. Scientific Frontline: Metazoa
Showing posts with label Metazoa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Metazoa. Show all posts
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...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

Caiman (Caimaninae): The Metazoa Explorer

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Caiman (Yacare) Photo Credit: Rodrigovigil ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Taxonomic Definition The Caimaninae constitute a subfamily of crocodilians withi...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Humboldt marten (Martes caurina humboldtensis): The Metazoa Explorer

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Humboldt marten (Martes caurina humboldtensis) Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Taxonomic Definition The Humboldt marten is ...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Wall lizard (Podarcis muralis): The Metazoa Explorer

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Wall lizard on the Lavagna side of the Entella river Photo Credit: Mariomassone ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Taxonomic Definition Podarcis muralis, comm...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Sea anemones (Actiniaria): The Metazoa Explorer

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Bubble-tip anemones Photo Credit:  David Clode Taxonomic Definition The Actiniaria are an order of soft-bodied, predatory marine invertebrat...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Muntjac (Muntiacus): The Metazoa Explorer

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Red Muntjac female, Muntiacus vaginalis in Khao Yai national park, Thailand Photo Credit: Tontantravel ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Taxonomic Definition...

Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus): The Metazoa Explorer

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Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) Photo Credit:  Peter Paplanus ( CC BY 4.0 ) Taxonomic Definition The Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus hor...
Sunday, January 18, 2026

Honey Bees (Apis mellifera): The Metazoa Explorer

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Photo Credit:  Sarah Damen Taxonomic Definition Apis mellifera, commonly referred to as the Western honey bee, is a eusocial insect belongin...

Octopus (Octopoda): The Metazoa Explorer

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Photo Credit:  Diane Picchiottino Taxonomic Definition The Octopoda is an order of soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusks within the class Cepha...

Aardvark (Orycteropus afer): The Metazoa Explorer

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Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Taxonomic Definition The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is the sol...