Someone needs to make a tribute for this thing
“Tell me how Anomalocaris died.”
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“I will tell you how he lived.”
I miss the old internet
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[they] use the chloroplasts of the algae on which they feed, which they keep alive for hours to months after their ingestion...
Sacoglossans have been known to survive for months living solely on the photosynthetic products of their acquired plastids
Sacoglossans are able to choose which method of feeding they use. The switch from active feeding to photosynthesis in sacoglossans is triggered by the shortage of food resources, and typically not preferred
starvation periods (with photosynthesis and no active feeding) vary between species of sacoglossans from less than a week to over four months, and photosynthesis is used as a last-resort mechanism to avoid mortality
All from wikipedias page on sacoglassa...the whole process is fascinating and worthy of a post in itself, probably one for next week 👍
Yep, it's probably why they were only discovered (relatively) recently and good photos are hard to find, unlike their bigger relations....Having said that I didn't realise they'd be that tiny!
Cockchafer is a totally safe google, I don't know how it would show without 'safe' or 'moderate' though
Cockchafer.....
This large, brown beetle can be seen swarming around streetlights in spring. They live underground as larvae for years and emerge as adults often in large numbers. Listen for their characteristic buzzing sound......
....nothing remotely rude, just the British way of naming things, like 'cunt gropers lane' 'cockermouth' 'wet wang' etc
Some more photos.....
Costasiella kuroshimae by Michaels Bubbles
Costasiella sp.4 photo by Randi Ang
Costasiella sp. by Thomas Vignaud
Group of Costasiella kuroshimae by divemecressi
Whoops! You're right, I'll edit it 👍
I like ball armadillo! I was quite amazed by the amount of different names they have when I was reading up
Not edible crustaceans though, apparently they taste like urine, probably due to the fact that they release ammonia...One of their local names I heard in Wales is 'piss the bed' Also...
In the Netherlands, they’re called pissabeds source
But, despite all the piss they're great little critters 😀
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