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- Silk (8683 bytes)
2: ... the larvae. The shimmering appearance for which it is prized comes from the fibres triangular prism-...
5: ...areas accessible to Chinese merchants, because of its texture and [[lustre]]. Because of the high dema...
11: ...eign dignitaries. The remainder was sold at exorbitant prices.
15: ...red and thus the single thread which makes up the cocoon has been cut into shorter lengths.
21: ...are killed with a needle, thus allowing the whole cocoon to be unravelled as one continuous thread. This a... - Ant (13019 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=white | name = Ants}}
2: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color=white}}
6: {{Taxobox_subordo_entry | taxon = [[Apocrita]]}}
12: ... ants can be found in almost every terrestrial habitat. The most distinctive feature of ants is their ...
17: ...o three segments: the head, thorax, and abdomen, with a narrow waist (pedicel) between the thorax and ... - Butterfly (9348 bytes)
20: ...erists]]. Butterfly watching is growing in popularity as a [[hobby]].
29: ...reatly in size between species, but they are all either spherical or ovate.
37: ...by a cocoon or chrysalis is called a pupa. Inside its protective shell the larva will transform into a...
40: ...ith blood and letting them dry, during which time it is extremely vulnerable to [[predator]]s.
44: ...le differences between them, including colour, habits, and pupating appearance. See the [[difference b... - Silkworm (3141 bytes)
15: ...rm's diet consists solely of [[mulberry]] leaves. It is native to northern [[China]].
17: ...cause it spins its [[cocoon]] from raw silk. The cocoon is made of a single continuous thread of raw silk...
19: ...s they are going to cover themselves with a silky cocoon.
20: ...makes the cocoons easier to unravel. The silkworm itself is often eaten.
22: ...he silkworm-moth or mulberry silkworm. Because of its long history and economic importance, the silkwo... - Insect (14296 bytes)
26: ** [[Isoptera]] (termites)
46: *** [[Strepsiptera]] (twisted-winged parasites)
55: ... the most diverse group of animals on the earth, with over 800,000 [[species]] described—more th...
60: ...rpion]]s and [[spider]]s, are sometimes confused with insects due to the fact that both have similar b...
64: ...leton]], a hard outer covering made mostly of [[chitin]]. The body is divided into a head, a [[thorax]... - Flea (4651 bytes)
24: [[Leptopsyllidae]] - Bird and rabbit fleas<br>
32: ...er]] ''Siphonaptera''. Fleas are external [[parasite]]s, living off the [[blood]] of [[mammal]]s and ...
42: [[Image:Flea_bites.jpg|thumb|left|Flea bites on the back of a human]]
43: ...mation of a slightly-raised swollen itching spot with a single puncture point at the center.
45: ...example of this was the [[bubonic plague]], transmitted between rodents and humans. Murine typhus (en... - Antlion (5460 bytes)
15: The antlion is most often called a "doodlebug". It gets this name due to the odd
16: winding, spiralling trails it leaves in the sand while looking for a good locat...
17: build its trap. These trails look like someone has [[doodl...
20: ...day it rests, motionless, well-[[camouflage]]d by its transparent wings and brownish body.
22: ...g three pairs of walking legs and a slender neck. Its small head bears an - Bogong Moth (3176 bytes)
16: ... public buildings in [[Canberra]], the [[capital city]] of [[Australia]], during [[spring (season)|spr...
22: ...racterised by their stoutly built bodies covered with long dense scales.
24: ...lants. The name cutworm come from the larvae's habit of cutting off plant parts during the night which...
26: ...va]]l [[instar]]s ([[caterpillars]]), [[pupa]] ([[cocoon]]), and [[imago|imagines]] (adults).
30: ...cultural use is no longer practiced; it died out with the Aborigianl tribes in these areas. The term "... - Earthworms (15728 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Clitellata]]}}
12: ... larger members of the [[Oligochaeta]] (which is either a class or subclass depending on the author) i...
14: ...yered one of the microdriles), a vascular system with true capillaries, and male pores behind the fema...
18: ...is]]'', which dwells close to and leaves its deposits on the surface, whilst the greyish blue ''[[Allo...
20: ...mbricids in [[behavior]], [[physiology]] and [[habitat]]. - Fleas (4651 bytes)
24: [[Leptopsyllidae]] - Bird and rabbit fleas<br>
32: ...er]] ''Siphonaptera''. Fleas are external [[parasite]]s, living off the [[blood]] of [[mammal]]s and ...
42: [[Image:Flea_bites.jpg|thumb|left|Flea bites on the back of a human]]
43: ...mation of a slightly-raised swollen itching spot with a single puncture point at the center.
45: ...example of this was the [[bubonic plague]], transmitted between rodents and humans. Murine typhus (en... - Silkworm Moth (4931 bytes)
17: ...rm's diet consists solely of [[mulberry]] leaves. It is native to northern [[China]].
19: ...xtend vertically to the height of [[Mt Everest]]. It is estimated that at least 70 million pounds of r...
21: ...s they are going to cover themselves with a silky cocoon.
22: ...makes the cocoons easier to unravel. The silkworm itself is often eaten.
24: ...an of 2 inches and a white hairy body. Because of its long history and economic importance, the silkwo...
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