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Female Opadometa sarawakensis live specimen
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Invertebrate of the Week #5 – Opadometa sarawakensis spiders

by Mark RApril 1, 2021May 30, 2021
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Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) specimen from River Tigris at Karrada stored in a glass container at the Natural History Museum in London
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The Riverine Bull Sharks of Iran and Iraq | A Brief Modern History

by Mark RApril 1, 2021October 13, 2022
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Luna Moths illustration by Charley Harper
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Natural History Through the Eyes of Charley Harper

by Mark RApril 1, 2021June 24, 2021
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Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) in a threat display
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Invertebrate of the Week #10 – Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii)

by Mark RMarch 20, 2021June 6, 2021
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The Complicated Relationship Between Ants and Whistling Thorn Acacia Trees

by Mark RMarch 3, 2021June 18, 2021
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Lateral close-up view of the head of a western diamondback rattlesnake with eyes focused forward and head resting on coiled body.
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Identifying Rattlesnakes Using Head Scale Patterns

by Mark RMarch 1, 2021May 24, 2021
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Invertebrate of the Week #2: Sea Sapphires (Genus: Sapphirina)

by Mark RApril 30, 2020May 26, 2021
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Mycena chlorophos bioluminescent fungi against a dark background
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Bioluminescent Fungi Glow to Trick Insects

by Mark RApril 13, 2020June 16, 2021
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Osmia bicolor bee preparing a nest in a discarded snail shell
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Invertebrate of the Week #12 – Osmia bicolor: A Bee That Nests in Shells

by Mark RApril 1, 2020June 8, 2021
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A bigfin squid (Magnapinna) imaged by a MBARI submersible in 2001.
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Invertebrate of the Week #9 – Bigfin Squid (Magnapinnidae)

by Mark RMarch 9, 2020June 10, 2021
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