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whatshouldwecallmedschool:
Osmia avosetta :)
geneticist:
Osmia Avosetta are solitary bees that build their nests by biting petals off of flowers, flying them back one by one, and gluing them together often using nectar as glue. Each nest is a papermache work of art that houses a single bee egg. (via)
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Rare Albino Animals
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ichthyologist:
Thornyback Cowfish (Lactoria fornasini)
Image Brian Mayes 2011
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ichthyologist:
Sharks being trained to eat invasive lionfish
Honduras - Working with park officials, local divers are attempting to give sharks a taste for the alien reef species, which are native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans. With no natural predators, lionfish populations have exploded throughout the waters of the Caribbean and U.S. Southeast since their accidental introduction by aquarium hobbyists a decade ago.
Lionfish can take over seafloor and reef habitat and establish densities of more than 200 adults per acre. A mature female lionfish produces some two million eggs every year, and those eggs and larvae are carried far and wide by currents—fuelling an ongoing invasion.
“At the beginning, the divers just killed lionfish and fed sharks with them to get the sharks to develop a taste,” said photographer Antonio Busiello, who observed the process in action.
“In the second step, to have the sharks develop an interest in hunting them, divers started to leave wounded lionfish so that the sharks could taste them. After a while, the sharks did start to hunt them and go after them.”
Living up to their voracious reputations, many sharks can eat venomous prey, such as lionfish, and suffer no apparent ill effects, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History.
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ichthyologist:
Waterfall Climbing Cave Fish
The waterfall climbing cave fish, Cryptotora thamicola, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Balitoridae family, and the only member of monotypic genus Cryptotora. The fish is known for its fins which can grapple onto terrain. The fish is capable of climbing. The fish is also incredibly rare, and is almost never seen. It is found only in Thailand. Its natural habitat is inland karsts.
Baramee Temboonkiat
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aquanaba:
Hymenopus coronatus, the Orchid Mantis
Fixed scientific name :)
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rhamphotheca:
Graysby, Epinephelus cruentatus, Key Biscayne, FL, USA
(photo: Evan D’Alessandro, MBF)
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