurs in the Serengeti's acacia woodlands. It is only seen above ground for a brief period each year, after the first heavy rains.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Dorsal
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Size
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c. 120 mm
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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1996
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Attached to Group
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Pandinus (Scorpionidae): view page image collection
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Title
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BLACKSCORPION.jpg
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ALT Text
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Scorpion, Pandinus sp., Tanzania
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ID
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7278
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| 7279 |
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Scientific Name
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Mastigoproctus giganteus
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Location
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Tucson, AZ, USA
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Comments
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During courtship the male (above) holds the tips of the female's pedipalps in his mouth, and eventually guides her to a spot where he deposits a spermatophore on the ground and she picks it up.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Behavior
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Courtship
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Sex
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Male and female
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Dorsal
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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Aug 2004
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Attached to Group
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Thelyphonida (Arachnida): view page image collection
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Title
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040825vineg05.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Whipscorpion or Vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus) courtship, Arizona
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Notes
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Photographed at SASI
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ID
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7279
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| 7281 |
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Scientific Name
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Phidippus ?
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Location
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Ruby, AZ, USA
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Comments
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This large species was found on prickly pear plants (Opuntia) in oak woodland/grassland habitat at about 4000'
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Sex
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Female
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Dorsal
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Size
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c.14mm
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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Aug 2004
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Attached to Group
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Phidippus: view page image collection
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Title
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Phidippus_female.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Jumping spider, Phidippus sp., Arizona
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Notes
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Hopefully your spider expert will know exactly what this is!
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ID
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7281
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| 7282 |
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Scientific Name
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Phidippus ?
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Location
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Ruby, AZ, USA
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Comments
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This large species was found on prickly pear plants (Opuntia) in oak woodland/grassland habitat at about 4000'
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Sex
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Male
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Dorsal
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Size
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c.10mm
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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Aug 2004
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Attached to Group
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Phidippus: view page image collection
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Title
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Phidippus_male.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Jumping spider, Phidippus sp., Arizona
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Notes
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Hopefully your spider expert will know exactly what this is!
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ID
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7282
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| 7284 |
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Scientific Name
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Olios giganteus
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Location
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Ruby, AZ, USA
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Sex
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Male
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Dorsal
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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share with ToL partners
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Creation Date
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Sep 2004
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Attached to Group
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Sparassidae (Dionycha): view page image collection
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Title
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Olios01.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Huntsman or giant crab spider (Olios giganteus), Arizona
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ID
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7284
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