Author: Michael Alexander
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138/150: Lonchopteridae – Flies without fathers
Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Diptera: Lonchopteridae: Lonchoptera: Lonchoptera bifurcata (Fallen, 1810) Lonchoptera bifurcata is known as a pointed-winged or spear winged fly with a Holarctic distribution. This means the species is found in all non-tropical regions across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa! The fly can be distinguished from similar species due to the pale-coloured bristles…
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137/150: Lonely Since 1989
Animalia: Arthopoda: Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae: Gibothorax tchernovi (Eskov, 1989) Spiders that belong to the group of Linyphiidae are made up of small spiders with more than 4,300 species globally. They are more commonly known as money spiders in the United Kingdom and Australia because they were linked with having good luck. New spiders within this…