. Scientific Frontline: Metazoa
Showing posts with label Metazoa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Metazoa. Show all posts
Sunday, April 19, 2026

Blue Dragon Sea Slug (Glaucus atlanticus): The Metazoa Explorer

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Blue Dragon Sea Slug (Glaucus atlanticus) Photo Credit:  Sylke Rohrlach ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Taxonomic Definition Glaucus atlanticus is a specie...

Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum): The Metazoa Explorer

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 Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) Photo Credit:  LoKiLeCh ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Taxonomic Definition The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a paedomor...
Saturday, April 11, 2026

Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii): The Metazoa Explorer

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Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) Photo Credit:  JJ Harrison ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Taxonomic Definition The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus har...
Monday, April 6, 2026

American woodcock (Scolopax minor): The Metazoa Explorer

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The American woodcock (Scolopax minor) Photo Credit:  Rhododendrites ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Taxonomic Definition The American woodcock (Scolopax m...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis)

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Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis) Photo Credit:  Frank Schulenburg ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Taxonomic Definition Antigone canadensis is a large,...

Wild red-tailed bumblebees (Bombus lapidarius): The Metazoa Explorer

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Wild red-tailed bumblebees (Bombus lapidarius) Left queen | Right drone Photo Credit:  Ivar Leidus Changes made: Combined images ( CC BY-SA ...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus): The Metazoa Explorer

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Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) Photo Credit:  Marinko Babić ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Changes made: Enhanced color and sharpness Taxonom...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus): The Metazoa Explorer

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Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) Photo Credit:  D. Gordon E. Robertson ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Taxonomic Definition The muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) is...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Bilby (Macrotis): The Metazoa Explorer

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Taxonomic Definition The genus Macrotis, commonly known as bilbies, represents a distinct lineage of desert-dwelling marsupial omnivores cla...
Saturday, March 7, 2026

Wolverine (Gulo gulo): The Metazoa Explorer

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Wolverine (Gulo gulo) Photo Credit:  Spencer Wright ( CC BY 2.0 ) Taxonomic Definition Gulo gulo is a terrestrial carnivorous mammal belongi...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Arabian fat-tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda): The Metazoa Explorer

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Arabian fat-tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda) Photo Credit: Per-Anders Olsson ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Changes made: Enhanced and enlarged b...
Saturday, February 21, 2026

Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus): The Metazoa Explorer

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Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) Taxonomic Definition The Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) is a large, critically endang...
Monday, February 16, 2026

Blue-sided leaf frog (Agalychnis annae): The Metazoa Explorer

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Blue-sided leaf frog (Agalychnis annae) Photo Credit: Charles J. Sharp ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Taxonomic Definition Agalychnis annae is a nocturnal...
Sunday, February 15, 2026

Eastern Hercules beetle (Dynastes tityus): The Metazoa Explorer

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Eastern Hercules beetle (Dynastes tityus) Male Photo Credit: David Hill ( CC BY 4.0 ) Female Photo Credit:  Fredlyfish4 ( CC BY 4.0 ) Taxono...
Monday, February 9, 2026

Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex): The Metazoa Explorer

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Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex) Photo Credit: Hans Hillewaert ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Taxonomic Definition Balaeniceps rex is a large, monotypic a...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Arapaima (Arapaima gigas): The Metazoa Explorer

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Taxonomic Definition Arapaima gigas, colloquially known as the pirarucu, is a giant neotropical freshwate...
Sunday, February 1, 2026

Horned lizards (Phrynosoma): The Metazoa Explorer

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Texas Horned Lizard Phrynosoma cornutum (Public Domain) Taxonomic Definition The genus Phrynosoma (from the Greek phrynos, "toad,"...

Roadrunner (Geococcyx): The Metazoa Explorer

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Roadrunner (Geococcyx) Left:Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) Right:Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) Image Credits: (Lesser): ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis): The Metazoa Explorer

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The Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) Photo Credit: Alex Chernikh ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Taxonomic Definition The Silky Shark (Carcharhinus f...
Monday, January 26, 2026

Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii): The Metazoa Explorer

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Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Taxonomic Definition Spix's macaw is a medium-siz...