HomesickAlien Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Can you f**k off with the spiders? ;) :eyeroll: Well, you'll have to tolerate a few more, because I've had the next entry in the can for a couple days. http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men4drfXRu1qe5icro1_250.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 20 May 2014Tuesday Cellar Spiders I found some of these in an unfinished portion of my basement recently. :| Cellar spiders are one of the most common spider species found within human dwellings. As their name suggests, they are found in cellars, as well as closets, attics and sheds. Cellar spiders have four long pairs of legs and two body parts. Adult cellar spiders reach approximately 2.5 cm in length. Because of their long legs, cellar spiders are often mistaken for the “daddy longlegs.” They are also sometimes confused with crane flies. Like most other spiders, cellar spiders are highly adaptive and successful predators. Their diet consists primarily of insects, which they lure and trap within their webs before encasing them in cocoons. When food supplies in their environment are insufficient, these spiders travel to other webs and pretend to be trapped insects. As the other spider attempts to catch and consume it, the cellar spider attacks the unsuspecting arachnid. Also known as vibrating spiders, cellar spiders utilize wobbly, vibrating movements to confuse predators and attackers. The web of the cellar spider is irregular, with no discernable pattern. Although their bites are harmless to humans, their webs are unsightly and profuse: unlike other spider species, cellar spiders prefer to live within close proximity to one another, creating troublesome communities within human dwellings. http://i.imgur.com/o4BHafV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/MaPPVAp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/DCQAkZW.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/6cr5WEe.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/nVPwOnY.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 "Daddy Long Legs", we called them. Like with many insects and arachnids, it's always a trip to pick their legs off one by one :outtahere: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 "Daddy Long Legs", we called them. Like with many insects and arachnids, it's always a trip to pick their legs off one by one :outtahere: It starts with insects. . . ;) * * * * * * Spiders are cool, and I never kill them when I find them in the house. I coax them into a plastic container and turn them loose outside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 20 May 2014Tuesday Cellar Spiders I found some of these in an unfinished portion of my basement recently. :| Cellar spiders are one of the most common spider species found within human dwellings. As their name suggests, they are found in cellars, as well as closets, attics and sheds. Cellar spiders have four long pairs of legs and two body parts. Adult cellar spiders reach approximately 2.5 cm in length. Because of their long legs, cellar spiders are often mistaken for the “daddy longlegs.” They are also sometimes confused with crane flies. Like most other spiders, cellar spiders are highly adaptive and successful predators. Their diet consists primarily of insects, which they lure and trap within their webs before encasing them in cocoons. When food supplies in their environment are insufficient, these spiders travel to other webs and pretend to be trapped insects. As the other spider attempts to catch and consume it, the cellar spider attacks the unsuspecting arachnid. Also known as vibrating spiders, cellar spiders utilize wobbly, vibrating movements to confuse predators and attackers. The web of the cellar spider is irregular, with no discernable pattern. Although their bites are harmless to humans, their webs are unsightly and profuse: unlike other spider species, cellar spiders prefer to live within close proximity to one another, creating troublesome communities within human dwellings. http://i.imgur.com/o4BHafV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/MaPPVAp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/DCQAkZW.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/6cr5WEe.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/nVPwOnY.jpgI don't mind spiders. They catch flies, and flies annoy the hell out of me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 20 May 2014Tuesday Cellar Spiders I found some of these in an unfinished portion of my basement recently. :| Cellar spiders are one of the most common spider species found within human dwellings. As their name suggests, they are found in cellars, as well as closets, attics and sheds. Cellar spiders have four long pairs of legs and two body parts. Adult cellar spiders reach approximately 2.5 cm in length. Because of their long legs, cellar spiders are often mistaken for the “daddy longlegs.” They are also sometimes confused with crane flies. Like most other spiders, cellar spiders are highly adaptive and successful predators. Their diet consists primarily of insects, which they lure and trap within their webs before encasing them in cocoons. When food supplies in their environment are insufficient, these spiders travel to other webs and pretend to be trapped insects. As the other spider attempts to catch and consume it, the cellar spider attacks the unsuspecting arachnid. Also known as vibrating spiders, cellar spiders utilize wobbly, vibrating movements to confuse predators and attackers. The web of the cellar spider is irregular, with no discernable pattern. Although their bites are harmless to humans, their webs are unsightly and profuse: unlike other spider species, cellar spiders prefer to live within close proximity to one another, creating troublesome communities within human dwellings. http://i.imgur.com/o4BHafV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/MaPPVAp.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/DCQAkZW.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/6cr5WEe.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/nVPwOnY.jpg Arrrrrrghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! What's with the spider pics?! :outtahere: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 "Daddy Long Legs", we called them. Like with many insects and arachnids, it's always a trip to pick their legs off one by one :outtahere: I call them Crane flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 21 May 2014Wednesday Kinkajou In light of recent complaints about the abundance of spiders in this thread ( :eyeroll:), here's something cute and fuzzy. Its name means “honey bear,” but it’s not a bear. It’s a carnivore, though it mostly eats fruit. It has a prehensile tail, but it’s not a primate. The kinkajou is awash in contradictions. But what is it? This mammal is a procyonid, a member of a group of small animals with long tails that includes raccoons. Kinkajous can be found in tropical forests from southern Mexico to Brazil. They fill the same ecological niche as the New World monkeys they sort-of resemble, but unlike the monkeys, they’re nocturnal and they don’t use their tails for grabbing food. The kinkajou’s tail helps it to balance as it reaches for food–it’ll grab a branch with its tail as it reaches. And if it falls and catches itself with its tail, the kinkajou can twist itself in such a way that it can climb back up its own tail. http://i.imgur.com/2Q1Raxx.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/CSbk1tf.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/caa4emP.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/19jhGVl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/g8fXBxT.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xIEw5eo.jpg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 21 May 2014Wednesday Kinkajou In light of recent complaints about the abundance of spiders in this thread ( :eyeroll:), here's something cute and fuzzy. Its name means “honey bear,” but it’s not a bear. It’s a carnivore, though it mostly eats fruit. It has a prehensile tail, but it’s not a primate. The kinkajou is awash in contradictions. But what is it? This mammal is a procyonid, a member of a group of small animals with long tails that includes raccoons. Kinkajous can be found in tropical forests from southern Mexico to Brazil. They fill the same ecological niche as the New World monkeys they sort-of resemble, but unlike the monkeys, they’re nocturnal and they don’t use their tails for grabbing food. The kinkajou’s tail helps it to balance as it reaches for food–it’ll grab a branch with its tail as it reaches. And if it falls and catches itself with its tail, the kinkajou can twist itself in such a way that it can climb back up its own tail. http://i.imgur.com/2Q1Raxx.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/CSbk1tf.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/caa4emP.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/19jhGVl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/g8fXBxT.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xIEw5eo.jpgCute little thing, with a handy tail by the sounds of it. Although, I don't know what all this anti-spider talk is about 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yeah, that's cute and all, but what about water spiders? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 21 May 2014Wednesday Kinkajou In light of recent complaints about the abundance of spiders in this thread ( :eyeroll:), here's something cute and fuzzy. Its name means “honey bear,” but it’s not a bear. It’s a carnivore, though it mostly eats fruit. It has a prehensile tail, but it’s not a primate. The kinkajou is awash in contradictions. But what is it? This mammal is a procyonid, a member of a group of small animals with long tails that includes raccoons. Kinkajous can be found in tropical forests from southern Mexico to Brazil. They fill the same ecological niche as the New World monkeys they sort-of resemble, but unlike the monkeys, they’re nocturnal and they don’t use their tails for grabbing food. The kinkajou’s tail helps it to balance as it reaches for food–it’ll grab a branch with its tail as it reaches. And if it falls and catches itself with its tail, the kinkajou can twist itself in such a way that it can climb back up its own tail. http://i.imgur.com/2Q1Raxx.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/CSbk1tf.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/caa4emP.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/19jhGVl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/g8fXBxT.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xIEw5eo.jpgCute little thing, with a handy tail by the sounds of it. Although, I don't know what all this anti-spider talk is about Hey, I'm not complaining about the spider pics - they just scare the bejesus outta me..! ( :P ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 21 May 2014Wednesday Kinkajou In light of recent complaints about the abundance of spiders in this thread ( :eyeroll:), here's something cute and fuzzy. Its name means “honey bear,” but it’s not a bear. It’s a carnivore, though it mostly eats fruit. It has a prehensile tail, but it’s not a primate. The kinkajou is awash in contradictions. But what is it? This mammal is a procyonid, a member of a group of small animals with long tails that includes raccoons. Kinkajous can be found in tropical forests from southern Mexico to Brazil. They fill the same ecological niche as the New World monkeys they sort-of resemble, but unlike the monkeys, they’re nocturnal and they don’t use their tails for grabbing food. The kinkajou’s tail helps it to balance as it reaches for food–it’ll grab a branch with its tail as it reaches. And if it falls and catches itself with its tail, the kinkajou can twist itself in such a way that it can climb back up its own tail. http://i.imgur.com/2Q1Raxx.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/CSbk1tf.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/caa4emP.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/19jhGVl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/g8fXBxT.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xIEw5eo.jpgCute little thing, with a handy tail by the sounds of it. Although, I don't know what all this anti-spider talk is about Hey, I'm not complaining about the spider pics - they just scare the bejesus outta me..! ( :P ) Ps - the Kinkajou is quite cute! :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) 22 May 2014Thursday By request. . . Water Spider This species is the only spider in the world that spends its entire life under water. The abdomen and legs are densely covered in short hairs that trap air when the spider is submerged. Although the spider is velvet-grey out of the water, when it is in the water the air trapped around its body gives it a silvery appearance, which has been likened to quick-silver (mercury). Water spiders spin underwater retreats amongst the weeds which they fill with air by travelling up to the surface and returning to the retreat, carrying air bubbles around the body. As they fill with air, these retreats become bell-shaped and take on a silvery sheen. The scientific name of this species Argyoneta derives from the Latin for silvery net, and refers to this unique air-bell that the species creates. Amazingly, the spider does not have to replenish the air-supply in the bell very often, as oxygen diffuses in from the surrounding water and carbon dioxide diffuses out. This species is largely solitary, holds an exclusive territory, and is mainly active at night. Males tend to be more active then females and actively hunt their prey. In contrast, females spend most of the time inside the air-bell and catch prey that strays too close to the bell. Prey species include small aquatic creatures such as water boatmen and tadpoles. http://i.imgur.com/9nZC6ST.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/mdvCXF4.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/yHSEcFj.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/N1X3cuQ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/jSj1MZm.jpg Edited May 23, 2014 by substancewithoutstyle 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 22 May 2014Thursday By request. . . Water Spider This species is the only spider in the world that spends its entire life under water. The abdomen and legs are densely covered in short hairs that trap air when the spider is submerged. Although the spider is velvet-grey out of the water, when it is in the water the air trapped around its body gives it a silvery appearance, which has been likened to quick-silver (mercury). Water spiders spin underwater retreats amongst the weeds which they fill with air by travelling up to the surface and returning to the retreat, carrying air bubbles around the body. As they fill with air, these retreats become bell-shaped and take on a silvery sheen. The scientific name of this species Argyoneta derives from the Latin for silvery net, and refers to this unique air-bell that the species creates. Amazingly, the spider does not have to replenish the air-supply in the bell very often, as oxygen diffuses in from the surrounding water and carbon dioxide diffuses out. This species is largely solitary, holds an exclusive territory, and is mainly active at night. Males tend to be more active then females and actively hunt their prey. In contrast, females spend most of the time inside the air-bell and catch prey that strays too close to the bell. Prey species include small aquatic invertebrates such as water boatmen and tadpoles. http://i.imgur.com/9nZC6ST.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/mdvCXF4.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/yHSEcFj.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/N1X3cuQ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/jSj1MZm.jpg This one's kind of cool. :ebert: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. P. L. Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks Substance! Once more you prove yourself a man of substance!!Now, when you feel like it, why don't you talk about one of your national glories, Echidnas? (Yes, I'm an animal freak :smoke: ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 22 May 2014Thursday By request. . . Water Spider This species is the only spider in the world that spends its entire life under water. The abdomen and legs are densely covered in short hairs that trap air when the spider is submerged. Although the spider is velvet-grey out of the water, when it is in the water the air trapped around its body gives it a silvery appearance, which has been likened to quick-silver (mercury). Water spiders spin underwater retreats amongst the weeds which they fill with air by travelling up to the surface and returning to the retreat, carrying air bubbles around the body. As they fill with air, these retreats become bell-shaped and take on a silvery sheen. The scientific name of this species Argyoneta derives from the Latin for silvery net, and refers to this unique air-bell that the species creates. Amazingly, the spider does not have to replenish the air-supply in the bell very often, as oxygen diffuses in from the surrounding water and carbon dioxide diffuses out. This species is largely solitary, holds an exclusive territory, and is mainly active at night. Males tend to be more active then females and actively hunt their prey. In contrast, females spend most of the time inside the air-bell and catch prey that strays too close to the bell. Prey species include small aquatic creatures such as water boatmen and tadpoles. http://i.imgur.com/9nZC6ST.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/mdvCXF4.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/yHSEcFj.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/N1X3cuQ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/jSj1MZm.jpgCool! But why has there never been a Spider-Man villain based in this little fella? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 16 May 2014Friday Scorpions CygnusGal's earlier comment about black widow spiders reminded me of the time I found a dead scorpion behind the sofa when I lived in Tucson. :| http://i.imgur.com/QRyUX3t.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/L6j7KjT.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/etqN6sQ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/z4VoJYQ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/nnAgllQ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/1x3MAwe.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/aFs8Tag.jpgAnd the smaller, the more dangerous. I almost stepped bare foot onto a small one on a living room floor one evening, also in Arizona. A pretty dangerous place, in hindsight. To New England! Where fewer creatures want to poison me! :cheers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 23 May 2014Friday Short-beaked Echidna http://i.imgur.com/997dsCD.jpg No, no. Not that Echidna. Together with the platypus, echidnas are the world's only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. There are two species of echidnas: the long-beaked echidna, which is confined to the highlands of New Guinea; and the short-beaked echidna, which lives in Australia and New Guinea. The short-beaked echidna is the smaller of the two species, and individuals vary in colour depending on their location. In the northern, hotter regions, echidnas are light brown, but they become darker with thicker hair further south. In Tasmania they are black. All echidnas have sharp spines covering the back of their short, stocky bodies. Adult echidnas vary in size from 35 to 53 cm. Males weigh about 6 kilograms, while females weigh about 4.5 kilograms. The short, stout limbs of an echidna are well-suited for scratching and digging in the soil. The front feet have five flattened claws which are used to dig forest litter, burrow, and tear open logs and termite mounds. Echidnas are usually found among rocks, in hollow logs and in holes among tree roots. During rainy or windy weather they often burrow into the soil or shelter under bushes and tussocks of grass. For most of the year echidnas are solitary animals, although each animal's territory is large and often overlaps with that of other echidnas. With a keen sense of smell, an echidna uses its long, hairless snout to search for food, detect danger and locate other echidnas. Termites are the preferred food, which is why the animal is often called the 'spiny anteater'. After finding food, an echidna catches the prey with its long, sticky tongue. Because it has no teeth, it grinds its food between its tongue and the bottom of its mouth. In warm areas, echidnas feed during the cooler morning and evening hours, and sleep during the heat of the day. In southern Australia, they often stop eating during the colder months and then eat large amounts during spring. Echidnas have been known to live for as long as 16 years in the wild, but generally their life span is thought to be under 10 years. http://i.imgur.com/WD6lT2p.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/o3E9MuW.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/NJ5HQVd.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ut1oj9g.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ktJHmSX.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/wXEdNDY.jpg Mother echidna and puggle(baby echidnas are called puggles) http://i.imgur.com/SAdkDhq.gif 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 23 May 2014Friday Short-beaked Echidna http://i.imgur.com/997dsCD.jpg No, no. Not that Echidna. Together with the platypus, echidnas are the world's only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. There are two species of echidnas: the long-beaked echidna, which is confined to the highlands of New Guinea; and the short-beaked echidna, which lives in Australia and New Guinea. The short-beaked echidna is the smaller of the two species, and individuals vary in colour depending on their location. In the northern, hotter regions, echidnas are light brown, but they become darker with thicker hair further south. In Tasmania they are black. All echidnas have sharp spines covering the back of their short, stocky bodies. Adult echidnas vary in size from 35 to 53 cm. Males weigh about 6 kilograms, while females weigh about 4.5 kilograms. The short, stout limbs of an echidna are well-suited for scratching and digging in the soil. The front feet have five flattened claws which are used to dig forest litter, burrow, and tear open logs and termite mounds. Echidnas are usually found among rocks, in hollow logs and in holes among tree roots. During rainy or windy weather they often burrow into the soil or shelter under bushes and tussocks of grass. For most of the year echidnas are solitary animals, although each animal's territory is large and often overlaps with that of other echidnas. With a keen sense of smell, an echidna uses its long, hairless snout to search for food, detect danger and locate other echidnas. Termites are the preferred food, which is why the animal is often called the 'spiny anteater'. After finding food, an echidna catches the prey with its long, sticky tongue. Because it has no teeth, it grinds its food between its tongue and the bottom of its mouth. In warm areas, echidnas feed during the cooler morning and evening hours, and sleep during the heat of the day. In southern Australia, they often stop eating during the colder months and then eat large amounts during spring. Echidnas have been known to live for as long as 16 years in the wild, but generally their life span is thought to be under 10 years. http://i.imgur.com/WD6lT2p.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/o3E9MuW.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/NJ5HQVd.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ut1oj9g.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ktJHmSX.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/wXEdNDY.jpg Mother echidna and puggle(baby echidnas are called puggles) http://i.imgur.com/SAdkDhq.gif Reminds me of a porcupine! :DCute baby, too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) 23 May 2014Friday Short-beaked Echidna http://i.imgur.com/997dsCD.jpg No, no. Not that Echidna. Together with the platypus, echidnas are the world's only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. There are two species of echidnas: the long-beaked echidna, which is confined to the highlands of New Guinea; and the short-beaked echidna, which lives in Australia and New Guinea. The short-beaked echidna is the smaller of the two species, and individuals vary in colour depending on their location. In the northern, hotter regions, echidnas are light brown, but they become darker with thicker hair further south. In Tasmania they are black. All echidnas have sharp spines covering the back of their short, stocky bodies. Adult echidnas vary in size from 35 to 53 cm. Males weigh about 6 kilograms, while females weigh about 4.5 kilograms. The short, stout limbs of an echidna are well-suited for scratching and digging in the soil. The front feet have five flattened claws which are used to dig forest litter, burrow, and tear open logs and termite mounds. Echidnas are usually found among rocks, in hollow logs and in holes among tree roots. During rainy or windy weather they often burrow into the soil or shelter under bushes and tussocks of grass. For most of the year echidnas are solitary animals, although each animal's territory is large and often overlaps with that of other echidnas. With a keen sense of smell, an echidna uses its long, hairless snout to search for food, detect danger and locate other echidnas. Termites are the preferred food, which is why the animal is often called the 'spiny anteater'. After finding food, an echidna catches the prey with its long, sticky tongue. Because it has no teeth, it grinds its food between its tongue and the bottom of its mouth. In warm areas, echidnas feed during the cooler morning and evening hours, and sleep during the heat of the day. In southern Australia, they often stop eating during the colder months and then eat large amounts during spring. Echidnas have been known to live for as long as 16 years in the wild, but generally their life span is thought to be under 10 years. http://i.imgur.com/WD6lT2p.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/o3E9MuW.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/NJ5HQVd.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ut1oj9g.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ktJHmSX.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/wXEdNDY.jpg Mother echidna and puggle(baby echidnas are called puggles) http://i.imgur.com/SAdkDhq.gifIt's Knuckles, from Sonic and Knuckles. He was an Echidnahttp://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120818175609/powerlisting/images/4/4c/Knuckles_the_Echidna.jpg Edited May 24, 2014 by Your_Lion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickAlien Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 24 May 2014Saturday Chambered Nautilus The chambered nautilus is a mollusk, related to the octopus, squid, clam and snail. A nautilus, along with the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus, are all cephalopods, meaning "head-foot," so named because the feet (tentacles) are attached to the head. The nautilus is the only cephalopod that has a fully developed shell for protection. Unlike a squid, cuttlefish or an octopus, the nautilus has poor vision and its primitive eyes have no lenses. The nautilus has more than 90 suckerless tentacles. Grooves and ridges on the tentacles are used to grip prey and deliver food to a crushing, parrot-like beak. Unlike snails, the spiraled shell of the nautilus is divided into chambers with the animal occupying the outermost chamber. A newly hatched nautilus begins life with about four chambers and develops an average of 30 chambers by adulthood. The inner chambers are filled with gas and help the nautilus to maintain neutral buoyancy. The nautilus adds liquid to the chambers in order to dive. The nautilus is considered to be a "living fossil," as it has undergone little change in more than 400 million years. The nautilus dominated the ancient seas before the rise of fishes, and appeared about 265 million years before the first dinosaurs. In prehistoric times, there were about 10,000 different species of the nautilus, but only a few species survived to the present. http://i.imgur.com/nxTgVmH.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/dr820Qk.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/G0nMult.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0d30bjs.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xgfaYy9.jpg 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 24 May 2014Saturday Chambered Nautilus The chambered nautilus is a mollusk, related to the octopus, squid, clam and snail. A nautilus, along with the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus, are all cephalopods, meaning "head-foot," so named because the feet (tentacles) are attached to the head. The nautilus is the only cephalopod that has a fully developed shell for protection. Unlike a squid, cuttlefish or an octopus, the nautilus has poor vision and its primitive eyes have no lenses. The nautilus has more than 90 suckerless tentacles. Grooves and ridges on the tentacles are used to grip prey and deliver food to a crushing, parrot-like beak. Unlike snails, the spiraled shell of the nautilus is divided into chambers with the animal occupying the outermost chamber. A newly hatched nautilus begins life with about four chambers and develops an average of 30 chambers by adulthood. The inner chambers are filled with gas and help the nautilus to maintain neutral buoyancy. The nautilus adds liquid to the chambers in order to dive. The nautilus is considered to be a "living fossil," as it has undergone little change in more than 400 million years. The nautilus dominated the ancient seas before the rise of fishes, and appeared about 265 million years before the first dinosaurs. In prehistoric times, there were about 10,000 different species of the nautilus, but only a few species survived to the present. http://i.imgur.com/nxTgVmH.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/dr820Qk.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/G0nMult.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0d30bjs.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xgfaYy9.jpg"It's a Trap!"Cool looking creature. The tentacles coming out of it's head give it an interesting expression 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 23 May 2014Friday Short-beaked Echidna http://i.imgur.com/997dsCD.jpg No, no. Not that Echidna. Together with the platypus, echidnas are the world's only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. There are two species of echidnas: the long-beaked echidna, which is confined to the highlands of New Guinea; and the short-beaked echidna, which lives in Australia and New Guinea. The short-beaked echidna is the smaller of the two species, and individuals vary in colour depending on their location. In the northern, hotter regions, echidnas are light brown, but they become darker with thicker hair further south. In Tasmania they are black. All echidnas have sharp spines covering the back of their short, stocky bodies. Adult echidnas vary in size from 35 to 53 cm. Males weigh about 6 kilograms, while females weigh about 4.5 kilograms. The short, stout limbs of an echidna are well-suited for scratching and digging in the soil. The front feet have five flattened claws which are used to dig forest litter, burrow, and tear open logs and termite mounds. Echidnas are usually found among rocks, in hollow logs and in holes among tree roots. During rainy or windy weather they often burrow into the soil or shelter under bushes and tussocks of grass. For most of the year echidnas are solitary animals, although each animal's territory is large and often overlaps with that of other echidnas. With a keen sense of smell, an echidna uses its long, hairless snout to search for food, detect danger and locate other echidnas. Termites are the preferred food, which is why the animal is often called the 'spiny anteater'. After finding food, an echidna catches the prey with its long, sticky tongue. Because it has no teeth, it grinds its food between its tongue and the bottom of its mouth. In warm areas, echidnas feed during the cooler morning and evening hours, and sleep during the heat of the day. In southern Australia, they often stop eating during the colder months and then eat large amounts during spring. Echidnas have been known to live for as long as 16 years in the wild, but generally their life span is thought to be under 10 years. http://i.imgur.com/WD6lT2p.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/o3E9MuW.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/NJ5HQVd.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ut1oj9g.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ktJHmSX.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/wXEdNDY.jpg Mother echidna and puggle(baby echidnas are called puggles) http://i.imgur.com/SAdkDhq.gifIt's Knuckles, from Sonic and Knuckles. He was an Echidnahttp://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120818175609/powerlisting/images/4/4c/Knuckles_the_Echidna.jpg I though Sonic was a hedgehog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 23 May 2014Friday Short-beaked Echidna http://i.imgur.com/997dsCD.jpg No, no. Not that Echidna. Together with the platypus, echidnas are the world's only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. There are two species of echidnas: the long-beaked echidna, which is confined to the highlands of New Guinea; and the short-beaked echidna, which lives in Australia and New Guinea. The short-beaked echidna is the smaller of the two species, and individuals vary in colour depending on their location. In the northern, hotter regions, echidnas are light brown, but they become darker with thicker hair further south. In Tasmania they are black. All echidnas have sharp spines covering the back of their short, stocky bodies. Adult echidnas vary in size from 35 to 53 cm. Males weigh about 6 kilograms, while females weigh about 4.5 kilograms. The short, stout limbs of an echidna are well-suited for scratching and digging in the soil. The front feet have five flattened claws which are used to dig forest litter, burrow, and tear open logs and termite mounds. Echidnas are usually found among rocks, in hollow logs and in holes among tree roots. During rainy or windy weather they often burrow into the soil or shelter under bushes and tussocks of grass. For most of the year echidnas are solitary animals, although each animal's territory is large and often overlaps with that of other echidnas. With a keen sense of smell, an echidna uses its long, hairless snout to search for food, detect danger and locate other echidnas. Termites are the preferred food, which is why the animal is often called the 'spiny anteater'. After finding food, an echidna catches the prey with its long, sticky tongue. Because it has no teeth, it grinds its food between its tongue and the bottom of its mouth. In warm areas, echidnas feed during the cooler morning and evening hours, and sleep during the heat of the day. In southern Australia, they often stop eating during the colder months and then eat large amounts during spring. Echidnas have been known to live for as long as 16 years in the wild, but generally their life span is thought to be under 10 years. http://i.imgur.com/WD6lT2p.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/o3E9MuW.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/NJ5HQVd.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ut1oj9g.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ktJHmSX.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/wXEdNDY.jpg Mother echidna and puggle(baby echidnas are called puggles) http://i.imgur.com/SAdkDhq.gifIt's Knuckles, from Sonic and Knuckles. He was an Echidnahttp://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120818175609/powerlisting/images/4/4c/Knuckles_the_Echidna.jpg I though Sonic was a hedgehog?Yes. Sonic was a blue Hedgehog, Knuckles was a red Echidna, and Tails was a fox coloured fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 24 May 2014Saturday Chambered Nautilus The chambered nautilus is a mollusk, related to the octopus, squid, clam and snail. A nautilus, along with the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus, are all cephalopods, meaning "head-foot," so named because the feet (tentacles) are attached to the head. The nautilus is the only cephalopod that has a fully developed shell for protection. Unlike a squid, cuttlefish or an octopus, the nautilus has poor vision and its primitive eyes have no lenses. The nautilus has more than 90 suckerless tentacles. Grooves and ridges on the tentacles are used to grip prey and deliver food to a crushing, parrot-like beak. Unlike snails, the spiraled shell of the nautilus is divided into chambers with the animal occupying the outermost chamber. A newly hatched nautilus begins life with about four chambers and develops an average of 30 chambers by adulthood. The inner chambers are filled with gas and help the nautilus to maintain neutral buoyancy. The nautilus adds liquid to the chambers in order to dive. The nautilus is considered to be a "living fossil," as it has undergone little change in more than 400 million years. The nautilus dominated the ancient seas before the rise of fishes, and appeared about 265 million years before the first dinosaurs. In prehistoric times, there were about 10,000 different species of the nautilus, but only a few species survived to the present. http://i.imgur.com/nxTgVmH.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/dr820Qk.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/G0nMult.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0d30bjs.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xgfaYy9.jpg I'm wondering how that tastes... Fried, but preferably just buttered. Maybe I shouldn't visit this thread empty stomached My Soylent's in the mail ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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