In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta". Wingless arthropods were brought together unde
Allacma fusca was named Podura fusca in 1758.
The head louse was named Pediculus humanus in 1758.
The fly Lipoptena cervi was classified among the lice as Pediculus cervi by Linnaeus.
The castor bean tick, Ixodes ricinus, was named Acarus ricinus in 1758.
Homarus gammarus
Videos
Homarus gammarus, known as the European lobster or common lobster, is a species of clawed lobster from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and parts of the Black Sea. It is closely related t
On this European lobster, the right claw (on the left side of the image) is the crusher and the left claw is the cutter.
Zoea larva of Homarus gammarus
Tysfjorden, along with neighbouring fjords in Northern Norway, is home to the world's northernmost populations of H. gammarus.