
Mynd 1. Myndræn skýring á hugtakinu margbreytileikastigull miðbaugs. Örvar verða rauðari eftir því sem tegundafjöldi eykst.

Mynd 2. Köngulóin og liðfætlan Macracantha arcuata; þýtt lauslega sem ,,langhyrnubugða’’. Hún finnst í regnskógum Taílands og Malasíu og er eina tegund ættkvíslarinnar. Fyrst skráð sem Arana arcuata, síðar þekkt sem Gasteracantha arcuata.

Mynd 3. Fjórar tegundir faga af ættkvíslinni Kayflunavirus. Einangraðir úr regnskógi í Penang-þjóðgarðinum í Malasíu. Tegundirnar sýkja allar Salmonella-bakteríur, sem vekja vonir um að þær megi nýta til að vinna gegn smiti sem berst með vatni.
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Þetta svar var unnið í tengslum við námskeiðið Örverufræði II (LÍF201G) við Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild Háskóla Íslands.