TSSM is very small in size and requires magnification to see clearly. TSSM have two body segments called the cephalothorax and the abdomen, four pairs of legs, a pair of red ocelli (eyes), and no ...

The red-backed jumping spider is striking indeed! It has a black cephalothorax and a bright red abdomen, with females displaying a black stripe down their middle. Tiny white and black hairs cover ...

This is because the spider's vital organs usually remain intact, even though all of the abdomen, and occasionally part of the cephalothorax, may be filled with worm coils. Eventually in a scene ...

Ticks are parasites of vertebrates, or animals with backbones, like us, dogs, deer, and birds. Ticks have 2 body regions: an unsegmented abdomen and a cephalothorax. Their body is oval and minute, and ...

They frequently enter homes through open windows, chimneys or gaps beneath doors. A large spider with a brown cephalothorax (the fused head and thorax) and a tan-coloured abdomen that often has a ...