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  1. Spider (29039 bytes)
    11: ...iidae, Barychelidae, Paratropidae, Idiopidae, Actinopodidae, Migidae -->
    21: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hexathelidae ([[venomous funnel-web tarantula]])<br />
    34: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Deinopidae ([[ogre-faced spider]])<br />
    53: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oonopidae ([[oonopid spider]])<br />
    63: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Selenopidae ([[wall crab spider]])<br />
  2. Black widow spider (5745 bytes)
    12: {{Taxobox section binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Latrodectus mactans | author = [[Johan...
    15: ...dow spider]]. In South Africa the black widow is known as the ''button spider''.
    19: ==Venom components and effects==
    20: ...ween 1950 and 1959 (Miller, 1992). Black widow venom acts by causing a localized release of the [[neu...
    22: ...ants, and, rarely, [[antivenin]]. The venom does not typically cause problems at the bite site itself...
  3. Brown recluse spider (5698 bytes)
    12: {{Taxobox section binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Loxosceles reclusa | author = [[Willis...
    15: ...rom light tan to brown and the violin marking may not be visible.
    24: ==A venomous bite==
    26: ... The damaged tissue will become [[gangrene|gangrenous]] and eventually slough away.
    28: ...systemic effects may occur before this time, as venom of any kind spreads throughout the body in minut...
  4. Jumping spider (3866 bytes)
    5: ...is standing on. Should it fall for one reason or another, it just reels itself back to the point it se...
    9: ... to fingertip, or (be careful!) from fingertip to nose. Unlike almost all other spiders, they can quit...
    15: ...ch better than that of other spiders and most, if not all, insects. Most other spiders will only eat p...
    17: ====Venom====
    18: ...[[venom]] of most spiders is not worse than the venom of [[bee]]s.
  5. Spider Monkeys (5787 bytes)
    37: ...ute for the day's feeding activities. Grooming is not as important to social interaction, due perhaps ...
    39: ...diness for copulation. This process is known as ?anogenital sniffing.? On average, only one offspring ...
    41: ... to travel on their own. Male spider monkeys have nothing to do with the raising of offspring.
  6. Wolf spider (726 bytes)
    1: ...rs spend their entire lives wandering around with no fixed abode. Unlike many other spiders, they have...
  7. Trapdoor spider (3087 bytes)
    17: ...s the prey by vibrations and when it comes close enough, the spider pops out of its burrow and capture...
    19: The [[taxonomy]] of trapdoor spiders is currently not well understood in the [[United States]] and man...

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  1. Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
    1: ...ntral America]], bordered by [[Nicaragua]] to the north and [[Panama]] to the south-southeast. Since t...
    21: ...fficial), ([[English language|English]] and indigenous languages on the Atlantic coast)
    50: | ''[[Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera]]''
    61: ...mbian]] times the [[Native American]]s in what is now [[Costa Rica]] were part of the [[Intermediate A...
    76: ... as anti-constitutional allowing [[ӳcar Arias]] (Nobel Peace Prize, [[1987]]) to run for President a ...
  2. Spiderwort (2097 bytes)
    5: ...obox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
    14: ...e [[New World]] from southern [[Canada]] south to northern [[Argentina]]. They are scrambling plants, ...
    20: ...as an [[endangered species]] in Canada, where the northernmost populations of the species are found at...
  3. Lung (7057 bytes)
    2: ...spiration is called [[diffusion]]. There are also nonrespiratory functions of the lungs. Medical terms...
    5: ==Nonrespiratory functions of the lungs==
    28: ... which control air flow through the lungs, but do not play a direct role in gas exchange. They have a ...
    30: ... sacs is driven into the lungs, and the stale air now contained within the anterior air sacs is expell...
    32: ...o, but instead contain millions of tiny passages known as parabronchi, connected at either ends by the...
  4. Wasp (3838 bytes)
    1: <!-- The following is markup for the taxonomic table. Scroll down to see the main text -->
    8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Hymenoptera]]}}
    15: ...r [[Hymenoptera]] and suborder Apocrita that is ''not'' a [[bee]], [[sawfly]], or an [[ant]]. Less fam...
    17: ...d individuals and build nests—but in some cases not all of the colony can reproduce. In some species...
    29: * Few or no [[hair]]s (in contrast to [[bee]]s); exception: M...
  5. Silk (8683 bytes)
    2: ...]] of the [[silkworm]] [[larva]], in the process known as ''[[sericulture]]'', which kills the larvae....
    8: ... trade routes between Europe and Asia has become known as the [[Silk Road]].
    11: ...e located inside the Palace complex in [[Constantinople]] and the cloth produced was used in imperial ...
    17: A variety of wild silks have been known and used in China, India and Europe from early ...
    19: ... The term "wild" implies that these silkworms are not capable of being domesticated and artificially c...
  6. Pakistan (74854 bytes)
    44: time_zone_DST = not observed |
    48: footnotes =
    62: ...s conquered by various Central Asian groups, most notably the [[Tocharian]] [[Kushan]]s.
    64: ...Kadphises' son [[Vima Takto]] conquered territory now in India, but lost much of the western parts of ...
    72: ...hal Empire completely vulnerable. The British did not gain strong footholds in the Pakistani region un...
  7. Fossil (5231 bytes)
    3: ...s and sedimentary layers ([[Stratum|strata]]) is known as the [[fossil record]]. The study of fossils ...
    9: ...[petrifaction|petrified]] or comes to rest in an anoxic environment such as at the bottom of a lake. T...
    11: ...hile it was alive, such as the footprint of a [[dinosaur]] or [[reptile]]. These types of fossil are c...
    15: ...rapment of minerals by mucous-like sheets of [[cyanobacteria]], the oldest of these formations dates f...
    23: Not all dead plants or animals turn into fossils. Th...
  8. Animal (16429 bytes)
    9: [[Ctenophora]] (comb jellies)<br>
    20: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Echinoderm]]ata<br>
    23: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Kinorhyncha]]<br>
    51: ...lly considered animals because they move, but are now treated separately. Colloquially [[human]]s hav...
    55: With a few exceptions, most notably the [[sponge]]s (Phylum [[Porifera]]), anima...
  9. Spider (29039 bytes)
    11: ...iidae, Barychelidae, Paratropidae, Idiopidae, Actinopodidae, Migidae -->
    21: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hexathelidae ([[venomous funnel-web tarantula]])<br />
    34: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Deinopidae ([[ogre-faced spider]])<br />
    53: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oonopidae ([[oonopid spider]])<br />
    63: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Selenopidae ([[wall crab spider]])<br />
  10. Cave (10592 bytes)
    3: ...must be large enough that some portion of it will not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the...
    11: ...the surface cools down and becomes hard. The lava now flows inside its crust, until the eruption ends....
    28: <!-- nothing to do with speleothems, which can be in any ...
    30: ...solution process produces a distinctive landform known as [[karst]] and characterized by [[sinkhole]]s...
    34: ...in Hall of the Mountain Kings, [[Ogof Craig a Ffynnon]], [[South Wales]]]]
  11. Animals (10378 bytes)
    7: ...eterotrophic Nutrition: Unlike plants, animals cannot synthesize their own food. They are heterotrophs...
    16: With a few exceptions, most notably the [[sponge]]s (Phylum [[Porifera]]), anima...
    32: *Chameleons change color not just for camouflage but also to communicate and ...
    37: ...enoptera musculus). It's the largest animal ever known to have existed, with a maximum recorded length...
    38: *Smallest Insect: The smallest known insect is a species of fairyfly, Dicopomorpha e...
  12. Meerkat (4260 bytes)
    12: ...axobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Suricata suricatta | author = [[Johann...
    19: ... prey or warm their stomachs. Meerkats have been known to engage in strange social activities, includi...
    22: ...n types of [[venom]], including the very strong venom of the scorpions of the [[Kalahari Desert]].
    24: Baby meerkats do not start foraging for food until they are about one...
    27: [[Image:meerkat.jpg|thumb|left|A meerkat of unknown origin]}
  13. Butterfly (9348 bytes)
    13: * Superfamily [[Papilionoidea]]:<br>
    20: ...es]] [[Hesperioidea]] (the skippers) and [[Papilionoidea]] (all other butterflies). Many butterflies h...
    22: Unlike many insects, butterflies do not experience a [[nymph (biology)|nymph]] period, b...
    24: * [[Larva]], known as a [[caterpillar]]
    37: ... transform into a butterfly (or moth), a process known as [[metamorphosis (biology)|metamorphosis]].
  14. Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
    5: ...y]] ("Babylonian Captivity of the Church"), [[Avignon]], [[Western Schism|Great Schism]]
    7: * [[Northern Renaissance]]
    14: * [[John Knox]] and [[Scotland]]
    15: ...as_Muentzer|M&uuml;ntzer]], [[Anabaptists]], [[Menno Simons]]
    16: * Reformation in [[France]] -- [[Huguenot]]s, [[Pierre Viret]]
  15. Arachnid (3432 bytes)
    24: ...[[insect]]s and other small animals. Many are [[venom]]ous - they secrete [[poison]] from specialized...
    58: ...e.html Arachnid Photo Gallery] (The American Arachnological Society)
    59: ...ww.arachnology.org International Society for Arachnology]
  16. Arthropod (9248 bytes)
    2: ...ge:spider_crab_at_hydrocarbon_sink.Gulf_of_Mexico.NOAA.jpg|230px|King crab]] | caption = [[King Crab]]...
    13: **[[Pycnogonida]] - [[Sea Spider]]s
    35: '''NOTE:''' Some classification schemes group<br/> Myri...
    43: ...ps of arthropods include the Diplopoda, commonly known as [[millipede|millipedes]], and the Chilopoda,...
    54: ...mass. They breakdown (digest) their cuticle every now and then when they need to grow. Their cuticle h...
  17. Halloween (18290 bytes)
    2: ...grants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in the [[19th century]].
    4: ...ons, though the holiday has lost its religious connotations among the populace at large.
    8: ...wn, which is the celebration of the harvest and honoring the dead. These traditions were then passed o...
    12: [[Anoka, Minnesota]], USA, the self-proclaimed "Hallowe...
    20: ...things particularly involving death, [[Magic_(paranormal)|black magic]], or mythical [[monster]]s. Com...
  18. Endangered species (12553 bytes)
    2: ...ially will become extinct, without gaining public notice.
    8: ...he population over time, breeding success rates, known threats, and so on.
    10: The best-known worldwide conservation status listing is the [[...
    15: .../font>: captive individuals survive, but there is no free-living, natural population. Examples: [[Drom...
    19: ...hreat to the survival of the species. Examples: [[Nootka Cypress]], [[Llama]]
  19. Tarantula (17481 bytes)
    21: Subfamily [[Eumenophorinae]]<br />
    22: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Anoploscelus]]<br />
    26: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Eumenophorus]]<br />
    30: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Monocentropus]]<br />
    39: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Pterinochilus]]<br />
  20. Comic book (4367 bytes)
    1: ...atter in comic books is not necessarily humorous, nor does it refer to short [[comic strip]]s (like ''...
    3: ...ge]]s. Long-form comic books are called [[graphic novel]]s.
    29: * ''The [[Beano]]'' ([[United Kingdom|British]])
    38: * ''[[Spider-Man]]'' ([[United States]] - [[Marvel Comics]])
    51: *[[Graphic novel]]

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