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| Archeoraptor | Feb 11 2018, 07:47 AM Post #751 |
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"A living paradox"
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not really, extraction of the genetic material is how we study microorganism that can´t be cultured(may be wrong-) as holben said it was mostly because to see the structure of what they may though to be a normal procariote it have to be covered in those metals for the electron microscope? |
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| IIGSY | Feb 11 2018, 12:32 PM Post #752 |
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A huntsman spider that wastes time on the internet because it has nothing better to do
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Was that the only one or could there be more? If so, how common would they be? There is probably more, but I don't think they are terribly common. |
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| Archeoraptor | Feb 11 2018, 06:07 PM Post #753 |
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"A living paradox"
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maybe is a very basal eucariote? ot at least fall near archea in any case eukaryotes might have outcompeted paracariotes? |
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Astarte an alt eocene world,now on long hiatus but you never know Fanauraa; The rebirth of Aotearoa future evo set in new zealand after a mass extinction coming soon......a world that was seeded with earth´s weridest and who knows what is coming next........... " I have to know what the world will be looking throw a future beyond us I have to know what could have been if fate acted in another way I have to know what lies on the unknown universe I have to know that the laws of thee universe can be broken throw The Spec I gain strength to the inner peace the is not good of evil only nature and change,the evolution of all livings beings" " Spoiler: click to toggle | |
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| ZoologicalBotanist | Feb 13 2018, 12:04 PM Post #754 |
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Mixotrophic Sea Slug
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Carnivorus Bromeliads (Full article on these species can be found here) Basically, these three bromeliads, Brocchinia hechtioides, Brocchinia reducta, and Catopsis berteroniana have developed the ability to lure and digest insects, similar to the more well known species, such as the Sarracenia family. What makes them unusual is the fact that the Brocchinia and Catopsis families contain more than 20 species each, yet only the three species listed above are carnivorous. Compare this to other carnivorous plants, where all members of the family exhibit carnivory. They seem to have developed a trapping mechanism simmilar to that of pitcher plants from the family Sarracenia, with the digestive liquid held in the center of the leaves, where insects climb up the leaves and fall into the pool of digestive liquids. I found out about these recently and thought that I should probobally share it, as these seem rather hard to research (by that, I mean actual, credible, backed up information sources are hard to find. There was no shortage of people selling the things). Edited by ZoologicalBotanist, Feb 13 2018, 12:21 PM.
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| GreatAuk | Feb 13 2018, 12:30 PM Post #755 |
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Northern Penguin
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So that’s where you got the idea. |
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| Carlos | Feb 15 2018, 09:27 PM Post #756 |
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Adveho in me Lucifero
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![]() Europe's last metatherian: a fully terrestrial, dog-sized omnivore. Basically a mini-bear. |
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| Yiqi15 | Feb 15 2018, 09:35 PM Post #757 |
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Prime Specimen
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What is its name? |
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| Carlos | Feb 15 2018, 09:37 PM Post #758 |
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Adveho in me Lucifero
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A currently unnamed Herpetotherium species. |
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| Scrublord | Feb 16 2018, 12:10 AM Post #759 |
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Father Pellegrini
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A "mini-bear"? That's a rather odd comparison. I would have likened it to a fox or a badger. |
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| Carlos | Feb 16 2018, 02:06 PM Post #760 |
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Adveho in me Lucifero
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I guess, but overall limb/snout proportions are closer to those of bears. |
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| Zorcuspine | Feb 16 2018, 04:26 PM Post #761 |
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Enjoying our azure blue world
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This is the one from the middle Miocene, correct? |
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| Carlos | Feb 16 2018, 05:11 PM Post #762 |
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Adveho in me Lucifero
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Yes. Could have survived until the Pliocene. |
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| Sayornis | Feb 17 2018, 11:58 PM Post #763 |
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Neotenous
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Melibe leonina, commonly known as the hooded nudibranch or lion's mane nudibranch, is a predatory sea slug found on the Pacific coast of North America. Its body is translucent, and its head bears a hood fringed with tentacle-like structures called cirri. Unlike most nudibranchs which are benthic foragers, it feeds on floating plankton, engulfing them with its hood. While they are capable of swimming, they generally feed while clinging onto kelp (or aquarium glass as seen in the picture above). They are usually sedentary during the day, apparently moving from kelp strand to kelp strand at night. And they allegedly smell like watermelon. Reminds me of the citrus scented auklets. Edited by Sayornis, Feb 17 2018, 11:58 PM.
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| Archeoraptor | Feb 18 2018, 06:38 AM Post #764 |
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"A living paradox"
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used to think ir was much smaller like a regular virginian possum |
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Astarte an alt eocene world,now on long hiatus but you never know Fanauraa; The rebirth of Aotearoa future evo set in new zealand after a mass extinction coming soon......a world that was seeded with earth´s weridest and who knows what is coming next........... " I have to know what the world will be looking throw a future beyond us I have to know what could have been if fate acted in another way I have to know what lies on the unknown universe I have to know that the laws of thee universe can be broken throw The Spec I gain strength to the inner peace the is not good of evil only nature and change,the evolution of all livings beings" " Spoiler: click to toggle | |
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| Archeoraptor | Feb 18 2018, 06:41 AM Post #765 |
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"A living paradox"
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makes me think of dinos using excent tyrannosaurus smelled like a Giant Lemon |
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Astarte an alt eocene world,now on long hiatus but you never know Fanauraa; The rebirth of Aotearoa future evo set in new zealand after a mass extinction coming soon......a world that was seeded with earth´s weridest and who knows what is coming next........... " I have to know what the world will be looking throw a future beyond us I have to know what could have been if fate acted in another way I have to know what lies on the unknown universe I have to know that the laws of thee universe can be broken throw The Spec I gain strength to the inner peace the is not good of evil only nature and change,the evolution of all livings beings" " Spoiler: click to toggle | |
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