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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 16, 2020 21:29:06 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 16, 2020 21:29:48 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 16, 2020 21:30:32 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Dec 17, 2020 11:22:37 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 17, 2020 17:51:24 GMT -5
There are some giant invertebrates found in the ocean.
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Post by brobear on Dec 20, 2020 17:24:21 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 20, 2020 17:35:09 GMT -5
Invertebrates are actually tougher and more adaptable than many give credit for. Breathing alone in that particular area is lethal for any vertebrate.
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Post by brobear on Dec 23, 2020 9:22:09 GMT -5
Real life Insects that look like leaves!
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 23, 2020 9:39:27 GMT -5
Reply 87. There are plenty of these in real life. Beware when you go near the plants 😉.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 23, 2020 9:40:52 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Dec 27, 2020 16:54:34 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 27, 2020 18:53:47 GMT -5
/\ The Amber mantis 😉.
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Post by brobear on Jan 14, 2021 7:25:04 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Apr 27, 2021 19:08:31 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Oct 5, 2021 2:45:02 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Nov 8, 2021 5:34:21 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Nov 8, 2021 7:21:38 GMT -5
Praying mantis vs Hornet is an epic fight indeed.
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Post by brobear on Nov 18, 2021 3:05:01 GMT -5
www.livescience.com/megaspider-in-australia Deadly and massive 'Megaspider' found in Australia has fangs that can puncture a fingernail. What has eight legs and fangs powerful enough to bite through a human fingernail? "Megaspider," an enormous funnel-web spider that was recently captured in Australia. Even seasoned spider keepers were astonished by the spider's size, according to the statement. The giant arachnid measured just over 3 inches (8 centimeters) from foot to foot — most funnel-web spiders are typically between 0.4 and 2 inches (1 and 5 cm) wide — and its curved fangs were 0.8 inches (2 cm) long. "In my 30+ years at the Park, I have never seen a funnel web spider this big," Michael Tate, an ARP education officer, said in the statement. Park keepers promptly named the sizable arachnid female "Megaspider," but they don't know where she was found or who captured her; she had been boxed up in a Tupperware container without any labels or information about her captor, and there were no clues to connect her to any of the drop-off sites along the route, according to the statement. "We are really keen to find out where she came from in hopes to find more massive spiders like her," Tate said.
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Post by brobear on Nov 20, 2021 1:43:25 GMT -5
www.livescience.com/jumping-spiders Jumping spiders: Facts about the cutest arachnids on the planet. Ever seen a teeny, furry spider scampering across the floor? There's a good chance you've glimpsed a jumping spider. Jumping spiders are the largest family of spiders, with more than 6,380 species identified by science, according to the World Spider Catalog. The scientific name for the jumping spider family is Salticidae. With so many species, it's no surprise that jumping spiders vary widely in appearance, habitat and preferred prey. The largest, Hyllus giganteus, can be 0.98 inches (2.5 centimeters) in length, while smaller species, like the colorful Habronattus pyrrithrix, range from 0.19 to 0.3 inches (5 to 8 millimeters) in length. But what jumping spiders do have in common is their impressive eyesight. These arachnids always have four pairs of eyes, including a large, forward-facing principle pair that make the spiders look rather Muppet-like and cute. These large eyes make jumping spiders a standout among spiders. "They make their living on foot," said Nathan Morehouse, a biologist at the University of Cincinnati who studies jumping spider vision. "They have to stalk and jump to capture their prey. … To do all of that, they need really exceptional vision. And their vision, depending on how you measure it, is the best for anything as small as they are."
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 13, 2021 6:08:42 GMT -5
Food for thought: an invertebrate killing a vertebrate is a very morbid scene.
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