Metazoa info

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Kerry spotted slug



Geomalacus maculosus

Size:7-8

Weight: No data

Life expectancy: No data

Location: This animal is found on the most north western part of Spain and northern Portugal and on the south west part of one of the British ilse.



Taxonomy:

Class:Gastropoda
(unranked):Clades:Hertobranchia
Euthyneura
Panpulmonata
Eupulmonata
Stylommatophora
informal groupigmurethra
Superfamily:Arionoidea
Family:Arionidae
Genus:Geomalacus
Species:Geomalacus maculosus

Diet:This animal eats lichesn,liverworts, mosses,fungi, and bacteria

Anatomy:Like other slugs the kerry spotted slug has basic organs. It has an internal shell. The muscles of this animal includes muscles that pull the eyespot tentacles back, and have ommatophores as the only eye tentacle muscle darkly pigmented. Other muscles include its paryngeal,furacate,buccalbulb,and cephalic reactors.

Behavior:animal is usually nocturnal. They also have an unusual defence mechanism. These animals curl into a ball and will retract their head, this does not usually happen in slugs.

Reproduction:All kerry slugs are hermaphrodites. This means they have both male and female genitalia. Like other members of its genus the atrium has a diverticulum. They have a vas deferen that is very long, complexly twisted, and rolled into a bundle. The eggs are laid in July to october in the wild, Febuary to October in captivity, and are laid in clusters of 18-30. They hatch in 6-8 weeks and reach maturity in 2 years

Relationships with other animals: Sheep are an animal slowly taking away its home. There are also natural predators.



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Other sources:

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/9049/0

http://www.habitas.org.uk/molluscireland....asp?ID=86

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_slug

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Bobbit Worm



Eunice aphroditois

Size:3m

Weight:No data

Life expectancy:No data, but its size gives us an idea it has a long life span

When it first appeared:No data

Location:It usually lives under the ground, waiting for prey. It is scattered in the worlds marine waters

Taxonomy:
Classolychaeta
Subclass:Aciculata
Order:Eunicida
Family:Eunicidae
Genus:Eunice
Species:Eunice aphroditois

Diet: It mainly eats fish though it is an omnivore

Anatomy:The bobbit worm has jaws that are tight,powerful, and efficient. With its teeth, this animal can grip on to almost anything it can feel. Speaking of feel, it has five antennae, which are used to find and feel prey as they wait. Bobbits also have toxins in their jaws, used to kill the prey and to make it easier to digest.

Reproduction:Not much is known about boobit worm mating. Males lack penises and the bobbit worm mates at an immature age.

Relationships with other animals:Neat trivia, it got its name based on the rumor that the female removed the males penises, because of this it was named after the John Wayne and Lornea Bobbitt incident.



Looks as if it is a monster form dungeons and dragons

Other sources:

http://www.uwphotographyguide.com/bobbit-worm

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-ani...nightmares

http://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/bobbit--worm/119