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Pinus contorta with the common names lodgepole pine and shore pine and also known as twisted pine and contorta pine is a common tree in western North America. Like all […]

Azolla (mosquito fern duckweed fern fairy moss water fern) is a genus of seven species of aquatic ferns in the family Salviniaceae. They are extremely reduced in form and specialized […]

The family Mimetidae commonly called pirate spiders are spiders which typically feed on other spiders.The family Mimetidae contains roughly 200 species divided among 12 genera of which Mimetus and Ero […]

Erigoninae are the largest subfamily of sheet weavers (Linyphiidae) which is itself the second largest spider family. In the United States they are known as dwarf spiders while they are […]

The Equisetales is an order of pteridophytes with only one living genus Equisetum (horsetails) of the family Equisetaceae. The fossil record includes additional extinct species in the Equisetaceae and the […]

Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus is a Gram-positive alpha-hemolytic aerotolerant aerobic member of the genus Streptococcus. A significant human pathogenic bacterium S. pneumoniae was recognized as a major cause of pneumonia […]

Moonworts are ferns seedless vascular plants of the genus Botrychium sensu stricto. They are small with fleshy roots and reproduce by spores shed into the air. One part of the […]

Osmunda is a genus of primarily temperate-zone ferns of family Osmundaceae. Five to ten species have been listed for this genus. The species have completely dimorphic fronds or pinnae (hemidimorphic) […]

Tetranychus urticae (common names include red spider mite and two-spotted spider mite) is a species of plant-feeding mite that is generally considered a pest. It is the most widely known […]

Santa Claus (1961–1970) was a British-bred Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He is most notable for his achievements as a three-year-old in 1964 when he won the Irish 2000 Guineas […]