Metazoa info

[Duke Guilmon]

Immortal Jellyfish(requested by Free Thought)



Turritopsis dohrnii

Size:4.5mm in diameter

Weight: Not known

Life Expectancy: Immortal

When it first appeared: Not known

Location: This jellyfish is found in all temperate to tropical oceans.

Taxonomy:

Class:Hydrozoa
Order:Anthomedusae
Familyceaniidae
Genus:Turritopsis
Species:Turritopsis dohrnii

Diet:This animal eats plankton,small mollusk, and fish eggs

Anatomy:This jellyfish has 80-90 tentacles. The most amazing part of this jellyfish is its cells. This jellyfish can use cells from the tissues of the bell surface and the circulatory canal system. This jellyfish can revert back to its polyp state. This process is exclusive to this animal, and is the only animal able to be truly immortal.

Behavior: This jelly fish is solitary. It swims and hunts for food all day.

Reproduction: Females develop eggs in the gonads. The gonads are found in the manubrium. The females than release their eggs in the same water males release their sperm. The eggs, once fertilized, begins to develop into the planula stage. The planula develop into polyp colonies. Once they become hydroids the they bud 1mm in diameter jellyfish. These animals become sexually mature after a few weeks in their adult stage.

Relationship with other animals: Besides its prey and humans trying to learn how to become immortal from it, there is no other relationships with other animals.



Look into it, and you may become immortal.

Other sources:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/...swarm.html

http://www.immortal-jellyfish.com/Immort...Facts.html

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/could-t...ve-forever

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Aardwolf(requested by Blackhand293)



Proteles cristata

Size:55-80 cm body, 20-30cm tail

Weight: 7-10kg

Life expectancy:12 years in captivity

When if First appeared: in the Pleistocene

Location: The aardwolf is found in dry plains and bushlands in eastern and southern Africa



Taxonomy:

Class:Mammalia
Clade:Holotheria
Superlegion:Trechnotheria
Legion:Cladotheria
Sublegion:Zatheria
Infralegion:Tribosphenida
Subclass:Theria
Clade:Eutheria
Infraclasslacentalia
Subcohort:Exafroplacentalia
Magnorder:Boreoutheria
Superorder:Laurausiatheria
?:Zooamata or Euungulata
(unranked):Ferae
(unranked):Carnivoramorpha
Order:Carnivora
Suborder:Feliformia
Family:Hyaenidae
Subfamilyrotelinae
Genusroteles
Speciesroteles cristata

Diet: This animal fees on termites of the genus Trinervithermes.

Anatomy: The ears of this animal can turn at angles that help it hear from everywhere in its environment. The tongue of this animal is also impressive, as it is board and sticky so that it can eat termites

Behavior: This animal is nocturnal and shy. This animal lives in a monogamous relationship with its young. These animals are territorial and will chase intruders up to 400meters from their home. They will roar, bite, and bark at the intruder when the catch them. Both males and females will mark territory through anal glands.
The aardwolf does not make its own home, instead it makes abandoned dens from aardvarks, spring hares, and porcupines its home.

Reproduction: The breeding season depends on the location of the Aardwolf. In south Africa, breeding takes place in July. Other areas it takes place in autumn or spring. Males that have no mate will find territory to mate, and dominant males will mate with weaker male's females. They will also overstay their welcome on other males territories before mating season. The gestation period last 89-92 days, and they produce two-five cubs. The parents raise their offspring for three months. Aardwolves reach sexual maturity at the age of one and a half-2 years.

Interactions with other animals: Due to its size and fighting skills, it will avoid interspecific conflicts when ever it can.



AARDWOLF RASPBERRIES!!!

Other sources:

http://www.hyaenidae.org/the-hyaenidae/a...tatus.html

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ac..._cristata/

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/18372/0

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House Dust Mite(requested by Teen-skeptic-go!)



Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Size:0.25-0.3 mm in length

Weight:not known

Life expectancy: 10-19 days average, mated females can last 70 days

When it first appeared: Not known

Location:Everywhere besides water bodies like ponds and oceans

Taxonomy:

Class:Arachnida
Subclass:Acarina
Order:Acariformes
Superfamilyyroglyphoidea
Familyyroglyphidae
Genusermatophagoides
Speciesermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Diet:Small particles of organic matter

Anatomy: No special anatomy besides it being the smallest animal.

Behavior: This animal travels around eating organic matter.

Reproduction: Fmelaes lay 60-100 eggs 5 weeks before her death. Not much is known about the mating process.

Relationship with other animals: Due to it small size it can't have any interspecific relationships.



Attack of the dust mites NOW IN COLOR!

Other sources:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/h/h...t_mite.htm

http://housedustmite.com/for-parents-patients/

http://www.microbiologybytes.com/video/mite.html

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Irukandji Jellyfish(requested by Free Thought)



Carukia barnesi

Size:12 by 30mm in height and 5 to 50cm in diameter

Weight:Not known

Life expectancy: Not known

Location: They are found in the coast lines of northern Australia.



Taxonomy:

Class:Cubozoa
Order:Carybaeida
Family:Alatinidae
Genus:Carukia
Species:Carukai barnesi

Diet: This animal eats fish and marine invertebrates.

Anatomy: The stinging cells of this cubozoan is deadly to humans. Its sting can cause Irukandji syndrome. Despite it earning the name of Irukandji jellyfish, jellyfish like Malo kingi also share this name.

Behavior: The jellyfish is a fast swimmer.

Reproduction: Males release sperm in water while females release eggs.

Female irukandji jellyfish are defined by having their oocytes fully developed. Both sexes are mature at the height of 8mm.

Relationship with other animals: Humans are the main victims to this animals sting.



The jelly of pure evil

Other sources:

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ac...a_barnesi/

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cnidaria/C_barnesi.html

http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com/the-...kandji.htm

[KichigaiNeko]

The irukandji are also found as far south as Perth Western Australia

[Duke Guilmon]

NOTICE All request are to be submitted via PM. The PM should say request and the message should include the name of the animal. All request here will be ignored.

Also thanks for the extra info neko

[KichigaiNeko]

No sweat Metazoa.

The little buggers are a hazard here as far south as Cockburn beach Western Australia ( sorry but you will have to find the co- ordinates yourself).

Also check out the Leeuwin current. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeuwin_Current

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And please, call me Kichi!
(I like it)

[Duke Guilmon]

Candiru



Vandellia cirrhosa

Size:16in

Weight:Not known

Life expectancy:not known

When it first appeared:not known

Location:this animal lives in rivers. They are found in the amazon and Orinoco basins



Taxonomy:

Class:Actinopterygii
(unranked):Actinopteri
Subclass:Neopterygii
Infraclass:Telostei
Superorderstariophysi
Order:Siluriformes
Superfamily:Loricariodea
Family:Trichomycteridae
Genus:Vandellia
Species:Vandellia cirrhasa

Diet:This animal feeds on blood.

Behavior:This animal is solitary and is said to swim into the human urethra and fish gills.

Anatomy:Besides its small size it has not special anatomy

Reproduction:Not known

Relationship with other animals:This animal is parasitic so it attacks alot of other animals.



He just wants to suck the life out of you

Other sources:

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ac..._cirrhosa/

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/8811

http://facstaff.cbu.edu/~seisen/TheDreadedCandiru.htm

[Duke Guilmon]

Javan Leopard(requested by CindysRain)



Panthera pardus melas

Size:90-165cm in lenght 45-80cm in height

Weight:30-81kg

Life expectancy:12-17 years

When it First appeared:Middle Pleistocene

Location:This animal lives in the forest of Indonesian islands.

Taxonomy:

Class:Mammalia
Clade:Holotheres
Superlegion:Trechnotheria
Legion:Cladotheria
Sublegion:Zatheria
Infralegion:Tribosphenida
Subclass:Theria
Clade:Eutheria
Infraclasslacentalia
Subcohort:Exafroplacwentalia
Magnorder:Boreoeutheria
Superorder:Laurasiatheria
(unranked):Zooamata
(unranked):Carnivoramorpha
Order:Carnivora
Suborder:Feliformia
Family:Felidae
Subfamilyantherinae
Genusanthera
Speciesanthera pardus
Subspeciesanthera pardus melas

Diet:This animal is a carnivore. They eat deer, boars, and monkeys.

Anatomy:The anatomy of this leopard is different from other panthers. It has shorter muscles but these muscles have more power It also has a very long tail. The javan leopard also have special pigmentation in some individuals. This is thanks to a recessive phenotype.

Behavior: These animals are most active in mornings at 6:00 to 9:00 am, and late afternoons at 3:00 to 6:00pm. These animals are mostly solitary.

Reproduction: Not much is known about this animals reproduction.

Relationship with other animals: Humans have done major damage to this species. This animal is critically endangered thanks to habitat destruction and hunting.



I'm black y'all, and I'm black y'all,and I'm blackety black and I'm black y'all!

Other sources:

http://tigertribe.net/leopard-a-spotted-...n-leopard/

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15962/0

http://balisafarimarinepark.com/content_...en&modul=0

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Binturong



Arctictis binturong

Size:71-84cm longw/66-69cm long tail. Females larger than males.

Weight:9-20kg

Life expectancy:18years

When it first appeared:Not known

Location:This animal lives in forest. They are found in places like India, Nepal, Thailand, and the Philippines.


Taxonomy:
Class:Mammalia
Clade:Holotheres
Superlegion:Trechnotheria
Legion:Cladotheria
Sublegion:Zatheria
Infralegion:Tribosphenida
Subclass:Theria
Clade:Eutheria
Infraclasslacentalia
Subcohort:Exafroplacentalia
Magnorder:Boreoeutheria
Superorder:Laurasiatheria
(unranked):Zooamata
(unranked):Carnivoramorpha
Order:Carnivora
Suborder:Feliformia
Family:Viverridae
Subfamilyaradoxurinae
Genus:Arctictis
Species:Artictis binturong

Diet:This animal is an omnivore. They eat foods like birds,mammals,eggs and fruit.

Anatomy:This animal is a strange carnivore as they have prehensile tails. This means they can use their tails to hold on to things. They also have scent glands.

Behavior:This animal is mainly solitary. This animal comes out in both day and nigh. They are inactive from midday to late afternoon. These animals are very shy. Binturongs are not very limber while climbing. They are not able to leap or do tricks in the trees. They are skillful climbers however, and can move fast in trees. Binturongs shakes their bodies and groom when they are comfortable.

Reproduction:Binturongs reach sexual maturit at 27.8 months in males and 30.4 months in females. Binturongs have a 81 day estrous period and a 91 day gestation period. The binturong is capable of embryonic diapause. This ability has evolved so it can give birth in a favorable area.

Relationship with other animals: Predation on Binturongs is rare, as they fierce fighters. Animals that do prey on it however are leopards, clouded leopards, and reticulaed pythons. Humans affect the population of the binturong and keep them in zoos. In Orang Asli they are kept as pets.



I'm not so grump

Other sources:

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ac...binturong/

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/binturong/

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41690/0

[CindysRain]

Javan Leopard(requested by CindysRain)

Fantastic creatures! My Cherokee heritage would probably say that this is one of my animal guides. I don't know about that. I only know that I love them.

M.Z. - The time you put into this is very much appreciated.

[Duke Guilmon]

Eukrohnia hamata



Size:4.5cm

Weight:Not known

Life expectancy:Not known

When it first appeared:Not known

Location:This animal is found in polar and sub-polar oceans in mespleagic and bathypelagic depths.



Taxonomy:

Class:Sagittoidea
Orderhragmophora
Family:Eukrohniidae
Genus:Eukrohnia
Species:Eukrohnia hamata

Diet:E.hamata eats small copeopods and zooplankton.

Anatomy:At the side of its head is a pair of jaws. These jaws grip fast and hold down tightly on struggling prey.

Behavior:This animal is solitary and not much is known about its behavior.

Reproduction:This animal is prothandrous. This means they can change sex. E.hamata release 2000 2.5mm eggs. The eggs are laid in early or midsummer.

Interaction with other animals:Besides prey not known.



Don't say a word. Let me reach into your nightmares.

Other sources:

http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/63/m063p201.pdf

http://www.arcodiv.org/watercolumn/chaet...amata.html

http://species-identification.org/specie...mns&id=267

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Deer tick



Ixodes scapularis

Size:2-3.5mm

Weight:Not known

Life expectancy: 2 years

When it first appeared: Not known

Locationeer ticks are commonly found in wooded areas, and they live across the east coast of america to texas.



Taxonomy:
Class:Arachnida
Subclass:Acari
Orderarasitiformes
Suborder:Ixodida
Superfamily:Ixodoidea
Family:Ixodidae
Genus:Ixodes
Species:Ixodes scapularis

Diet:This animal sucks the blood of humans, dogs, cats, deer, lizards, mice, and birds.

Anatomy: The jaws of this animals lock tightly. The deer tick has evolved jaws in which removing them is hard to do. The tick can dig its jaw so deep in flesh, that removing them incorrectly can result in decapitating them.

Behavior: These animal are solitary. Ticks will stand on the edge of a leaf or a stick and begin questing. Questing is when a tick stands with its arms out and waits for its next host. When its next host brushes past, the tick will either begin feeding right away or move to a thinner area of skin.

Reproduction: The female deer tick will need to eat for three days before laying its eggs and mating. After mating a female will lay 2000 or more eggs.

Relationships with other animals: Deer ticks are parasites. Deer ticks remain dependent on white-tailed deer. This tick gives diseases to its host like Lyme disease to its host.



Blood what are you doing, blood,STAHP!

Other sources:

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc...ticks.html

http://dnr.state.mn.us/insects/deerticks/index.html

http://www.tickencounter.org/tick_identi.../deer_tick

[Duke Guilmon]

XArchaeopteryx lithographica



Size:500mm

Weight:0.8-1kg

Life expectancy:not known

When it First appeared: Late Jurassic period 150.8 million years ago

Location:The fossils of this bird/dinosaur where found scattered across Germany. A.lithographica most likely lived in the forest.



Taxonomy:

Class:Aves
Subclass:XArchaeornithes
Order:XArchaeopterygide
Family:XArchaeopterygidae
Genus:XArchaeopteryx
Species:XArchaeopteryx Lithographica

Diet:Most of this animals diet was insects.

Anatomy:Archaeopteryx lithographica is a transitional fossil. This fossil connects theropod dinosaurs with birds. Its avian traits are feathers, a opposable hallux, a furcula, which is the wish bone. and a pubis that is elongated an pointing backwards.

The theropod traits are the premaxilla and maxill is not made of keratin, the trunk region of vertebra are free, have pneumatic bones, which means they had air sacs like birds and dinosaurs, has teeth(which no modern bird has),long bony tail that is free, pubic shafts with a plate-like and slightly angled transverse cross-section(a trait that only dromeosaurs share with them), three unfused digits, Metacarpals free with wrist hand joint flexable, and cerebral hemispheres elongated ans slender which is situated behind the midbrain and does not overlap from behind or press down on it.

Behavior: Thanks to its scleral rings, we can tell that Archaeopteryx lithographica was durnal. It is not known if Archeopteryx was solitary or social. This animal may have either flew or glided.

Reproduction:Not known

Relationships with other animals:Not known



I am a dinosaur, because birds are dinosaurs anyway so it would not matter

Other sources:

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/archaeopteryx/info.html

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/bi...teryx.html

http://www.livescience.com/24745-archaeopteryx.html

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Photuris lucicrescens(requested by TSG)



Size:5-20mm

Weight:20g

Life expectancy:2 months

When it first appeared:Not known

Location:This species of firefly lives in forest and urban areas in the united states.

Taxonomy:

Class:Insecta
Subclassicondylia
Infraclassterygota
Order:Coleoptera
Suborderolyphaga
Superfamily:Cantharoidea
Family:Lampyride
Genushoturis
Specieshturis lucicrenscens

Diet: P.lucicrensens eats other insects.

Anatomy:Like all members of Lampyridae, they are biolumiencent. The light is a cold light, which means it has no infrared or ultraviolent frequences. There light wavelengths can reach 510-670 nanometers. They use these lighst to communicate. The lights can flash thanks to the luciferose enzyme reacting to magnesum ions, ATP, and oxygen.

Behavior: P. lucicrenscens lives only but is social. The arthropods are most active at night and dusk, but will occasionally travel by day. They rest alone and will fly by themselves, but P.lucicrescens will fly in groups when they meet.

Reproduction: When ready to mate females will use a flashing of lights to signal they are ready. When the male finds his mate , he will mount her. The female will lay eggs on her back. The larvae also glow. THe eggs take 3-4 weeks to hatch.

Relationships with other animals: Males mus be wary of other members of Photuris as females of the genus eat males of other species of firefly. Humans use this animal for light and they keep them as pets.



Other sources:

http://www.birdandhike.com/Wildlife/Inve...ry_spp.htm

http://pioneerunion.ca.schoolwebpages.co...er-4-80744

http://observeyourpreserve.org/species/p...cicrescens

[Duke Guilmon]

XBeelzebufo ampinga



Size:40cm

Weight:4.5 kilograms

Life expectancy:Not known

When it first appeared: Late Cretaceous 70 million years ago

Location: The fossil of this animal was found in the Maevarano Formation in Madagascar. Beelzebuto lived in swamps located in forest.

Taxonomy:

Class:Amphiba
Subclass:Lissamphiba
Superorder:Btrachia
Order:Anura
Suborder:Neobatrachia
Superfamily:Hyloidea
Family:Leptodactylide
Subfamily:Ceratophryinae
Genus:XBeelzebufo
Species:XBeelzebufo ampinga

Diet: Due to its size, this fro could eat thing as large as a young dinosaur.

Anatomy:Beelzobufo had a large mouth. This mouth was large enough to fit a human head in it.

Behavior:Not known

Reproduction:Not known

Relationship with other animalsue to the fact that it at baby dinosaurs, it was possible the parents would attack them.



Guessing frog jesus got to killing off these beast

Other sources:

http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/tetrapodsa...zebufo.htm

http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111119

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/...-new-look/