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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Moray eels’ heads are too narrow to create the negative pressure that most fish use to swallow prey. Quite possibly because of this, they have a second set of jaws in their throat called pharyngeal jaws, which also possess teeth. When feeding, morays launch these jaws into the mouth, where they grasp prey and transport it into the throat and digestive system. Moray eels are the only animal that uses pharyngeal jaws to actively capture and restrain prey. Larger morays are capable of seriously wounding humans.
Cuttlefish are amazing animals. I’m so fascinated by them.
Bizarre bioluminescent snail: Secrets of strange mollusk and its use of light as a possible defense mechanism revealed
Two scientists have provided the first details about the mysterious flashes of dazzling bioluminescent light produced by a little-known sea snail.
Cute little butterfly. Can anyone ID the species?
Shocking Pink Dragon Millipede (Desmoxytes purpurosea) - ©WWF
- a new species discovered in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) which comprises Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yunnan Province in the People’s Republic of China
- a spiny and toxic millipede aptly named for its bright pink color
- These adult millipedes are approximately 3 cm long
- they live in the open on leaf litter
- they have glands that produce hydrogen cyanide to protect them from predators, a fact advertised by their aposematic color
- because they produce cyanide, they smell like almonds
- the shocking pink dragon millipede was named third in the top ten species in 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration.
How have I never heard of pink dragon millipedes before now?
A recently emerged male comet moth (Argema mittrei) dries its wings in the forest understorey in the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
Picture: NICK GARBUTT/BARCROFT MEDIA (via Madagascar: British photographer Nick Garbutt’s 20-year survey of the island’s wildlife - Telegraph)
Centipede vs Mantis. Of course I knew who would win.
Cratena peregrina
Beached jelly.
Dragonfly eyes.
Beautiful jellies.
Beautiful shot of a flying beetle.
What triggers mass extinctions? Study shows how invasive species stop new life
An influx of invasive species can stop the dominant natural process of new species formation and trigger mass extinction events, according to new research. The study of the collapse of Earth’s marine life 378 to 375 million years ago suggests that the planet’s current ecosystems, which are struggling with biodiversity loss, could meet a similar fate.
Beautiful butterfly. Can anyone ID the species?
