centipede fact sheet - World Animal Foundation
... Some centipedes lay their eggs singly in holes in the soil; the female fills the holes with soil and leaves them. The number of eggs laid ranges from about 10 to 50. Time of development of the embryo to hatching is highly variable and may take from one to a few months. Development to adulthood is a ...
... Some centipedes lay their eggs singly in holes in the soil; the female fills the holes with soil and leaves them. The number of eggs laid ranges from about 10 to 50. Time of development of the embryo to hatching is highly variable and may take from one to a few months. Development to adulthood is a ...
cnidarian - MATES-Biology-I
... depths around 1000 meters. It has not yet been named by scientists. Although it looks conspicuously colored when illuminated, there is practically no red light in its habitat, so red is as good as black. When disturbed, this species releases bioluminescent material into the water, causing a confusin ...
... depths around 1000 meters. It has not yet been named by scientists. Although it looks conspicuously colored when illuminated, there is practically no red light in its habitat, so red is as good as black. When disturbed, this species releases bioluminescent material into the water, causing a confusin ...
Antelope (includes Sables, Impalas, and Elands)
... traveling right after birth so they can join the protection of the herd. The majority of antelope use the hiding approach, like elands, greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros, roan antelope Hippotragus equinus, waterbucks, klipspringers, and duikers. In some species that live in groups the mother, ca ...
... traveling right after birth so they can join the protection of the herd. The majority of antelope use the hiding approach, like elands, greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros, roan antelope Hippotragus equinus, waterbucks, klipspringers, and duikers. In some species that live in groups the mother, ca ...
Four Winds Nature Institute
... Earwigs live in damp crevices. The long forceps-like pincers on their abdomens are curved in males and straight in females. These are used to open their folded hind wings, for defense, and to capture prey. The female digs a chamber in the soil and lays a mass of eggs which she guards until the young ...
... Earwigs live in damp crevices. The long forceps-like pincers on their abdomens are curved in males and straight in females. These are used to open their folded hind wings, for defense, and to capture prey. The female digs a chamber in the soil and lays a mass of eggs which she guards until the young ...
Macroperipatus torquatus (Peripatus or Velvet
... specimens have been known to be collected near Mount Aripo (Oliveira et al., 2012) as well as in disused cocoa plantations and secondary forest in the proximity of the William Beebe Research Station (Read, 1988). This species has been found along the Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, near to Asa Wright Natu ...
... specimens have been known to be collected near Mount Aripo (Oliveira et al., 2012) as well as in disused cocoa plantations and secondary forest in the proximity of the William Beebe Research Station (Read, 1988). This species has been found along the Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, near to Asa Wright Natu ...
Invertebrates - Wet Tropics Management Authority
... Beetles are the most numerous of insect species. There are over 380,000 named species in the world (and many as yet unnamed) with about 28,200 in Australia, representing one third of all named insect species. Characterised by their shell-like forewings, beetles are to be found in almost every enviro ...
... Beetles are the most numerous of insect species. There are over 380,000 named species in the world (and many as yet unnamed) with about 28,200 in Australia, representing one third of all named insect species. Characterised by their shell-like forewings, beetles are to be found in almost every enviro ...
Biology 320 Invertebrate Zoology Fall 2005
... Structurally similar to human eye Cannot see in color Can discriminate objects as small as 0.5 cm from 1 m away ...
... Structurally similar to human eye Cannot see in color Can discriminate objects as small as 0.5 cm from 1 m away ...
Oustalet`s Chameleon Furcifer oustaleti
... and human settlements, but also occurs in undisturbed dry forest, savannah and, rarely, in tropical rainforest. Diet: • Mostly carnivorous. Primarily eats invertebrates but sometimes eats fruit of certain shrubs found in Madagascar. • Has been known to occasionally eat small birds and reptiles. Adap ...
... and human settlements, but also occurs in undisturbed dry forest, savannah and, rarely, in tropical rainforest. Diet: • Mostly carnivorous. Primarily eats invertebrates but sometimes eats fruit of certain shrubs found in Madagascar. • Has been known to occasionally eat small birds and reptiles. Adap ...
The Multipredator Hypothesis and the Evolutionary Persistence of
... & Penton 1988; Byers 1997) simply says that a species subject to past selection for antipredator behavior will retain antipredator behavior if it is not too costly to do so (e.g. Neill 1990). This hypothesis, while descriptive, does not enable us to explain variation in how different species and pop ...
... & Penton 1988; Byers 1997) simply says that a species subject to past selection for antipredator behavior will retain antipredator behavior if it is not too costly to do so (e.g. Neill 1990). This hypothesis, while descriptive, does not enable us to explain variation in how different species and pop ...
Zooplankton
... 3. The cold water slows down the sinking rate of food particles. Deep Scattering Layer - one or mare layers of mid water marine animals that reflect and scatter the sound pulses of echo sounders. (this is where submarines like to hide) Bathypelagic - Deep Zooplankton - is still being researched. I ...
... 3. The cold water slows down the sinking rate of food particles. Deep Scattering Layer - one or mare layers of mid water marine animals that reflect and scatter the sound pulses of echo sounders. (this is where submarines like to hide) Bathypelagic - Deep Zooplankton - is still being researched. I ...
ADAPtAtiOn CARDs (PARt 1)
... This creature flicks its tongue to bring smells in the air in contact with sensors in the roof of its mouth. Each fork of the tongue detects different things, helping it to work out where the smell is ...
... This creature flicks its tongue to bring smells in the air in contact with sensors in the roof of its mouth. Each fork of the tongue detects different things, helping it to work out where the smell is ...
starfish fact sheet - World Animal Foundation
... or lost arms and they can shed arms as a means of defense. Some starfish can even regenerate their whole body from a single arm, or even from fragments of an arm. Regrowth can take several months or years. A separated limb lives off stored nutrients until it regrows a disc and mouth and is able to f ...
... or lost arms and they can shed arms as a means of defense. Some starfish can even regenerate their whole body from a single arm, or even from fragments of an arm. Regrowth can take several months or years. A separated limb lives off stored nutrients until it regrows a disc and mouth and is able to f ...
Under the Sea - St. Thomas the Apostle
... Environmental Dangers: One danger to their environment is the increasing acidity of the ocean water and loss of the coral reef ...
... Environmental Dangers: One danger to their environment is the increasing acidity of the ocean water and loss of the coral reef ...
Amphibians and Reptiles: An Introduction to Herpetofauna
... Can eat prey much larger than themselves ...
... Can eat prey much larger than themselves ...
Fascinating Cheetah Factsheet from CCF
... then form a sibling group, staying together for another 6 months. At about 2 years, the female siblings leave the group, and the young males remain together for life. Males live alone or in coalitions made up of brothers from the same litter. Some coalitions maintain territories in order to find fem ...
... then form a sibling group, staying together for another 6 months. At about 2 years, the female siblings leave the group, and the young males remain together for life. Males live alone or in coalitions made up of brothers from the same litter. Some coalitions maintain territories in order to find fem ...
Ocean zones qxd (Page 1) - Courier-Post
... of unique and bizarre life forms. They have adapted to the harsh depths of the sea including eternal darkness, icy cold waters and crushing water pressures. The deep ocean floor also provides a habitat for life as well. In some places, there are cracks on the ocean floor where volcanic activity with ...
... of unique and bizarre life forms. They have adapted to the harsh depths of the sea including eternal darkness, icy cold waters and crushing water pressures. The deep ocean floor also provides a habitat for life as well. In some places, there are cracks on the ocean floor where volcanic activity with ...
Ecosystems – Adaptation and survival:
... Adaptation - Any feature that helps a living thing to survive in its environment. Behavior - An action that a living thing makes in response to its environment. Hibernation - An inactive, sleeplike state that animals may enter in the winter. Migration - The movement of animals to new locations at ce ...
... Adaptation - Any feature that helps a living thing to survive in its environment. Behavior - An action that a living thing makes in response to its environment. Hibernation - An inactive, sleeplike state that animals may enter in the winter. Migration - The movement of animals to new locations at ce ...
You`ve probably heard of stick insects, but did you know these
... leaf. It’s just hatched from its egg and is one of the commoner species on the island, Metriophasma diocles – the subject of my scientific studies. This species is a good example of why phasmids play hide-and-seek. They face a wide array of enemies, including birds, lizards, rats, frogs, spiders, an ...
... leaf. It’s just hatched from its egg and is one of the commoner species on the island, Metriophasma diocles – the subject of my scientific studies. This species is a good example of why phasmids play hide-and-seek. They face a wide array of enemies, including birds, lizards, rats, frogs, spiders, an ...
Aquatic Insects: A Teacher`s Resource Guide
... Aquatic insects are also vulnerable to a wide range of human-induced factors. Because they live for several years under water, many of these insects are extremely sensitive to water quality. In fact, the assemblage of species present can serve as an indicator of the stream’s health, and scientists c ...
... Aquatic insects are also vulnerable to a wide range of human-induced factors. Because they live for several years under water, many of these insects are extremely sensitive to water quality. In fact, the assemblage of species present can serve as an indicator of the stream’s health, and scientists c ...
MAMMALOGY AS A SCIENCE
... white-faced monkeys) of South American rain forest • When individuals spread out over 100 m diameter area, there are constant “________ _______”. Isolated member will even utter a “__________”. ...
... white-faced monkeys) of South American rain forest • When individuals spread out over 100 m diameter area, there are constant “________ _______”. Isolated member will even utter a “__________”. ...
Mollusca_Day_1
... structure called the radula • Free-swimming larval stage called trochophore • Body organs called visceral mass lie below mantle • Most have separate sexes that cross-fertilize eggs • Bilateral symmetry ...
... structure called the radula • Free-swimming larval stage called trochophore • Body organs called visceral mass lie below mantle • Most have separate sexes that cross-fertilize eggs • Bilateral symmetry ...
Amphibians and Reptiles: An Introduction to Herpetofauna
... Crypsis: Staying camouflaged When detected: Flee, musk, gape, rattle When these do not work, snakes may strike ...
... Crypsis: Staying camouflaged When detected: Flee, musk, gape, rattle When these do not work, snakes may strike ...
Amphibians and Reptiles: An Introduction to Herpetofauna
... Crypsis: Staying camouflaged When detected: Flee, musk, gape, rattle When these do not work, snakes may strike ...
... Crypsis: Staying camouflaged When detected: Flee, musk, gape, rattle When these do not work, snakes may strike ...
Aposematism
Aposematism (from Greek ἀπό apo away, σ̑ημα sema sign, coined by Edward Bagnall Poulton), perhaps most commonly known in the context of warning coloration, describes a family of antipredator adaptations where a warning signal is associated with the unprofitability of a prey item to potential predators. Aposematism is one form of an ""advertising"" signal (with many others existing, such as the bright colours of flowers which lure pollinators). The warning signal may take the form of conspicuous colours, sounds, odours or other perceivable characteristics. Aposematic signals are beneficial for both the predator and prey, both of which avoid potential harm.Aposematism is exploited in Müllerian mimicry, where species with strong defences evolve to resemble one another. By mimicking similarly coloured species, the warning signal to predators is shared, causing them to learn more quickly at less of a cost to each of the species.Warning signals do not necessarily require that a species actually possesses chemical or physical defences to deter predators. Mimics such as the nonvenomous California mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata), which has yellow, red, and black bands similar to those of the highly venomous Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius), have essentially piggybacked on the successful aposematism of the model. The evolution of a warning signal by a mimicking species that resembles a species that possesses strong defences is known as Batesian mimicry.