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Homoplasy And Homology In Arthropods By Paul Nethercott January 2014

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1 Homoplasy And Homology In Arthropods By Paul Nethercott January 2014

2 A Normal Spider Anatomy
The Assassin Spider A Normal Spider Anatomy A Normal Spider

3 The Coconut Crab Insect Anatomy The smelling organs of the terrestrial coconut crab are similar to those of insects.

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5 Silk: Spiders, silk moths, larval caddis flies, and the weaver ant all produce silken threads.
Weaver Ants Caddis Flies

6 The praying mantis body type – raptorial forelimb, prehensile neck, and extraordinary snatching speed - has evolved not only in mantid insects but also independently in neuropteran insects Mantispidae. The Praying Mantis The Mantispidae

7 Agriculture: Some kinds of ants, termites, and ambrosia beetles have for a long time cultivated and tend fungi for food Termites Ambrosia Beetles Ants

8 Gripping limb ends have evolved separately in scorpions and in some decapod crustaceans, like lobsters and crabs. Scorpions Lobsters


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