arthropod

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The find helps fill a gap in the evolution of arthropod brains and also shows how little they have changed over hundreds of millions of years.

From New York Times

Swimming last out of 12 finalists to the music “Spiders,” the Russian pair came out in nude-colored suits with black arthropods splashed across the front.

From Seattle Times

And a 2015 study of air monitors for pathogens in the Washington, D.C., area found traces of eDNA from many kinds of vertebrates and arthropods.

From Science Magazine

Not removing fallen leaves below trees, especially oaks, supports numerous beneficial arthropods, fungi, and bacteria that are essential for decomposition.

From Salon

Patel, who normally studies arthropod evolution, has a lifelong interest in glasswings—and a collection of tens of thousands that he has assembled since the age of 8.

From Science Magazine