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Horseshoe crabs are often referred to as the "living fossils" of our planet — the four known species, including three in Asia ...

Chromosomal studies in insects and arthropods provide valuable insights into the genetic diversity and evolutionary processes of these organisms. Recent research has focused on various aspects of ...

Touch lively hissing cockroaches and meet chilled-out tarantulas. Show off your invertebrate knowledge to our science-loving staff or learn something brand new to love about arthropods. Discover what ...

First emerging in the water around 500 million years ago, before colonising land a few million years later, arthropods are found in every nook and cranny of the planet today. So ubiquitous are ...

Field Museum visitors see less than 1% of its total collection. So where's the rest of it? CBS News Chicago went on a tour ...

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It’s not just the big-name celebrities of the skeleton—the hips and knees and shoulders—that scream at us as we accumulate ...

Let's talk about the woodlouse spider, an arachnid with a unique hunting style and impressive jaws. Known scientifically as ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, a key component of the central nervous system, evolved in ecdysozoan ...