(including Madagascar)‚ Asia‚ Australia and the United States of America. The US banana spider species is called Nephila clavipes and can generally be found in the southeastern states‚ appearing as far north as North Carolina and as far west as Texas. The venom is almost as dangerous as a Black Widow’s. If you get bitten by a golden orb spider you the bite can cause local pain‚ redness blisters that normally disappear in 24 hours. In rare cases it has been known to trigger allergic reactions and result in
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everglades. The mix of suburbs and wilderness around the area of the everglades‚ makes the Everglades a place where all species can live. The first species is the Lionfish; a venomous fish with red and white stripes and it’s long pectoral fins. The venom of the lionfish is shown to be very defensive. It relies on camouflage and fast impulsives
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black with one white stripe or two‚ they may be black with white spots and stripes‚ and they may also be brown‚ gray or cream colored. All skunks have short legs and poor vision. However‚ they do have excellent hearing. Skunks are also immune to snake venom‚ but may carry diseases such as rabies‚ canine distemper and a bacterial disease called tularemia. Always stay away from a skunk that looks sick or one that is over friendly. A skunk’s life span in the wild is only about 3 years‚ but when taken
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Fire Ants Fire ants have been in the United States for over sixty years‚ and almost every American that lives in or frequently visits the quarantined states which they inhabit has had an unpleasant run in with these troublesome critters. Inhabitants of the Southeast who have ever stood unwittingly atop a fire ant mound know that the insects are aptly named. When the ants sting it creates a sensation similar to scorching caused by a hot needle touching the skin momentarily (1. Tschinkel 474)
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Face Each Challenge with Faith When I was thirteen‚ about the time I would have been in middle school‚ I learned at an early age one of the most important life lessons I’ve learned to this day. I’ve been going by that same lesson up till today and the way I learned it will always be planted in the front of my mind. Even though I did learn it the hard way‚ I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way because I have a respect for the process that it took to understand what I was supposed to get out of
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Disscussion Director • Have you given up something so precious to you for others benefit from? • Have you ever felt being betrayed? • Have you ever felt inferior? Cool Quote Finder • “Ah‚ missus‚ these are both children‚ and one will grow up to be a baas‚ and one will be a servant” • “Teddy was about six years old when he was given a scooter‚ and discovered the intoxications of speed. ” • “He’s only a black boy‚” Vocabulary Enricher • Kraal – a traditional African village of huts
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have found some cure from the animals such as insulin to lower blood pressure‚ Premarin for menopausal hormone therapy and exenatide to promote loss weight. Based on Nazario (2005)‚ he stated that even a pig’s or cow’s pancreas‚ horse urine‚ snakes and spider venom (pharmazooticals) are potential sources of drugs‚ which are life-saving for human. The pharmazooticals mainly exist just in a small portion of drugs earn from natural sources. Plus Alves‚ Rosa‚ and Santana (2007) discover that animals-derived
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base on which the reef grows. However‚ soft coral is flexible and grows quickly. This coral is made up of tiny crystals. There are many inhabitants of coral. Coral is populated by over 4‚000 different species. These include butterfly fish‚ sea snakes‚ sea horses moray eels and many more. Habitat Coral and coral reefs are found in unusual habitats‚ at the bottoms of the sea. Coral can be found from water surfaces 19‚700 feet under sea level. They live in light absorbing adaptations.
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Greece: Bronze Age Society – Minoan Society (b) Explain what relevant evidence reveals about Minoan religious beliefs and practices. Most of our sources about Minoan society come from Linear A and B together with depictions in frescoes and on coins and the discovery of evidence found in shrines‚ caves‚ palaces and villas. It is from this evidence that we learn about Minoan religious beliefs and practices‚ including places of religious worship and sacrifices‚ the gods and goddesses that the
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hypotheses for the recent changes in the toxicity of venom in different species of rattlesnakes found in the United States. - Interbreeding between snakes with different venom profiles. - Geographic distribution (genes shifted eastward) - Convolution - Old rattlesnakes have high concentration of toxic. 2. What is an “evolutionary arms race”? Describe how this applies to one of the hypotheses suggested to explain toxicity of venom in rattlers – i.e. Using the 3 specific requirements
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