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millipedes
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Millipedes are a group of Arthropods known scientifically as the Class Diplopoda, in the Subphylum Myriapoda, which also includes Centipedes. These many legged creatures differ from Centipedes in having 2 pairs of legs per segment, instead only one pair as in the former. While ‘Millipede’ indicates thousand feet, none have
centipedes
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact CHILOPODA ORDERS (CENTIPEDES) Libiomorpha (STONE CENTIPEDES) Bothropolys multidentatus Lithobius forficatus Lithobius forficatus Lithobius forficatus Lithobius forficatus Lithobiidae Libiomorpha tp Libiomorpha tp Lithobiomorpha Geophilomorpha (SOIL CENTIPEDES) Geophilus vittatus Geophilus vittatus Geophilus vittatus Geophilus vittatus Geophilus vittatus Geophilus vittatus Geophilus vittatus Geophilus Scolopendromorpha (BARK CENTIPEDES) Cryptops Scolopocryptops spinicaudus Scutigeridae (HOUSE CENTIPEDES)
isopods
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact SUPERORDER PERACARIDA Order Amphipoda Family Taltridae (BEACH HOPPERS) Megalorchestia californiana Megalorchestia californiana Megalorchestia californiana Megalorchestia californiana Megalorchestia californiana Megalorchestia californiana Orchestia palustris Orchestia palustris Traskorchestia traskiana Traskorchestia traskiana Order Isopoda Family Asellidae Lirceus Lirceus Lirceus Lirceus Lirceus Family Ligiidae (Rock Slaters) Ligia occidentalis Ligia pallasii Ligia pallasii Ligia Ligia
crustacea groups
Suborder CRUSTACEA Class Malacostraca Superorder eucarda ORDER DECAPODA:Infraorders Anomura Hermit Crabs Astacidia Crayfish Brachyura True Crabs & Shrimp Caridea Caridean Shrimps Acheta Spiny Lobster SUPERORDER PERACARIDA:Orders Amphipoda Beach Hoppers Isopoda Woodlice, Sowbugs Mysida Mysid Shrimps Tanaidacae CLASS MAXILLOPODA:Subclasses Branchiura Fish Lice Copepoda Copepods Thecostraca Sessile Barnacles
mayflies
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Mayflies are an Order of insects (Ephemeroptera) so named for their short lives as adults, which may be only a day or two after years in the water as nymphs (also called naiads). They may emerge simultaneously in enormous numbers. They are the only insects besides True Flies (Diptera) which
stoneflies
Home Subjects Covers About Contact STONEFLIES are an order of insects, like Mayflies and Dragonflies that have only 2 stages after eggs. Their larvae, nymphs, also live most of their lives in water, which must be clean, as pollution is not tolerated. When mature, they crawl out and shed their skins to become winged adults,