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Appreciate the natural wonders of Sabino Canyon

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Insects

Arthropods are members of the phylum Arthropoda (from Greek árthron, “joint”, and pous (gen. podos), i.e. “foot” or “leg,” which together mean “jointed leg”).

Class distinctions include

  • insects (grasshoppers, butterflies, beetles, ants, etc. 1,000,000 described world species),
  • arachnids (spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, etc. 65,000 described world species),
  • crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, barnacles, isopods etc. 44,000 described world species),
  • chilopods (centipedes. 2,800 described world species), and
  • diplopods (millipedes. 10,000 described world species)

Arthropods are highly diverse. It is the largest of all animal phyla and accounts for over three quarters of all currently known living and fossil organisms. The exact number of living arthropod species is unknown since many have yet to be identified, especially those inhabiting tropical rainforests.

  • Wikipedia Arthropods page

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Mydas Fly

Mydas Fly

Tarantula Hawk 1

Tarantula Hawk

Great Purple Hairstreak 1

Great Purple Hairstreak

Sara Orangetip 3

Sara Orangetip

Gneiss News November 2017 6

Veined Ctenucha

Yellow Paper Wasp 2

Yellow Paper Wasp

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Palo Verde Root Borer

Palo Verde Root Borer

Iron-Cross Blister Beetle

Iron-Cross Blister Beetle

Green Lynx Spider

Green Lynx Spider

Funnel-Web Spider

Funnel-Web Spider

Black Widow Spider

Black Widow Spider

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