Interesting Maps
by fayfayfay PIZZLY Bear: Ursid hybrid of grizzly/polar bear which has occured both in captivity and in the wild. Thanks to @Rebecca Silbermann
fayfay Arabian Surgeonfish by Thomas P. Peschak, nationalgeographic: Arabian surgeonfish—named for a pair of orange, needle-sharp "scalpels" near
fayfay Jewel Caterpillar (Acraga coa) by Gerardo Aizpuru near Cancun, Mexico. #Jewel_Caterpillar #Acraga_Coa #Gerardo_Aizpuru
fayfay A Fantasy of Christmas Tree Worms by Nick Hobgood, wikipedia: Spirobranchus giganteus, a tube worm, is aptly named; both its common and
fayfay The Beluga Whale is an Arctic and sub-Arctic species of cetacean. and is a highly sociable creature. They can tilt their heads up and down
fayfay Mantis Shrimp by life-sea.blogspot.com: Solitary and violent with powerful claws which it uses to spear, dismember and kill prey the
fayfay Spade Toothed Beaked Whale: first discovered in 1872 when bone fragments were found on a remote Pacific island, but until now the species
fayfay Treehopper by richard-seaman: This two-marked treehopper appears to be imitating a thorn or other protuberance of the bushes and trees it
fayfay The maned wolf is not closely related to any other living canid. It is not a fox, wolf, coyote, dog, or jackal, but it is a distinct canid.
fayfay *Butterflyfish and moorish idols clean the caudal fin of an ocean sunfish or mola mola
fayfay The Southern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys torridus) is the only carnivorous mouse in North America and lives in the Sonoran Desert. This
fayfay Whale Shark: These gentle polka dotted giants (each with a unique pattern of dots) grow up to 45 feet in length, have been documented to
fayfay Visualizing nest architecture of the Florida harvester ant by Walter R. Tschinkel via Phillip Torronoe, makezineblog: This is a beautiful
fayfay Hardwicke's Woolly Bat (Kerivoula hardwickii) in Lampanut, central Kalimantan. This bat nests in the shelter of carnivorous pitcher plants
fayfay Nembrotha nudibranch is a new species of sea slug discovered in 2011 in the Phillipines . Deceptively soft and brilliant, it produces
fayfay Indian Gharial Crocodile by G&H Denzau: Despite its substantial size (up to 400 lbs and 20') this critically endangered species has a
fayfay Veretillum Sea Pen by Gary C. Williams, California Academy of Sciences via livescience.com: A nocturnal Veretillum sea pen gathers dinner
fayfay Varanus bitatawa is a human-sized lizard in the Phillipines that was just discovered in 2009. It ears only fruit and lives exclusively in
fayfay The Marvelous Spatuletail is an endangered Hummingbird endemic to Peru. It is unique among all birds for having just four tail feathers,
fayfay Victoria Crowned Pigeon: Photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen taken in Juron Bird Park, Singapore : An elegant bird measuring about 29" long
fayfay Extinct in the wild, the scimitar oryx formerly inhabited all of North Africa
fayfay Brown-headed cowbird male. When song sparrows are parasitized by cowbirds, male chicks are more likely to survive the experience than
fayfay Box Jellyfish: Researchers studying the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora in Puerto Rico observed that four of the species’ 24 eyes
fayfay Mantis Shrimp by Alexander Safonov: Neither a shrimp, nor a mantid, the Mantis Shrimp is a crustacean with excellent vision. Each compound
fayfay The Water Boatman has flat hairy legs which it uses as oars to swim on its back. #Insects #Water_Boatman





























