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Melanoides Tuberculata

Melanoides Tuberculata, also known as red-rimmed melania is a freshwater snail. Belonging to the genus Melanoides, it is commonly found in parts of southern Asia and Africa. Their names have been...

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Lymnaea stagnalis

Lymnaea stagnalis is a fresh water snail which is also known as the great pond snail. They are widely found in Britain, Canada and northern continents of the world. They belong to the family Lymnaeidae...

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is a type of swallowtail butterfly inhabiting North America. It has derived its name “Eastern,” because it is abundantly found in the eastern United States. The term...

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Neritina natalensis

Neritina natalensis is a popular freshwater snail having striped operculum. This is one of the rare species of neritina. It has a specific geographical distribution and diet that makes them unique....

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Corbicula Fluminea (Asian Clam)

Corbicula fluminea is a freshwater bivalve mollusk species from the Corbiculidae family. These freshwater clams are mainly a native of Asia, distributed in Europe and parts of America in the early 20th...

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Giant Leopard Moth

Giant Leopard Moths are named such due to its leopard like spotted appearance. It was earlier called Ecpantheria scribonia that has now been changed. This moth is known by varied names like Eyed Tiger...

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Spicebush Swallowtail

Spicebush Swallowtail belongs to the Papilionidae family and inhabits the Nearctic Ecozone. This family comprises the biggest butterflies in the whole world. They are low flying butterflies that have...

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Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

Polyphemus moth is one of the largest moths, having a huge wingspan. It is a member of the Saturniidae family, which is known to be the greatest silk moths. It depicts eye spots, which is one of its...

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Bulldog Ant

Bulldogs ants (Myrmecia) is a genus of ants known for their powerful stings and aggressive behavior  Their strong grip and savage biting behavior gives them their name ‘bulldog’.  They are also known...

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Blue-Ringed Octopus

The Blue-Ringed Octopus can be best described as ‘one cute animal that might kill you’. The term blue-ringed octopus does not merely refer to a single species, but a genus of species that are marked by...

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Coconut Octopus

The coconut octopus, alternatively known as the veined octopus, is an intelligent cephalopod widespread in the Indo-Pacific tropical waters. It has derived the name from its tendency of carrying...

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Hummingbird Hawk-moth

Hummingbird hawk-moths are among nature’s best mimics, having been able to emulate very close physical similarities with hummingbirds. Hummingbird Hawk-moth Physical Description Size: These moths are...

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Firefly Squid

The firefly squids are small bioluminescent creatures, found in deep waters surrounding the coastline of Japan. They have eight arms and two tentacles, each with suckers and hooks. Sparkling enope...

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Chilean Recluse Spider

The Chilean recluse spider, a member of the recluse spider family, is a venomous spider native to South America but has also spread to other parts of the world. Chilean Recluse Spider Physical...

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Giant Pacific Octopus

The Giant Pacific Octopus (or, the North Pacific Giant Octopus) is the world’s largest and longest-living octopus species that are known for their high intelligence. Found in a small region of the...

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Elephant Hawk-Moth

The Elephant Hawk-Moth is a species of common large pink and olive green moth that is widely spread throughout Europe. It is one of the brightest moths, and hence, is also popular in the pet trade. The...

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Zebra Spider

The zebra spider, also known as the zebra back spider, is a species of jumping arachnid found across the Northern Hemisphere. It gets its name from the black and white stripes on its body. Although it...

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Atlas Moth

The Atlas Moth is the world’s largest moth in terms of their wing surface area, and second largest by wingspan (only next to the white witch moth), endemic to the Southeast Asian countries including...

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Ghost Ant

The Ghost Ant is an invasive species of tropical and subtropical ants that have been spread by humans, and are primarily found in parts of the United States. In fact, they are so widely dispersed that...

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Peppered Moth

The Peppered Moth is a species of temperate black and white moths that are widely spread in various parts of the world. The most important thing about the peppered moths is their ways of evolution by...

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