WebLepidoptera (/ ˌ l ɛ p ə ˈ d ɒ p t ər ə / lep-ə-DOP-tər-ə) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans).About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described species of living organisms. It is one of the most widespread and widely …

WebAny member of the genus Eunectes, a group of large, aquatic snakes found in South America: . Eunectes murinus, the green anaconda – the largest species, found east of the Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago; Eunectes notaeus, the yellow anaconda – a small species, found in eastern …

WebInternal. Each of the wings consists of a thin membrane supported by a system of veins. The membrane is formed by two layers of integument closely apposed, while the veins are formed where the two layers remain separate; sometimes the lower cuticle is thicker and more heavily sclerotized under a vein. Within each of the major veins there is a nerve …

WebThe Morea expedition (French: Expédition de Morée) is the name given to the land intervention of the French Army in the Peloponnese between 1828 and 1833, at the time of the Greek War of Independence, with the aim of expelling from the region the Ottoman-Egyptian occupation forces.It was also accompanied by a scientific expedition mandated …

WebThe femur (/ ˈ f iː m ər /; pl. femurs or femora / ˈ f ɛ m ər ə /), or thigh bone, is the proximal bone of the hindlimb in tetrapod vertebrates.The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint, while the distal part of the femur articulates with the tibia (shinbone) and patella (kneecap), forming the knee joint.By most …

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WebSigmund Freud was born to Ashkenazi Jewish parents in the Moravian town of Freiberg, in the Austrian Empire (now Příbor, Czech Republic), the first of eight children. Both of his parents were from Galicia, a historic province straddling modern-day West Ukraine and southeast Poland.His father, Jakob Freud (1815–1896), a wool merchant, had two sons, …

WebThe word amphibian is derived from the Ancient Greek term ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), which means 'both kinds of life', ἀμφί meaning 'of both kinds' and βιος meaning 'life'. The term was initially used as a general adjective for animals that could live on land or in water, including seals and otters. Traditionally, the class Amphibia includes all tetrapod vertebrates that …

WebHares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus Lepus.They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth.The genus includes the largest lagomorphs.Most are fast runners with long, powerful hind legs, and large ears to …

WebEntomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (entomon) 'insect', and -λογία () 'study of') is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology.In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans.This …