The ecosystems of the river valley, surrounding hills, foothills, drier rangeland, and badlands of our region have a diverse community of insects, arachnids, collembolans, and crustaceans. The arachnids include many important predators and decomposers, and we have a little of everything: spiders, scorpions, pseudoscorpions, wind scorpions, mites, ticks, and harvestmen. Insects are numerous and diverse, and although sometimes annoying, are essential for a healthy ecological food web. Crustaceans are often aquatic, but some work the soil. We will learn to recognize interesting examples.

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