Trilobite Phacops rana
by *NocturnalSeaThe “classic trilobite” Phacops rana — the state fossil of Pennsylvania.
Surrounding this swarm are other common fossils of Pennsylvania:
- the gastropods Worthenia and Strobeus,
- the brachiopod Acrospirifer
- the bivalve Leiopteria.
- and a couple of speculative sea slugs.
Many of the colors and designs of this piece were based on New England tide pools.
- The Leiopteria, for example, are colored and clumped like Mytilis edulis, the common blue mussel of the Northern Atlantic.
- Additionally, the pink-gray background is a crustose coralline algae similar to the “bubble gum crust” Phymatolithon lenormandii which is common on intertidal rocks in New England. (Coralline algae possess a “skeleton” of calcium carbonate.)
- The dark purple seaweed along the edge is meant to resemble Chondrus crispus, a red algae that possess a blue iridescence when underwater.
- The small yellow creatures in the bottom left are trilobite larvae called protaspids. Little more than head-shields at this point, the protaspids will grow new body segments with each molt.
Mayfly
Mayflies in their adult stage rarely live over 24 hours. During this time, they must find a mate and breed. Often, all the individuals in a population mature in a period of 1-2 days, dramatically increasing the chance of finding a mate.
Andres Morya on Flickr
Pink Velvet Worm (Opisthopatus roseus)
…is a species of Peripatopsid velvet worm found only in the Ngele Forest in South Africa. Like other velvet worms the pink velvet worm is a voracious predator and will feed on any small invertebrates that it happens across. To dispatch its prey it will shoot a sticky string-like liquid out of two tubes on its head, this liquid will immobilize its prey allowing the velvet worm to secrete digestive juices in the prey’s body to eat it. The pink velvet worm is primarily nocturnal and is often found in rotting logs and wet leaf litter on the forest floor. Currently the pink velvet worm is listed as critically endangered as it is affected by habitat loss.
Phylogeny
Animalia-Onychophora-Peripatopsidae-Opisthopatus-roseus
Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys lobata) acting all hard and ready to squab, Tapah Hills, Perak, Malaysia
(photo: Bernard DuPont)
markhortonphotography: V is Vespula vulgaris….. on Flickr.
This poor little common wasp had spent the night in the mothtrap. It appears to have picked up a fair bit of detritus while it was in there!! Spent a couple of minutes cleaning itself off while warming up in the early morning sun, before taking off.
This is insanity.
CREDS: architizer:
The mind-bending sculptures of Jonty Hurwirtz
2008 | Copper and Chrome
2009-2010 | Resin, Powder and Steel
WHAT. NO.
(元記事： futurepredictor (ichthyologistから))
Lepiota aspera, boudieri, castanea, clypeolaria, cortinarius, cristata, fuscovinacea, grangei on Flickr.
The Families of Mushrooms and Toadstools Represented in the British Isles
source Delta Keys
Gregarious Orange Waffle Mushrooms On A Stick
Cutest mushrooms ever found in the most beautiful place in the world.
(Waipio Valley. Big Island, Hawaii - 2/2013)
(rhamphothecaから)
Net-Winged Beetle ( family Lycidae)
Beetles of this family are elongated and usually found on flowers or stems. The adults of some species are nectarivores while some may have short-lived adult lives during which they may not feed at all. The head is triangular and the antennae are long, thick, and serrate. Many of them are brightly colored, usually reddish, as a warning to potential predators of their inherent toxicity.
The predaceous larvae grow under bark or in leaf litter.
by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China
See more Chinese beetles on my Flickr site HERE…
(rhamphothecaから)
