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Giant African Land Snail

Clearly not concerned by the parasitic brain worms.

Florida once again has giant calamitous snails that spew parasitic brain worms

This is the third time the state has tried to eliminate the giant snails.

arstechnica.com

 

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Has she got small hands?

The giant African snail (Achatina fulica), the giant Ghana tiger snail (Achatina achatina), and margies (Archachatina marginata) are large, terrestrial snails that reach up to 20 cm (8 inches) in length and 10 cm (4 inches) in maximum diameter.

 

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'Thrilling Discovery': Surprising Sea Creature Found in Pacific Ocean for First Time

Scientists are wondering if it might be a new species.

www.cnet.com

 

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Iiwi Honeycreeper (Vestiaria coccinea) - Maui, Hawaii, USA by Dave Prentice.

 

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Helvella Lacunosa

 

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Splendid Fairywrens (Malurus splendens) -males- in Australia by Mark Eatwell.

 

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Pink-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa) Munsiyari, India by Kamlesh Mirkale..

 

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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) by Boris HD Photography on fineartamerica.

 

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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) by Pawwka

 

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Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

 

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Chestnut-headed Oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri) in Costa Rica

 

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Spiders Seem to Have REM-like Sleep and May Even Dream

Jumping spiders have REM-like twitches when they sleep, suggesting dreams may be much more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously realized

www.scientificamerican.com

 

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Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan (Andigena hypoglauca) in Colombia by Jainy Maria.

 

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Chicken eggs of various breeds.

 

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Creatonotos Gangis

 

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Araripe Manakin (Antilophia bokermanni) endemic to Brazil by Ciro Albano.

 

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Flower mantis

 

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Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) in South Africa by Merlin Wilsenach