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Showing posts with label Metazoa. Show all posts
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...

Glass sponges (Hexactinellida): The Metazoa Explorer

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Euplectella aspergillum Photo Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Taxonomic Definition The Hexactinellida, commonly know...

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): The Metazoa Explorer

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Photo Credit: David Clode Taxonomic Definition The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia a...

Tigers (Panthera tigris): The Metazoa Explorer

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Taxonomic Definition Panthera tigris constitutes the largest extant species within the family Felidae and the genus Panthera. Taxonomically ...

Herons (Ardeidae) : The Metazoa Explorer

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Photo Credit:  Gerhard Crous Taxonomic Definition The Ardeidae are a cosmopolitan family of wading birds within the order Pelecaniformes, co...