List of articles in "Species" category - Page 1417

A cultigen (from the Latin cultus – cultivated and gens – kind) is a plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans; it is the result of artificial […]

Mesozygiella dunlopi is an extinct species of orb-weaving spider dating from the Early Cretaceous making it the earliest orb-weaver yet discovered. Two male specimens of the species were found embedded […]

The Diogenidae are a family of hermit crabs sometimes known as left-handed hermit crabs because in contrast to most other hermit crabs its left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of […]

Jazz is a trademarked brand of the Scifresh apple variety. Scifresh is the result of a cross between Royal Gala and Braeburn. It was developed in New Zealand as part […]

Mouse spiders are spiders of the genus Missulena in the mygalomorph family Actinopodidae. There are 13 known species in this genus all but one of which are indigenous to Australia. […]

The spider family Actinopodidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders found in Australia South America and Central America. It includes the Australian genus Missulena known as the mouse spiders which […]

Steatoda nobilis is a spider in the genus Steatoda known in the United Kingdom as the noble false widow and often referred to as the false widow. As the common […]

Sikkim Larch (Larix griffithii) is a species of larch native to the eastern Himalaya in eastern Nepal Sikkim western Bhutan and southwestern China (Xizang) growing at 3000-4100 m altitude.It is […]

Latrodectus hesperus the western black widow spider or western widow is a venomous spider species found in western regions of North America. The female’s body is 14–16 mm (1/2 in) […]

Latrodectus variolus the Northern black widow spider or Northern widow is a venomous spider species of the Latrodectus genus in the Theridiidae family. The population is closely related to the […]