Arthropods in culture Arthropods in culture Culture consists of the social behaviour and norms in human societies transmitted through social learning. Arthropods play many roles in human culture, including as food, in art, in stories, and in mythology and religion. Many of these concern insects, which are important both economically and symbolically, from the work of honeybees to the scarabs of Ancient Egypt. Other arthropods with cultural significance include crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, and crayfish, which are popular subjects in art, especially still lifes, and arachnids such as spiders and scorpions, whose venom has medical applications. The crab and the scorpion are
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have subsidiary departments. The Animal Health Services group is composed of three departments that focus on the health and well-being of animals. The Anti-Cruelty Group has eight departments that focus on different problems relating to animal cruelty. The Community Outreach Group works with multiple resources so that more animals that are classified as at risk-animals will be helped by the improvements that the group provides. The ASPCA Animal Hospital is a well-equipped medical facility that gives medical care to animals in need. Life-saving treatment to animals, whose owners cannot afford the treatment, are provided by The Trooper Fund which is