URTICATING SETAE OF TARANTULAS (ARANEAE: THERAPHOSIDAE): MORPHOLOGY, REVISION OF TYPOLOGY AND TERMINOLOGY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TAXONOMY.

Urticating setae of tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae): Morphology, revision of typology and terminology and implications for taxonomy.

Tarantula urticating setae are modified setae located on the abdomen or pedipalps, which represent an effective defensive mechanism against vertebrate or invertebrate predators and intruders.They are also useful taxonomic tools as morphological characters facilitating the classification of New World theraphosid spiders.In the present study, the mor

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Classification of Soils East of the Shatt al-Arab Area and Assess their Agricultural Purposes using Technologies for Remote Sensing 2 Indices

This study was conducted to know the importance of some digital , indices in the study area in province of Basrah.Using Remote sensing Technique as Satellite image Land Sat 8 OLI, Contour line and Geographic Information system (GIS) to delineate the land form units in area, which was checked and completed through field observation to generate a pre

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