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12 Mar 2021, 5:40 pm

Gurnards are a kind of fish with six legs.

Gurnards live on the sea floor. They have very long and wide pectoral fins. On each side, the front three rays of the pectoral fin have separated off from it and developed muscles so they can move independently. The result is a set of six spindly limbs that look a bit like insect legs sprouting from the fish just below the head. Gurnards can actually walk across the sea floor on them, and also use them to hunt their prey by taste.


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12 Mar 2021, 11:14 pm

I quite like mudskippers, the idea that there's a fish that lives on land is so cool.



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20 Mar 2021, 11:17 am

cyberdad wrote:
I quite like mudskippers, the idea that there's a fish that lives on land is so cool.


In Florida invasive "walking catfish" from Thailand are considered a pest.



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20 Mar 2021, 7:27 pm

Some species of sea slug deliberately decapitate themselves. The head survives the experience, and can eat, breathe and move around a bit until it grows a new body, whic takes a couple of weeks. It's thought they do this to get rid of internal parasites.


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14 Nov 2021, 6:43 pm

The Baikal seal lives only in Lake Baikal in Russia. It is the world's only strictly freshwater seal species.

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14 Nov 2021, 7:27 pm

PhosphorusDecree wrote:
Some species of sea slug deliberately decapitate themselves. The head survives the experience, and can eat, breathe and move around a bit until it grows a new body, whic takes a couple of weeks. It's thought they do this to get rid of internal parasites.


A tad of an overreaction, imo. 8O
Haven't they ever heard of Ivermectin? :scratch: :mrgreen:

Trump had worms and tried it.

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It seemed to have worked for him, since he is still causing mischief. 8O :mrgreen:



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14 Nov 2021, 7:53 pm

Pepe wrote:
PhosphorusDecree wrote:
Some species of sea slug deliberately decapitate themselves. The head survives the experience, and can eat, breathe and move around a bit until it grows a new body, whic takes a couple of weeks. It's thought they do this to get rid of internal parasites.


A tad of an overreaction, imo. 8O
Haven't they ever heard of Ivermectin? :scratch: :mrgreen:

Trump had worms and tried it.

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It seemed to have worked for him, since he is still causing mischief. 8O :mrgreen:


Well played, sir. Very well played indeed! :lol:


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14 Nov 2021, 10:09 pm

PhosphorusDecree wrote:
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PhosphorusDecree wrote:
Some species of sea slug deliberately decapitate themselves. The head survives the experience, and can eat, breathe and move around a bit until it grows a new body, whic takes a couple of weeks. It's thought they do this to get rid of internal parasites.


A tad of an overreaction, imo. 8O
Haven't they ever heard of Ivermectin? :scratch: :mrgreen:

Trump had worms and tried it.

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It seemed to have worked for him, since he is still causing mischief. 8O :mrgreen:


Well played, sir. Very well played indeed! :lol:


Wow!
Someone actually liked a joke of mine.
Miracles do happen. 8O :mrgreen:



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14 Nov 2021, 10:24 pm

Maybe you didnt know this, but .....

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15 Nov 2021, 12:30 am

blinkin' dolphin meanies :x



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15 Nov 2021, 12:59 am

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blinkin' dolphin meanies :x


Their PR people do fine work. 8)



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15 Nov 2021, 1:11 am

I keep these little guys (bristle nose) in a fishtank at home but in Florida they have gone feral and become swarming giant catfish

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15 Nov 2021, 3:27 am

Parasitic Wasps Genetically Enslave Butterflies
Tens of thousands of parasitic wasp species, called braconids, lay their eggs inside the caterpillars of virtually all lepidopterans, the insect order that includes moths and butterflies. It’s the textbook example of a host-parasite relationship. And it’s a partnership that runs far deeper than we imagined, according to a study published today in PLOS Genetics.

Analysing the genomes of several species of moths and butterflies, including the iconic Monarch and the Fall Armyworm, a team of researchers uncovered snippets of wasp DNA mixed in with lepidopteran genes. The two insect orders, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera, diverged 300 million years ago. How could this be?
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When parasitic wasps lay their eggs inside caterpillars, they inject a giant virus called bracovirus. Bracovirus will integrate its DNA into the caterpillar’s genome, helping to suppress the host’s immune response. Wasp grubs then proceed to devour the caterpillar alive — most of the time. Sometimes, the caterpillars will fight off infection and develop into moths or butterflies, carrying with them bracovirus DNA.
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Parasitic wasps or parasitoids are the insects that probably have the most number of different species on Earth than any other animal has. https://www.stillunfold.com/animal/mind ... sitic-wasp



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15 Nov 2021, 8:22 pm

Mind blowing indeed!

Imagine if it were on a bigger scale.

Imagine if say, crows, were to lay their eggs inside the body of cows. And then the fledgling crows were to hatch, and were to eat the living cow from the inside out.

Or laid their eggs inside of you. And when they hatched ...turned you into a zombie who...was programmed like a robot to guard the nests of other crows! :lol:



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19 Nov 2021, 3:12 pm

auntblabby wrote:
blinkin' dolphin meanies :x


Flipper was caught on camera....

partying with Jeffrey Epstein! :cry:



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24 Nov 2021, 10:05 am

The Tuatara, a group of reptiles that that look similar to lizards but are part of a separate order of reptiles, have a third eye on the top of their head.

The pistol shrimp, also commonly known as the snapping shrimp, can snap one of it's claws with suck force that it creates a superheated bubble that acts like a bullet.