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Thank you to the hundreds who joined us to celebrate what the deep ocean does for humanity and to support its protection from #DeepSeaMining #DefendTheDeep @Greenpeace @oxygenAlliance @SOAlliance
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Enjoy this fun blog post on the wonderful world of caecilians
by @ftcreature
featuring some of my pix of a ringed #caecilian (Siphonops annulatus) from Panguana, #Peru 🇵🇪
Click here 👇🏽
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More surprises from the #ocean #microfauna not-so-parallel underwater universe @theoceanproject @OurOcean @OP_Society @noaaocean @sanctuaries @ftcreature @icreature @MBSociety
Warning: don´t watch this video alone at night. It will make you doubt your perception or reality. #TwilightZone
Cercaria larva of a parasitic flatworms (Opechona).
Dark field microscopy . Specimen from Bay of Santander
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Cool reminder by @ftcreature that there are #flies which rather than mere annoyance, are instead well-armed #assassins with the tendency to stab #wasps, #dragonflies and even #spiders to death and suck out their now liquified insides.
#Diptera #Entomology #Biodiversity #Zoology
#RobberFlies Give Other #Bugs Nightmares, Here’s Why
#WorldRobberflyDay #YearOfTheFly #insects #Diptera
cc @flygirlNHM @buddepiept @swarmofthought
featuredcreature.com/robber-… (image by @ThomasShahan)
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How to #Safari Smart: 5 Ethical Animal Encounters in Africa lrf.fund/2BtVB4b 🐆 🦁 🐘 Tourism can actually be a huge benefit to #lions and other wildlife if you do it right. Thanks @StephBeTravel + @ftcreature
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Happy #PancakeDay!
Here's Tethys fimbria aka the Pancake Face Nudibranch!
The "pancake" is an oral hood which it uses to sift sand in search of tiny crustaceans. Most nudibranchs use smell to locate food but this guy relies on touch instead!
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#ShroveTuesday #PancakeTuesday
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Flipping a picture of bats upside down makes them look like they're having a dance-off. (via @ftcreature)
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Only one of these people releases ink to ward off predators
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2017 summed up in a GIF: xitter.cf/ftcreature/status/9414…
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Thanks to @ASPCA and @WagsandWalks Sunny and I are finally fostering our 1st pitbull! Meet Ginger. I'm in LOVE. #AdoptDontShop
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Lacewing larvae or 'junk bugs' collect debris to use as camouflage!
(Video: Sue Rex)
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The ostracod using bioluminescent chemicals as a defence! xitter.cf/ThingsWork/status/6305…