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General Information and Topics to Research
- Common or scientific name of arthropod
- Stage of arthropod development (egg, larva, nymph, pupa, adult)
- Type of mouth parts (chewing, sucking, piercing, lapping, chelicerae)
- Date arthropod was collected or received
- Role of arthropod in the environment (niche)
If Collected from Nature
- Location it was found (county, state, city, address/natural area name)
- Describe where arthropod was found (e.g., under moist log)
- Climatic conditions (sunny, cloudy, foggy, rainy, etc.)
- Date
- Name of collector
- Describe behavior/activity
Captivity Obsevations
- Kind of food eaten
- Kind of food preferred by the arthropod
- Date mating is observed
- Date eggs are laid and how many
- Date eggs hatch
- Number of molts to reach adult stage
- Date insect pupates
- Duration of pupal stage
- Date arthropod becomes an adult
- Length of each growth stage (time between molts)
- Date and description of different behaviors (i.e., mating, foraging, defending)
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