Metazoa info

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Little Raven(requested by Free Thought)



Corvus Mellori

Size:18-19

Weight:1.5-4.4 lbs

Life Expectancy: 20-30 years

When it First Appeared: Not known

Location: These birds live in scrubs, agricultural areas, grazing pasture, woodlands, plains, coasts, and urban areas. They are found in south eastern Australia



Taxonomy:
Class:Aves
Cladernithothoraces
Clade:Euornithes
CLadernithurae
Clade:Carinatae
Subclass:Neornithes
Infraclass:Neognathae
Clade:Neoaves
Divisions:Terrestrorniths
CLadeendrotinithes
Clade:Australavis
Clade:Eufalcoimorphae
Cladesittocopasserae
Orderasseriformes
Suborderasseri
Infraorder:Corvida
Superfamily:Corovoidea
Family:Corvidae
Genus:Corvus
Species:Corvus Mellori

Diet: This animal is an omivore, but enys vegteable matter more.

Anatomy: This animal, like all ravens, is intelligent due to its brain

Behavior: This bird is playful

Reproduction: This bird will nest in a colony of 15 pairs. Each nest is a few meters apart. The nest is made of plant matter. Young take 3 years to developed their white eyes.

Relationship with other animals: Not known



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Other sources:

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species...hp?id=5789

http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/....php?c=422


http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22706036/0

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Sea Wasp



Chironex Fleckeri

Size:9.8ft

Weight: Not known

Life Expectancy:Less than one year

When if First Appeared:Not known

Location: This animal is pelagic and is found near coastal waters. They are found in Australia and New Guinea.



Taxonomy:
Class:Cubozoa
Order:Chirodropida
Family:Chirodropidae
Genus:Chironex
Species:Chironex Fleckeri

Diet: This box jellyfish eats prawns and small fish

Anatomy: This animal has a deadly sting thanks to its cnidocytes. It has 15 of these stinging tentacles. This animal has four eye clusters with about 24 eyes.

Behavior: This jelly fish is solitary. The jellyfish is also diurnal. It is said to sink to the bottom and sleep at night, but this is still disputed.

Reproduction: This animal reproduces sexually and asexually. There sexual reproduction is through copulation. The male will chase and grab the female and will inject spermatophores into the females tentacles. The sea wasp is sexually mature at 5mm in diameter. The mating season is in late July and early August. Gestation last 55 hours, afterwards the female lays a string of eggs. The larvae are pear-shaped. Each young has light sensitive spots and cilia. This animal reproduces asexually when it reaches its polyp stage. During this stage it begins to bud. There is no strobilation in the polyps development. It takes 90 days to reach adulthood.

Relationship with other animals: Sea turtles are the major enemy of the sea wasp, as they eat them and their skin is to thick for the jellyfishes stingers. Humans are killed every year thanks to this animal.'



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Other sources:

http://www.aims.gov.au/docs/projectnet/sea-wasp.html

http://www.jyi.org/issue/the-box-jellyfi...ne-killer/

http://www.jellyfishfacts.net/sea-wasp-jellyfish.html