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Miniature monsters of the world (Phylogenetic tree) - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
A lot of unusual small species lives in the world. You can see through a magnifying glass how unique they are. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Annelida (Ringed worms)
- Phylum Echinoderm (Sea lily, Sea star, Brittle star, Sea urchin, Sea cucumber)
- Subphylum Echinozoa
- Class Holothuroidea (Sea cucumbers; 513 Mya~)
- Phylum Mollusca
- Class Gastropoda (Abalone, Limpets, Conch, Nudibranchs; 520 Mya~)
- Phylum Arthropod
- Subphylum Chelicerata (Horseshoe crabs, Scorpions, Spiders, Mites)
- Class Arachnida (Spiders, Scorpions)
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 | Whip spider |
Tail-less whip spider' ,
(Charontidae) |  | Dewdrop spider |
Silver comb-footed spider ,
Silver dewdrop spider (Southeast Asia) |  | Funnel-web spider |
Sydney funnel-web spider (Australia),
Northern Rivers funnel-web spider (Australia) |  | Tarantula |
Tarantula wolf spider (Europe),
Mexican redknee tarantula (Mexico),
Cobalt blue tarantula (Southeast Asia) |  | Atypical tarantula |
(Atypus karschi) (East Asia),
GuangXi trapdoor spider |  | Spider |
Yellow Sac spider (Eurasia),
Woodlouse hunter spiders' ,
Pirate spiders' ,
Net-casting spiders' ,
Bolas spiders' ,
Red-back spider (Australia),
Green lynx spider (North America),
Brown huntsman spider (tropical and subtropical zone),
Antmimicking Spiders' ,
(Phidippus mystaceus) (North America) |  | Scorpion |
Striped bark scorpion (North America),
Deathstalker (Africa and West Asia),
Yellow fattail scorpion ,
Emperor scorpion (Africa; 30cm),
Israeli gold scorpion (North Africa and Middle East) |  | False scorpion |
(Cheliferidae) |
- Subphylum Myriapoda (Millipedes, Centipedes)
- Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
- Class Diplopoda (Millipedes; 318.1 Mya~)
- Subphylum Hexapoda (Insects, others)
- Class Insecta (Insects)
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 | Earwig |
European earwig (North America) |  | Grasshopper |
Mole crickets' ,
Armoured ground cricket (southern Africa),
Peacock katydid (Eyespot) |  | Stick insect |
Giant Prickly Stick Insect (Australia; Mimic leaf),
Leaf insects' |  | Leaf beetle |
Colorado potato beetle |  | Cockroach |
Madagascar hissing cockroach (Madagascar; 10cm) |  | Mantis |
Cone-headed mantis' |  | Cicada |
(Spongophorus) ,
Treehoppers' ,
Bearer Leafhopper ,
(Geisha distinctissima) ,
Lantern fly (Central and South America; Eyespot) |  | Assassin bug |
Bee assassin (North America) |  | Water bug |
Water scorpions' |  | Stinkbug |
Flat bugs' ,
Man-faced Stinkbug |  | Bee |
Bee wolves' ,
Cuckoo wasps' |  | Ant |
Driver ants' (Massive move for food),
Burchell's army ant (Americas; Massive move for food),
Honeypot ants' ,
Weaver ants' (Unique nest building),
Bulldog ants' ,
Ravoux's slavemaker ant (Europe),
Bullet ant (Central and South America),
Velvet ants' |  | Wasp |
Scorpion wasps' |  | Ground beetle |
Golden ground beetle (Europe),
Green tiger beetle (Eurasia),
Anthia ground beetle |  | Longhorn beetle |
Giant harlequin beetle (Americas),
Long-horned beetle (South America; 17cm) |  | Leaf-rolling weevil |
Giraffe weevil (Madagascar) |  | Weevil |
Acorn weevil (Europe) |  | Blister beetle |
Blister beetles' |  | Stag beetle |
Stag beetle (Europe) |  | Rhinoceros beetle |
Hercules beetle (Central and South America; 17cm),
Elephant beetle (Americas) |  | Dung beetle |
Aphodiine dung beetles' ,
True dung beetles' |  | Net-veined insect |
Green lacewings' ,
Antlions' |  | Scorpionflie |
Common scorpionflies' |  | Fly |
Tsetse flies' ,
Stalk-eyed flies' |  | Mosquitoe |
Malaria mosquitoes' |  | Moth |
Regal moth (North America; Hickory horned devils),
Garden tiger moth (Northern Hemisphere),
Scarlet tiger moth (Europe),
European Puss Moth (Europe),
Lobster Moth (Palearctic),
Eastern Death's-head Hawkmoth (Asia) |
- Subphylum Crustacea (Crabs, Lobsters, Crayfish, Shrimp, Krill, Barnacles)
- Class Malacostraca (Lobsters, Crabs, Shrimps; 516 Mya~)
- Phylum Chordata
- Subphylum Urochordata (Tunicate)
- Class Ascidiacea (Sea squirts)
- Subphylum Vertebrata
- Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
- Class Actinopterygii (Most living fishes; 421.3 Mya~)
- Class Amphibia (Salamander, Newt, Frog)
- Class Sauropsida (Non mammal-like reptiles)
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