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Xysticus is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835 belonging to the order Araneae family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient […]

Misumenoides is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. Spiders in this family are commonly called crab or flower spiders.The female M. formosipes while similar to the common goldenrod […]

Misumenops is a common genus of crab spider with more than 100 described species.

The Calabar bean is the seed of a leguminous plant Physostigma venenosum a native of tropical Africa poisonous to humans. It derives the first part of its scientific name from […]

Pulsatilla vulgaris (pasque flower pasqueflower common pasque flower Dane’s blood) is a species of flowering plant belonging to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) found locally on calcareous grassland in Europe. It […]

Skip Away (April 4 1993 – May 14 2010) a gray Thoroughbred race horse was named America’s Champion 3 Year Old Male in 1996 and twice (1997 1998) named America’s […]

Honeydew is a cultivar group of the muskmelon Cucumis melo Inodorus group which includes crenshaw casaba Persian winter and other mixed melons.

Archer (1856–1872) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the first and the second Melbourne Cups in 1861 and 1862. He won both Cups easily and is one of only […]

Williamsonia is an extinct genus of plant belonging to Bennettitales an order of seed plants which bore a resemblance to cycads. Fossilized specimens of Williamsonia have been discovered worldwide.

Opistophthalmus boehmi is a small (around 5 centimeters / 1.97 inches) scorpion native to southern Africa. It is a burrowing scorpion which can create intricated tunnels and spend days buried […]