![]() There is also a significant dry collection comprising more than 37.000 microscope slides of micro-arthropods. Most specimens are part of the wet collection and stored in roughly 19.000 collection jars with ethanol as a preservative. There are more than 3.500 type specimens from which the species were originally described. Overall there are more than 1.000.000 objects representing more than 9.000 species of arthropods from all over the world. ![]() ![]() Both marine and terrestrial arthropods are curated in this collection. It includes the arachnids (spiders and allies) and myriapods (centipedes and millipedes) but also some lesser-known groups such as the velvet worms (Onychophora), water bears (Tardigrada), tongue worms (Pentastomida), horseshoe crabs (Xiphosura) and sea spiders (Pycnogonida). ![]() ![]() This collection comprises the most basal and ancient lineages of arthropods. ![]()
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