Arachnid Collection (page 2)

Brachyteles sp. woolly spider monkey
Brachyteles frontatus. Hand coloured lithograph from a drawing by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807-1889)

Various beetles and arachnids
Drawer of a selection of various entomological specimens from the Sloane Collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Scorpion tail in Burmese amber dating from the Upper Cretaceous about 80 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule. Figure 100

Mite in amber

Ornithodoros moubata, tick
This species of tick (Ornithodoros moubata) specifically carries the virus of African swine fever

Epocilla aurantiaca, jumping spider
This species of jumping spider (Epocilla aurantiaca) was photographed in Sri Lanka

Lasia sp. small-headed fly
Acrocerid fly (small-headed fly) from Mexico, flies of this genus are parasitoids of tarantulas. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Scorpio orientalis, scorpion
Suppl. Tab LXV from Insecten-Belustigung 1746-61 Volume 3, by August Johann R� von Rosenhof (1705-1759)

Dolomedes fimbriatus, great raft spider model
A large scale model of a great raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus), a semi aquatic spider native to Britain held within the Natural History Museum, London

Bryobia praetiosa, clover mite model
A large scale model of the clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa), a common mite found in grassland, native to Britain. Held within the Natural History Museum, London

Lambis lambis, common spider conch
A pair of common spider conch (Lambis lambis). This heavilly ornamented gastropod, has large shell projections, it originates from the Western Indo-Pacific

Bartholina burmanniana, spider orchid
Lithograph by Gebhart from an original pencil drawing by Franz Bauer, published in Iconographia generum plantarum (1838) by Stephan Endlicher

Salticus senecus, zebra jumping spider
Scanning electron microscope image of a zebra jumping spider from the UK (x 35). Note the two large eyes that give them excellent binoular vision. Coloured artificially on computer

Odontodactylus scyallarus, mantis shrimp

Lambris chiragra, spider conch
Watercolour of a spider conch by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever

Misumena vatia, flower spider
Female flower spiders can adapt their colour to match the flowers they hide on in order to ambush their prey

Amblyomma sp. hard backed tick
Scanning electron microscope view of a hard backed tick from the family Ixodidae. Coloured artificially on computer

Heteropoda venatoria & Avicularia avicularia
Huntsman spider (Heteropoda venatoria) and pinktoe tarantula (Avicularia avicularia). Engraving made for Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian

English spiders with butterflies
Watercolour drawing of spiders and butterflies prepared for A Natural History of Spiders and other Curious Insects (1736) by Eleazar Albin

English spiders
Watercolour drawing of spiders prepared for A Natural History of Spiders and other Curious Insects (1736) by Eleazar Albin

Aranea maxima ceilonica, tarantula
Fig 1, Tab 69, an illustration of a large tarantula spider feeding on its prey from Thesaurus Volume 1, by Albertus Seba

Bryobia praetiosa, clover mite
Scanning electron microscope image of a clover mite (x 70K), they have front legs which are nearly twice as long as the hind legs

Microthoracius cameli, camel sucking louse
A female specimen of a camel sucking louse (Microthoracius cameli) approximately 4mm in length

English spiders by Eleazar Albin
Watercolour drawing of spiders prepared for A Natural History of Spiders and other Curious Insects by Eleazar Albin, 1736

Demodex uncii, follicle mite
A follicle mite magnified X600. The follicle mite is a worm-like microscopic mite which lives in the follicles and sebaceous gland of most humans

Cyclophthalmus senior, insect
A scorpion-like terrestrial insect dating from the Carboniferous to the present

Tegenaria gigantia, house spider
Its usually the males which are seen struggling in baths, as they tend to wander in searching for females and get stuck. The males have longer legs and slimmer abdomens that the females

Spider trichobothrium hair
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the base of a trichobothrium hair (x 1, 000). The hair is an air-movement sensor extending from the pit in the cuticle of a spiders leg

Abliguritor niger, fossil spider in amber
This Oligocene spider, about 1 cm long, is encased in amber from the Baltic

Inachus dorsettensis, scorpion spider crab
Photograph of a scorpion spider crab (Inachus dorsettensis)

Chiggers, larvae of trombiculid mites
Lizards have pockets within their skin where chiggers accumulate. These pockets offer ideal living conditions. Each pocket has thick walls that repair quickly

Willemite
A specimen of willemite (zinc silicate) photographed under UV light

Scientist working in Entomology Department
Entomologist working with arachnid collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Scientist identifying specimens
Entomologist identifying arachnid specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Argiope bruennichi, wasp spider
The wasp spider is a non-poisonous species from the Mediterranean that is now also found in southern England. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Adult ticks from domestic cattle in East Africa
These ticks are engorged with their hosts blood. To minimise the risk of drying out, they are plugged with cotton wool and usually inverted inside jars of spirit

Pseudoscorpion in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period about 35 million years old. Arachnida, Pseudoscorpionida, identified by A.J. Ross. Specimen from Kaliningrad, Russia

Spider illustration
Drawing 403 from the Watling Collection titled Murraragan by a Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Fake amber
A fake spider that has been inserted into melted Kauri gum to look like amber. Fig. 16 page no.7 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Snipe fly in Baltic amber
A snipe fly preserved in Baltic amber with a pseudoscorpion hanging onto its legs. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene, about 35 million years old

Mite in baltic amber
A mite trapped in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period, about 35 million years ago

Insects
Drawing 402 from the Watling Collection simply titled a crab, a spider, a snail, two butterflies and a caterpillar by Thomas Watling

Scorpion fly
A Scorpion fly, Mecoptera: Bittacidae with a long beak and long antennae, preserved here in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Isle of Wight amber
Spider in Isle of Wight amber. Lower Cretaceous about 130 million years old. Borrowed from Museum of Isle of Wight Geology

Ixodes ricinus, tick
Close-up of a recently fed tick (Ixodes ricinus) full of its hosts blood, on black background

Amblyomma americanum, lone star tick
A pair of lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum). Ticks are blood-sucking parasites which feed on the blood of their host

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