Metazoa info

[Mermaid]

House fly

This guy looks like lucilia cuprina.

[Mermaid]

I love this thread, it's so nerdy. 

[Losty]

I agree completely. Especially love it because it's Zeke's thread.

[Duke Guilmon]

†Cave Bear



Ursus spleaeus 

Size: 3 meters

Weight: Males weighed 400-500kg, while females are 225-250kg

Life expectancy: It is believed to have lived up to 20 years

When it first appeared: It lived in the Mid to Late Pleistocene, 25,000 years ago 

Location: This bear was found throughout areas near caves across Europe, Russia, and northern Iran

Taxonomy:
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Holotheria
Superlegion: Trechnotheria
Legion: Cladotheria
Sublegion: Zatheria
Infralegion: Tribosphenida
Subclass: Theria
Clade: Eutheria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Clade: Exafroplacentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Clade: Scrotifera
Clade: Ferungulata
(unranked): Pegasoferae
(unranked): Zoomata
(unranked): Ferae
(unranked): Carnivoramorpha
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: †Ursus speloeus

Diet: The cave bear mainly ate plants, but would switch to animals if needed

Anatomy: Cave bears were one of the larger bears. It had a different set of teeth than other bears, as shown by the loss of premolars. 

Behavior: Like most bears it was solitary

Reproduction: No data

Relationship with other animals: Humans and cave bears did not meet much, but humans of that day may have fought the bears for caves. It is also shown that they worshiped the bears as a god. Cave lions were predators of the cave bear. Only slightly bigger than a lion, but bulkier. The cat was powerful enough to take down the bear. 



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Other sources:

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

http://www.livescience.com/7622-huge-cav...eared.html

http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/otherprehi....htm#step1

[Duke Guilmon]

Goldfish 



Carassius auratus

Size: The largest goldfish reach 48cm, though the size of the fish depends on the environment

Weight: Like size, the weight of the fish depends on the environment, very rare a gold fish can grow up to 4.5kg

Life expectancy: The average life span of the goldfish is an average of 20-40 years

When it first appeared: Less than 2,000 years ago.

Location: This animal is domesticated, and is found in human homes of every compass

Taxonomy:
Class: Actinopterygii
(unranked): Actinopteri
Subclass: Neopterygii
Infraclass: Telostei
Superorder: Ostariophys
Order: Cyprinformes
Superfamily: Cyprinioided
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cypriniae
Genus: Carassius
Species: Carassius auratus

Diet: Goldfish naturally eat crustaceans, insects, and plant matter

Anatomy: Like dogs and cats, goldfish have variations. Some, like the celestial eye, have upwards pointing eyes, and the lionchu which has a large head. Goldfish also lack a stomach. 

Behavior: Goldfish normally live well in groups, and usually swim and eat

Reproduction: Th goldfish can reach sexual maturity due to the water it lives in nutrition. They will lay eggs on aquatic vegetation. The eggs hatch in 49-72 hours. Within a week the fry will grow into its adult form.

Relationship with other animals: The goldfish is used by humans usually for decorations. Goldfish are used to eat mosquito larvae, though it does benefit people, it damages the ecosystem. They little predators they have would be the house cat, though it takes a bad pet owner to let the fish get eaten by it. 



金魚

Other sources:

http://thegoldfishtank.com/goldfish-facts/

http://www.fish-species.org.uk/gold-fish/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish

[Duke Guilmon]

New Mexico Whiptail



Cnemidophorus neomexicanus

Size: 16.5-23cm

Weight: No data

Life expectancy: No data

When it first appeared: No data

Location: This animal is found in grassland, rocky areas, shrubland, or mountainsides in New Mexico

Taxonomy:
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Eureptilia
Clade: Romeriida
Clade: Diapsida
Clade: Neodiapsida
Clade: Sauria
Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder: Lepidosauria
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Scinocomorpha
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Cnemidophorus
Species: Cnemidophorus neomexicanus

Diet: These girls are insectivorous 

Behavior: These lizards are durnial. They are full of energy and they are solitary

Reproduction: This is why this lizard is interesting. There are no males in this species. These animals reproduce by parthenogenesis. But there is a reason we call them the lesbian lizard. These lesbians can't lay eggs till they mate. Meaning only a female mounting another can help he ovulate. She lays up to 3-5 eggs

Relationship with other animals: This animal is quick to escape predators, usually birds of prey. 



I have no jokes, as I have no friends who happen to be lesbians.
Other sources: 

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/...f-females/

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-of...ail-lizard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_whiptail

[Duke Guilmon]

Humboldt squid



Size: 1.9m

Weight: No data

Life expectancy: 1 year

When it first appeared: No data

Location: They are found in the waters of Oregon, California, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Mexico, and Peru at about 200-700m depth

Taxonomy:
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Cohort: Neocoleoidea
Superorder: Decapodiformes
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Ommastrephidae
Subfamily: Ommostrephinae
Genus: Dosidicus
Species: Dosidicus gigas

Diet: This animal is a carnivore, eating a diet of fish and shrimp

Anatomy: This squid has the basic squid anatomy. It moves with its siphon and "wings". Has six tentacles with barbed suckers, and a beak for a mouth. 

Behavior: These squids are extremely aggressive. They will respond to new objects with the utmost aggression.  Despite their aggressive behavior, they are social animals. They will flash at each other for communication. They hang in groups of about 1,200 squids

Reproduction: No data

Relationship with other animals: The Humboldt squid is prey to sperm whales, seals, sharks, sword fish, and marlin. Young are eaten by seagulls and large fish. 



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Other sources:

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/invert...tsquid.cfm

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/humbolt_squid

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/humbolt_squid

[Duke Guilmon]

Humboldt Penguin



Spheniscus homboldti

Size: 50-70cm

Weight: 3.6-5.9kg

Life expectancy: 15-20 years, females usually live longer. 

When it first appeared: No data

Location: This bird is semi-aquatic, living on the shores of western south america. 



Taxonomy:
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Neognathe
Superorder: Neoaves
Clade: Aequorlitornithes
Clade: Ardae
Clade: Aequornithes
Clade: Austrodyptornithes
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Spheniscus
Species: Spheniscus

Diet: This animals diet consist of fish and small crustaceans. 

Anatomy: This is a flightless bird. It uses its "wings" for swimming. This makes it faster and more agile in the water. It also has webbed feet to help.

Behavior: This is a social animal. They will hunt,talk, and move with each other. This penguin will protect each other from danger. 

Relationship with other animals: No matter land or sea, they have predators. On land foxes, snakes, cats, and dogs hunt them. In the water they face leopard seals, fur seals, sea lions, sharks, and the orca.



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Other sources:

http://www.penguinworld.com/types/humboldt.html

http://www.penguins.cl/humboldt-penguins.htm

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22697817/0