Two major families of snakes account for most venomous snakes dangerous to humans. 1. The elapid family includes: 1  the cobras (Naja and other genera) of Asia and Africa; 2  the mambas (Dendroaspis) of Africa; the kraits (Bungarus) of Asia; 3  the coral snakes (Micrurus) of the Americas; and the Australian elapids, which include the coastal taipan ...
In the Southern United States as well as some parts of Canada and the United Kingdom, the crane fly is also sometimes called a daddy longlegs, according to The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. This distinctive bug, with six long legs and two large wings, is not a spider, nor an arachnid, but is an insect.n the Southern United States as well as some parts of Canada and the United Kingdom, the crane fly is also sometimes called a daddy longlegs, according to The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. This distinctive bug, with six long legs and two large wings, is not a spider, nor an arachnid, but is an insect.
Professor Michael Goldfarb, right, with amputee Craig Hutto who is wearing the new bionic leg developed at Vanderbilt. The Vanderbilt prosthesis is designed for daily life. It makes it substantially easier for an amputee to walk, sit, stand, and go up and down stairs and ramps.