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*The [[wp:Eulimnadia_texana|Eulimnadia texana]] is literally the “desert shrimp”, an aquatic life form in a desert that spends most of its time as an egg waiting for a rainstorm. | *The [[wp:Eulimnadia_texana|Eulimnadia texana]] is literally the “desert shrimp”, an aquatic life form in a desert that spends most of its time as an egg waiting for a rainstorm. | ||
*If you're not going to sleep any time soon, observe the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjHMGSI_h0Q cone snail] at work. These predatory snails are toxin specialists, producing scores of "conotoxins" that each target a specific function in an animal. The toxins are so interesting to scientists and the medical profession that [http://www.conoserver.org/ a specialized database] had to be created to track them. | |||
*[[wp:Predatory_tunicate|Predatory tunicates]] are the Venus fly-traps of the sea. | |||
*[https://oceana.org/sites/default/files/styles/lightbox/public/shutterstock_blue_glaucus_0.jpg?itok=3V5T5g0K Glaucus atlanticus] is a pelagic sea slug that looks like an alien creature and eats man o’ wars. Nicknames include "blue angel" and "blue dragon". | |||
*Did you ever think you'd hear the words "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3tAtXdaik carnivorous sponge]" together? | |||
*The giant larvacean [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1wFb_ShW7k Bathochordaeus] features in this video which has a bit of ADD and also shows us other weird marine life. | |||
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====Insects and small animals==== | ====Insects and small animals==== | ||
The question mark butterfly's [http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/bfly2/question_mark07.jpg frightening caterpillar form] has maxed out its defense stat. It also has the awesome Latin name Polygonia interrogationis. | The question mark butterfly's [http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/bfly2/question_mark07.jpg frightening caterpillar form] has maxed out its defense stat. It also has the awesome Latin name Polygonia interrogationis. Also see the [[wp:Spiny_oak_slug|spiny oak slug]] and the [[wp:File:Stinging_Rose_caterpillars,_Megan_McCarty65.jpg|hag moth caterpillar]]. | ||
The American dagger moth is named for [https://bugguide.net/images/cache/H06/0K0/H060K0E0YQKQBRZQNRKQYRSQYRZQBRJKCQYKWRFKCRN0R0P0YR60L0SQH07QZ0SQYRU0ORYKARI0WRZQOQ80VRJK.jpg its larval form], which looks dangerous because it is; touching it causes a skin reaction similar to that from a stinging nettle. | The American dagger moth is named for [https://bugguide.net/images/cache/H06/0K0/H060K0E0YQKQBRZQNRKQYRSQYRZQBRJKCQYKWRFKCRN0R0P0YR60L0SQH07QZ0SQYRU0ORYKARI0WRZQOQ80VRJK.jpg its larval form], which looks dangerous because it is; touching it causes a skin reaction similar to that from a stinging nettle. | ||
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If there's one thing in nature, above any others, that absolutely screams Do Not Touch Me, it's the [https://i2.wp.com/ugaurbanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/saddleback.jpg saddleback caterpillar]. If it looks they have a painful sting, it's because they totally do; read the list of potential effects of touching one [[wp:Saddleback caterpillar|here]]. | If there's one thing in nature, above any others, that absolutely screams Do Not Touch Me, it's the [https://i2.wp.com/ugaurbanag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/saddleback.jpg saddleback caterpillar]. If it looks they have a painful sting, it's because they totally do; read the list of potential effects of touching one [[wp:Saddleback caterpillar|here]]. | ||
The assassin bug [http://www.arkinspace.com/2012/05/assassin-bug-malaysias-macabre.html wears the skeletons] of its victims like a trophy. | |||
==Parasites== | ==Parasites== | ||