Thread of Creatures of amazing colours and imaginations

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[QUOTE]Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) is the only representative of the family of eucalyptus found naturally in the Northern Hemisphere; it has a trunk covered with a thin brown bark that comes off as the tree grows, revealing new multicolored barks, with green, yellow, purple, blue, orange and pink, among other colors, that turn brown when mature and slough off exposing new colors, which makes the trunk always have a new color.[/QUOTE]

Taken from FB, Biologia-Vida

[QUOTE=kNIOKAS]What do you mean see before you die? You want watch makakas sratchin balls, enjoying? You be tempted to join them don't you.
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you can go see them as a tourist...

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I have a friend that went...they are found in Japan, they use the hot springs to stay warm.

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[QUOTE]The wolf spider is the only species of spider that carries its offspring this way - live, hatched and wriggling on her back!
After a gestation of 9 to 27 days (dependent on temperature) during which the eggs are carried around in a silk globe attached to the mothers stomach, the offspring hatch and climb on to her back. They stay there until they're ready to hunt alone.[/QUOTE]

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Some of them are disgusting.
Some of them are gorgeous.

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Painted bat (Kerivoula picta), found in Asia; it measures up to approximately 20cm of wingspan and feeds on insects. The strong colors are meant to fool predators, because it makes the bats look dangerous, since they live in vulnerable places.

Photo: Binish Malloossery
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Carpet Anemones

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[QUOTE=n00bie]Carpet Anemones

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Can't see it, captain. Anyway, since you provided the keyword:

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[QUOTE]largely taken from zeovit forums[/QUOTE]

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[QUOTE=-p.tiddy-]you can go see them as a tourist...

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We have some at the Detroit zoo. They mostly chill in the tub and aren't super active. At least in the winter, haven't checked them out in summer.

[QUOTE=embersyc]We have some at the Detroit zoo. They mostly chill in the tub and aren't super active. At least in the winter, haven't checked them out in summer.[/QUOTE]
Yeah they tiny young Jakkuza bosses, if you look at them in a way

I love everything about sharks, except swimming with the big ones.

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[QUOTE=UConnCeltics]I love everything about sharks, except swimming with the big ones.

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When a pregnant dusky shark was caught in the Gulf of California in 2011, fishermen found quite a surprise. Alongside 9 normal pups was a white pup with a single large eye. Other abnormalities were also noticed - the pup had no pigment, no nostrils, a bump on its snout and deformed tail and spine. It's very doubtful the pup would have survived outside the womb.

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[QUOTE]Sea pen is a marine cnidarians, colony of polyps (small anemonelike individuals) working together for the survival of the whole. It got its namebecause of its appearance that resembles an oldtime feather pen; serves as food for some sea stars and nudibranchs (sea slugs). Belongs to the order Pennatulacea and feeds on zooplankton.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=miller-time]That thing is pretty amazing. Evolution throws out some truly bizarre things.[/QUOTE]

you mean intelligent design.

[QUOTE=G-train]you mean intelligent design.[/QUOTE]

Shhhhh! I am working for the devil by misleading Christians into accepting a completely naturalistic worldview!

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[QUOTE]Elysia chlorotic
half-animal, half-plant, a solar-powered, algae-slurping sea slug.
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That is an amazing photo. I'd love to know that persons setup.

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Now they're back with plants!

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[QUOTE]Blanket octopus (Tremoctopus sp.) found in tropical and subtropical oceans, the female can reach up to two meters, while the male has only around 2,5 centimeters in size, and she is the only one who has a membrane that resembles a veil, which opens to look bigger and scare away predators (such physical differences between female and male are known as sexual dimorphism). These animals are immune to the toxins of the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), and use their stinging tentacles as a defense. The male has a special tentacle where it is stored sperm (called hectocotylus), and during mating this tentacle approaches female's mantle, fertilizing thousands of eggs, the male dies soon after this, and the female will carry the eggs until they hatch.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE]Imagine if your spouse was 40,000 times heavier and a hundred times larger than you. This is reality for the male blanket octopus, which was recently spotted alive for the first time off Australia's northern coast. [/QUOTE]
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[IMG]Red-lipped batfish do not swim very well, so they use their pectoral fins to walk around the sea floor. Their dorsal fin is not needed for balance, so before reaching adulthood it changes to a single projection over their head. This structure, known as an illicium, attracts prey. The red-lipped batfish live in the waters around the Galapagos Islands and are found about 30.5 m (100 ft) below the surface.[/IMG]

From FB

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:wtf: :oldlol:

[QUOTE=kNIOKAS]Red-lipped batfish do not swim very well, so they use their pectoral fins to walk around the sea floor. Their dorsal fin is not needed for balance, so before reaching adulthood it changes to a single projection over their head. This structure, known as an illicium, attracts prey. The red-lipped batfish live in the waters around the Galapagos Islands and are found about 30.5 m (100 ft) below the surface.[/QUOTE]
in my neck of the woods we call that the mick jagger fish!




anyway, just saw this... it was a first for me:

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[quote]Facebook - Rockjumper - Worldwide Birding Adventures

Photo of the day – This exquisite little thing is called the [b]Himalayan Cutia[/b], which, as its name implies, occurs in Asia’s mighty Himalayas, where it inhabits broad-leafed forests in the lower-lying foothill regions. Markus Lilje captured this glorious image in Bhutan, where this particular species is always a favourite amongst both guests and tour leaders alike – and for obvious reasons![/quote]
himalayan cutie! :rockon:

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The Blue Parrotfish


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The Saiga Antelope


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Venezuelan Poodle Moth


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Glaucus Atlanticus


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Hummingbird Hawk-Moth


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Lowland Streaked Tenrec

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Umbonia Spinosa


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The Panda Ant


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Goblin Shark


Sauce:
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