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Bombyx mori, commonly known as the domestic silk moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Bombycidae.It is the closest relative of Bombyx mandarina, the wild silk moth.
The spiders in the genus can grow to have a leg span of 13 to 18 cm (5 to 7 in). Their body length ranges from 17 to 48 mm (43 ⁄ 64 to 1 + 57 ⁄ 64 in). [4] [5] While some other araneomorph spiders have a longer leg span, the largest Phoneutria species have the longest body and the greatest body weight in this group. [6]
It is commonly known as the Brazilian wandering spider and the banana spider, [2] although these names are applied to other species in the genus Phoneutria, particularly Phoneutria nigriventer. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] P. fera tends to spend a larger amount of time in vegetation during the early period of its life and spends more time on the ground once it ...
The Brazilian wandering spider's prey also includes crickets, katydids, mantids, as well as larger animals, including tree frogs, lizards and bats. [21] The average venom yield is 1.25 mg, [22] and 0.4 mg in the winter. [23]
Because its plate resembles a coin it is commonly referred to in Chinese media as the "Money Trapdoor Spider". [6] The male Cyclocosmia ricketti are about 20.5 millimeters in length while the females of the species tend to be slightly bigger at around 25.83 to 30.0 millimeters in length.
Chlorophytum comosum, usually called spider plant or common spider plant due to its spider-like look, also known as spider ivy, airplane plant, [2] ribbon plant (a name it shares with Dracaena sanderiana), [3] and hen and chickens, [4] is a species of evergreen perennial flowering plant of the family Asparagaceae.
On "Pawn Stars," a man brought in a 50-million-year-old amber rock with a spider in it ... or so he thought. Madison was under the impression he had a piece of Baltic amber that was between 40 and ...
Harpagophytum (/ ˌ h ɑːr p ə ˈ ɡ ɒ f ɪ t ə m / HAR-pə-GOF-it-əm), also called grapple plant, wood spider, and most commonly devil's claw, is a genus of plants in the sesame family, native to southern Africa. Plants of the genus owe their common name "devil's claw" to the peculiar appearance of their hooked fruit.