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Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and of the foundations of the Italian language. The prestige established by the Tuscan dialect's use in literature by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini led to its subsequent elaboration as the language of culture throughout Italy. It has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contains well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti. Tuscany is also known for its wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, Brunello di Montalcino and white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Having a strong linguisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozyptila
''Ozyptila'' is a genus of Thomisidae, crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1864. It has been misspelled as "Oxyptila" in multiple accounts. Species it contains 101 species and four subspecies, found in Africa, Europe, North America, and Asia: *''Ozyptila aculeipes, O. aculeipes'' Embrik Strand, Strand, 1906 – Tunisia *''Ozyptila aculipalpa, O. aculipalpa'' Wunderlich, 1995 – Iran *''Ozyptila americana, O. americana'' Nathan Banks, Banks, 1895 – USA, Canada *''Ozyptila amkhasensis, O. amkhasensis'' B. K. Tikader, Tikader, 1980 – India *''Ozyptila ankarensis, O. ankarensis'' Karol, 1966 – Turkey *''Ozyptila annulipes, O. annulipes'' (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria *''Ozyptila arctica, O. arctica'' Władysław Kulczyński, Kulczyński, 1908 – North America, Northern Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East) *''Ozyptila aspex, O. aspex'' Pavesi, 1895 – Ethiopia *''Ozyptila atlantica, O. atlantica'' Denis, 1963 – Canary Is., Salvages *''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauna Of Italy
The fauna of Italy comprises all the animal species inhabiting the territory of the Italy, Italian Republic and its surrounding waters. Italy has one the highest level of faunal biodiversity in Europe, with over 57,000 species recorded, representing more than a third of all European fauna. This is due to various factors. The Italian peninsula is in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, forming a corridor between central Europe and North Africa, and it has of coastline. Italy also receives species from the Balkans, Eurasia, and the Middle East. Italy's varied geological structure, including the Italian Alps, Alps and the Apennines, Central Italian woodlands, and Southern Italian Garigue and Maquis shrubland, also contribute to high climate and habitat diversity. The fauna of Italy includes 4,777 Endemism, endemic animal species, which include the Sardinian long-eared bat, Corsican red deer, Sardinian red deer, spectacled salamander, brown cave salamander, Italian newt, Italian str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiders Of Europe
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every land habitat. , 50,356 spider species in 132 families have been recorded by taxonomists. However, there has been debate among scientists about how families should be classified, with over 20 different classifications proposed since 1900. Anatomically, spiders (as with all arachnids) differ from other arthropods in that the usual body segments are fused into two tagmata, the cephalothorax or prosoma, and the opisthosoma, or abdomen, and joined by a small, cylindrical pedicel, however, as there is currently neither paleontological nor embryological evidence that spiders ever had a separate t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
