Hello Barry! *waves*

Visiting at Newquay aquarium two years ago, I met a guy who had tended to him, unfortunately Barry had died quite a while before. He said that they initially fed him quite expensive fish, but he was so ravenous that they had to invent something else after a while, and he ended up loving something that sounded like beef jerkey or dried ground beef though I didn't exactly understand the recipe.

I'd like to request some information on the Mexican walking fish, just because he always seems to look so happy (and shuts creationists up when they ask if there has ever been a fish with legs...).



MM

Rufous Net-casting Spider



Deinopis subrufa

Size:25mm females, 22mm males

Weight:No data

Life expectancy:No data

When it first appeared:No data

Location:It lives in the wooden areas and houses of eastern australia



Taxonomy:
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Suborderpisthothelae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Series:Entelegynae
Superfamily:Uloboroidea
Familyeinopidae
Genus:Einopis
Specieseinopis subrufa

Diet:They feed on ants, beetles,crickets and other spiders.

Anatomy:Let us go on about its eyes. These guys have amazing eyesight, so much so that only two eyes are used, the rest have shrunk.

Behavior: It makes on of the greatest raps of all time, a net. If hangs and waits until prey is in its grasp. Once it sees the prey it lunges,grabs it, and wraps around the prey and eats.

Reproduction:The male must first shed his skin before he goes to find a mate. When he finds a mate, he plucks on her web to show he is interested. When she accepts him, he mates with here, then he dies. She makes a 10-12mm spherical egg sack. The sack has 100-200 eggs. They hatch in about three weeks.

Relationship with other animals:It is a predator and controls some of the population.



PENANCE STARE! LOOK INTO MY EYES!

Other sources:

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Rufous-Ne...ing-Spider

http://www.ozanimals.com/Spider/Net-cast...brufa.html

http://eol.org/pages/1185974/details

I love these Zeke posts.

European Rabbit



Oryctolagus cuniculus

Size:34-50cm

Weight:1.1-2.5kg

Life expectancy:9 years

When it first appeared:No data

Location:It is found in fields of grass with holes as homes. It is native in eastern Europe and north western Morocco and north eastern Algeria, and introduce in most of Australia and New Zealand, the British Isle, and some parts of south america



Taxonomy:
Class:Mammalia
Clade:Holotheria
Superlegion:Trechnotheria
Legion:Cladotheria
Sublegion:Zatheria
Infralegion:Tribosphenida
Subclass:Theria
Clade:Eutheria
Infraclasslacentalia
Subcohort:Exafroplacentalia
Magnorder:Boreoeutheria
Superorder:Euarchontoglires
Order:Lagomorpha
Family:Leporidae
Genusryctolagus
Speciesryctolagus cuniculus

Diet:Their primary food source is grass, they also eat leaves,buds,tree bark, and roots.

Anatomy:Like all Leporidae members, it has an excellent sense of hearing and sight. This is to make sure it has a better way of detecting predators.

Behavior: Of course, european rabbits are social. Despite this, they are aggressive and territorial. They graze fight, mate, and hid mostly everyday of their life.

Reproduction:Rabbits reproduce a lot and fast, and oryctolagus is no different. This is because this keep their species alive. Male mating depends on their power. Powerful males are polygamous, while weaker ones are monogamous. Females have a gestation cycle of 31 days on average, though it can range from 29-35 days. The females give birth in a burrow with 2-12 offspring. They are sexually mature of 2 months. One pair of mature rabbits can have 30-40 offspring a year.

Relationships with other animals:Birds of prey are the biggest predators to this species. Humans have made them pets, called them pest, and enjoyed them as food.



A black rabbit? THAT'S RACIST!!

Other sources:

http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/ra...abbit.html

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41291/0

http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Oryc...cuniculus/

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Axolotl(requested by ManMachine)



Ambystoma mexicanum

Size:23cm most common size, size range 15-45cm

Weight:No data

Life expectancy:15 years

When it first appeared:No data

Location:It lives in lakes around mexico

Taxonomy:
Class:Amphibia
Clade:Lissamphibia
Superorder:Batrachia
Order:Caudata
Suborder:Salamandroidea
Family:Ambystomatidae
Genus:Ambystoma
Species:Ambystoma mexicanum

Diet:They eat fish,insects,worms, and other small aquatic fauna

Anatomy:This animal exhibits neoteny, meaning it is an animal that looks a lot like a kid as it does an adult, this animal to the point there is no difference besides size. It keeps its gills as it grows older. It is also has an amazing healing ability. It can regrow limbs in the period months

Behavior:No data

Relationships with other animals: Humans use axolotls for food and scientific research



Such cute little animals

Other sources:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/an...s/axolotl/

http://www.arkive.org/axolotl/ambystoma-mexicanum/

http://scienceonline.tki.org.nz/Teaching...t-axolotls

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†Megalania



Megalania prisca

Size:estimated 7m

Weight:estimated 600-100kg

Life expectancy:No data

When it first appearedleistocene. 0.04 MYA

Location: It once lived on the continent of australia

Taxonomy:
Class:Reptilia
Clade:Sauropsida
Clade:Eureptilia
Clade:Romeriida
Cladeiapsida
Clade:Neodiapsida
Infraclass:Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder:Lepidosauria
Order:Squamata
Clade:Scincogekkonomorpha
Suborder:Scleroglossa
Infraorder:Anguimorpha
Cladelatynota
Superfamily:Varanoidea
Family:Varanidae
Genus:Megalania
Species:Megalania prisca

Diet:This dragon ate animals like Diprotodon

Anatomyassed its large size, another aspect is its venom

Behavior:No data

Reproduction:No data

Relationship with other animals:It might of had some rivalry with the marsupial lion. Humans believe it is still alive.



So is this Saxton Hale's pet lizard?

Other sources:

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Megalania-prisca

http://museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemu...megalania/

http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/spec...iscus.html

(January 14, 2015 at 7:58 pm)Metazoa Zeke Wrote: European Rabbit

Oh how I've missed you, Blackberry. I wonder how everyone is doing back in Watership.

Eurasian Wolf



Canis lupis lupis

Size:7.6m

Weight:69-80kg

Life expectancy:6-8 years

When it first appeared:No data

Location:It lives through out most parts of eurasia



Taxonomy:
Class:Mammalia
Clade:Holotheria
Superlegion:Trechnotheria
Legion:Cladotheria
Sublegion:Zatheria
Infralegion:Tribosphenida
Subclass:THeria
Clade:Eutheria
Infraclasslacentalia
Subcohort:Exfroplacentalia
Magnorder:Boreoeutheria
Superorder:Laurasiatheria
(unranked):Zooamata
(unranked):Ferae
(unranked)Carnivoramorpha
Order:Carnivora
Suborder:Caniformia
Family:Canidae
Genus:Canis
Species:Canis lupus
Subspecies:Canis lupus lupus

Diet:It eats the native animals in the area like deer. THey also eat garbage and livestock

Anatomy:The eurasian wolf has a great sense of smell and sight so that it can hunt prey. They also have powerful brains meaning they can think and communicate well.

Behavior:This animal is social. They have a social structure used to keep the pack in line. They communicate through smell, sight, and vocalization

Reproduction:Eurasian wolves are mostly have one partner for life with. The alpha male and female that usually have the pups.

Relationships with other animals: Humans have seem to fucked over this animal. This animal was nearly wiped out but now is recovering.



just look at that face

Other sources:

http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/wildlife/w...asian.html

http://tiba-earth.com/index.php/alphabet...asian-wolf

http://eol.org/pages/1226119/details

European Hamster



Cricetus Cricetus

Size:20-35m with 40-60mm tail

Weight:220-460g

Life expectancy:8 years

When it first appeared:No data

Location:It is found in western europe,russia, and a little bit of asia in grassy areas



Taxonomy:
Class:Mammalia
Clade:Holothere
Legion:Cladotheria
Sublegion:Zatheria
Subclass:Theria
Clade:Eutheria
Infraclasslacentalia
Subcohort:Exfroplacentalia
Magnorder:Boreoeutheria
Superorder:Euarchontoglires
(unranked):Glires
Order:Rodentia
Suborder:Myomorpha
Superfamily:Muroidea
Family:Cricetidae
Subfamily:Cricentinae
Genus:Cricetus
Species:Cricetus cricetus

Diet:These animals eat seeds, legumes, roots, grasses, and insects

Anatomy:The most interesting thing about this animal is its long life span for hamsters. It has elastic cheeks that carry 65g of food as well.

Behavior:These animals are either nocturnal or crepuscular. It hibernates during the winter, from october to march. They are all solitary.

Reproduction:C. cicricetus reaches sexual maturity at 43 days. They mate from april to august. They have a 18-20 day gestation period and have 15 young. They are weaned in three weeks.

Relationship to other animals: It is prey to animals like the birds of prey that live in the same area.



I fucking want one of these bastards

Other sources:

http://www.petwebsite.com/hamsters/europ...Mg8hGjF-RQ

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/5529/0

http://www.risefoundation.eu/index.php?o...cle&id=104

Oh they are awesome!


Look Luckie! Bunnies!!!

Bedford's flatworm



Size:8-10cm

Weight:No data

Life expectancy:No data

Location: This flatworm is found in coral rubble in warm waters around Australia to the Northern Mariana Islands.

Taxonomy:
Class:Turbellaria
Order: Polycladida
Suborder:Cotylea
Family: Pseudocerotidae
Genus: Psuedobiceros
Species: Pseudobiceros bedfordi

Diet: Bedfords eat sea squirts and small crustaceans

Anatomy: These flatworms are hermaphrodites with two penises 

Behavior: This animals live life fast, as it can move fast by undulating its body.

Reproduction: As mentioned before, it is a hermaphrodite with two penises. When two meet, they sword fight with their penises. Not like it matters, as they both penetrate each other and both will lay eggs. They can also reproduce asexually by cloning themselves. 



this is not a fight but for play

Other sources:

http://eol.org/pages/4975927/overview

http://wejreproduction.weebly.com/bedfor...tworm.html

http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/w...dfordi.htm