Two Year Life Cycle of Ixodes scapularis: Ixodes scapularis, commonly known as the blacklegged or deer tick has four life stages; egg, larva, nymph, and adult (male and female). The blacklegged tick is considered a three-host tick where each mobile stage (larva, nymph, adult) feeds on a different host animal.xodes scapularis, commonly known as the blacklegged or deer tick has four life stages; egg, larva, nymph, and adult (male and female). The blacklegged tick is considered a three-host tick where each mobile stage (larva, nymph, adult) feeds on a different host animal.
Interesting Spider Monkey Facts. 1. Their Name Spider monkeys are seen hanging onto separate branches of the trees using all of their four limbs and the tail as well, thus giving them a spider like appearance. This is why these monkeys are called spider monkeys. 2. Have a Tail as a Fifth Hand Spider monkeys have a prehensile tail which helps them to move from branch to branch. Muscular and tactile, this tail is used by the monkey as a fifth hand to hang from the branches, which leaves their hands free for food collection.
Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria) Phoneutria, commonly known as Brazilian wandering spiders, armed spiders (armadeiras, as they are known in Portuguese), or banana spiders (not to be confused with the relatively harmless Nephila), are a genus of defensive and venomous spiders of potential medical significance to humans.