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.
The largest primate in the Western Hemisphere is the woolly spider monkey called. muriqui. It is one of the most endangered of all primates and it lives along the. Brazilian coast. There are only 300- 400 woolly spider monkeys left in the world. Their near demise has resulted because of their forest habitat has been nearly. removed by loggers and those seeking farmland to grow food. Studies of the woolly spider monkey have discovered that they have a unique social. system. In a study group of 26 individuals continuously observed over 14 months, scientists found an extraordinary degree of cooperation and friendship among males.