Is Spider an insect?

This is a common confusion, actually spider is not an insect.

What is an insects? Insects are six legged animal. All insects have two feelers, called antennae, on their heads, and most of them have wings. Insects have three main body parts - the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. Most important is they have three pairs of legs.

But, spiders have four pairs of legs and have no feelers and wings. Their bodies are divided into two main parts the abdomen and the cephalothorax, where the head and the thorax are joined together.

Scientists classify spiders as Arachnids.

Arachnids have one to six pairs of simple eyes and some species are eyeless. But, insects have many small eyes crowded together called compound eyes. Other arachnids are Scorpion, ticks and mite.

MONSOON

The English name monsoon, was also derived from the Asiatic word mawsim meaning seasons. The definition includes major wind systems that change direction seasonally.

Mahn Soon, is the seasonal wind that blows over the northern part of the Indian Ocean and Arabian sea, and its surrounding areas. Monsoon blows from the southwest from April to October and blows from the northeast from November to March।

Generally, monsoons are formed by the difference in the heating and cooling of air over land and sea.

FEW WAYS TO BEAT THE HEAT

Tips from Physiologists,

» Drink plenty of fluids, but avoid alcohol and caffeinated drinks.

» Even 2 hours of air conditioning each day can reduce the risk of heat related illness.

» Avoid exercises in the heat.

» Do not leave children, pets, aged person, and patients,pregnant ladies in a car without ventilation.

» Ask children to rest after 30 min. of outdoor play.

» Check periodically on elders and others who live alone

The Hindu Speaks on Scientific facts

Month JUNE

• June is the sixth month of the year as per the Gregorian calender.

• Most of us think that month June was named after Junius, from an old Roman family.And others, after the goddess Juno, the patron goddess of marriage, wife of Jupiter and queen of heaven, who rod about in a chariot drawn by peacocks.

• Earlier,June was the fourth month in Roman calender with 29 days.

Important Events:
June 1 : Harvest Festival - Malaysia
1st Friday : Labour Day - Bhamas
June 6 : National Day and Flag Day - Sweden
June 10 : National Day - Portugal
June 12 : Independence Day - Philippines
June 14 : Flag Day - United States
3rd sunday : Father's Day
June 19 : Revolutionary Day - Algeria
June 23 : National Day - Luxembourg
June 24 : Midsummer's Day

Favorite Flower : Rose
Birthstone : Pearl


HAPPY JUNE

Idioms and Phrases

(I) - Yoke together : to unite

FAMILY DAY - Yesterday

My family, God's gift to me. Family can be made facile but to wield requires a great deal of workout. Everyone in a family have their own equal responsibility, even the kids. Whether joint or nuclear, family is precious. Happy to be a Bachelor or a spinster but family completes them.

Now a days most of us are in nuclear family with a Father, a mother and children, which is quite easy to manage. Still, our family is been made by two other families which is as important as our own family. Always remember the hardships they have undergone to bring us as we do with our kids. Life is a circle, what goes around comes around, everything we do today will be repeated as a cyclic process.

Once you are a family, you become the first people to the generation to come after... setting the path for a glorious start. Making oneself the pioneer.

HAPPY FAMILY DAY