Arachnid

the least favorite of the creepy crawlies, and once they appear, a call is typically made to the local pest control in Fort Worth. The Bug Dude can take care of your pest control needs. Of the 45,000 known species of spiders, 205 species of the arachnids have been involved in medical research. It turns out, that 40% of the species have a peptide that will revolutionize the treatment of chronic pain in the near future. Current research reveals that spider venom in the 40% contains seven peptides,

In the great modern classic, The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, Wizard Gandalf, and a company of rambunctious dwarves go on an extraordinary adventure. On this unexpected journey, they have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug. The novel’s central conflict has to deal with Bilbo struggle with his adventurous, brave inner-self. 2. The leading character in the novel is Bilbo Baggins; the protagonist risks his status in his community. The Baggins are considered by the people of

The ancient Greek people came up with many ideas and made many advancements that changed today’s world. One such creation was the Olympics. Athletes all over the world dedicate their lives to a sport, using a combination of talent and hard work in the hope they they will one day represent their country in the Olympic Games. These Games first came into existence in ancient Greece during the year 776 BC. According to an article published by the Penn Museum, “The ancient Olympic Games were primarily

A lack of crop diversity in recent years has contributed to the collapse in bee populations. While there are many species of larger genus, the genus themselves are becoming few and far between. Another culprit is the varroa mite; a minute arachnid that infiltrates bee hives on the back of migrant worker bees, sucking their blood supply. These mites lay their eggs alongside the honeycombs of young bees, infecting the colony with bacteria, viruses, and foreign pathogens. Insecticides cause

Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a United States military prison located on the Guantanamo Bay Naval base in Cuba. The G-bay or GTMO prison camp was created in 2002 to detain extraordinarily dangerous people, to interrogate detainees at the greatest setting, and to litigate detainees for crimes they may have committed. After reading Guantanamo ‘Honor Bound to Defend Freedom’ my understanding of the ethics and efficacy of the Guantanamo detention center has changed tremendously. The book may be biased

Paul Verhoeven, the director of the film Starship Troopers stated, “I want to make a movie so painfully obvious in its satire that everyone who understands it lives in perpetual psychological torment inflicted on them by all the people who don’t,” (Paul Verhoeven, 1996). In comparison to the film Animal Farm (1954) which is a critique of socialism, Starship Troopers is much savvier in its critique of fascism. Starship Troopers poke holes in Nazi and fascist ideology with satire. The use of force

Exoskeletons: From Arachnid To Human Humans have always had the ability to observe the ways of the world and then figure out how to improve our living with them. For example, Leonardo da Vinci, the Wright brothers and others watched birds and their patterns until they figured out a way to make pieces and parts into a flying machine. Their research has now become airplanes, and aircraft carriers. By simply seeing the world, they figured out a way to better human transportation. Since the beginning

Since the beginning, it’s been the trees. When I was very young, my mother would load my sisters and I into the car at 4am, wrap us in seatbelts, and tuck us back in with pillows and blankets. We’d sleep until the morning, and by then, half the road trip would be over. At least that was the plan. I never slept. I stayed awake to capture the moment the desert of Nevada turned into the forests of northern California so I could see the trees. Their leafy arms stretched into the dark, so tall I couldn’t

silk to catch their prey. Jumping spiders never need silk. They can hop almost forty times their body weight. Some people like jumping spiders because they look cute up close, while others think spiders are ugly and bushy. Some people despise the arachnids because they look creepy and crawly, but it is more scared of people than of spiders. Spiders are usually scared of humans because they are smaller than humans and the fact they can be out runned. Bats are a different story compared to all the animals

ball. Tier two words are high frequency words that are needed when using mature language. Some examples include analysis, performed, and benevolent. Lastly, Tier three words are only found in specific fields of study like prokaryote, isotope, and arachnids. You only find these words when teaching a certain topic like Mrs. Baughman’s science class. Telling a student to sound out the word can help them to identify what it may be. An example of this happened to me while I was in high school. I came across