Northern royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus mexicanus)

Northern royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus mexicanus)

The northern royal flycatcher is a bird in the Tyrannidaefamily. It is found in Mexico, south through most of Central America, to north-western Colombia and far western Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The northern royal flycatcher has an erectile fan-shaped crest, coloured red in the male and yellow-orange in the female. The display with the crest fully raised is seen extremely rarely, except during banding sessions. 

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Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus)

Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus)

The Etruscan shrew is the smallest known mammal by mass, weighing only about 1.8 grams (0.063 oz) on average. It has a body length of about 4 centimetres (1.6 in) excluding the tail. It is characterized by very rapid movements and a fast metabolism, eating about 1.5–2 times its own body weight per day. It feeds on various small vertebrates and invertebrates, mostly insects, and can hunt individuals of the same size as itself. These shrews prefer warm and damp climates and are widely distributed in the belt between 10° and 30°N latitude stretching from Europe and North Africa up to Malaysia. They are relatively rare and are endangered in some countries.

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Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

The greater roadrunner is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from Southwestern United States and Mexico. The greater roadrunner nests on a platform of sticks low in a cactus or a bush and lays 3–6 eggs, which hatch in 20 days. Greater roadrunners measure 61 cm in length, about half of which is tail. They have long legs and a slender, pointed bill. This bird walks around rapidly, running down prey. It feeds mainly on small animals including insects, spiders (including black widows), tarantulas, scorpions, mice, small birds and especially lizards and small snakes. It kills prey by holding the victim in its bill and slamming it repeatedly against the ground. 

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Tomato frog (Dyscophus)

Tomato frog (Dyscophus)

Tomato frogs are any of the three species of genusDyscophus (family Microhylidae): D. antongilii, D. insularis, orD. guineti. They are endemic to Madagascar. When threatened, a tomato frog puffs up its body. If a predator grabs a tomato frog in its mouth, the frog’s skin secretes a thick substance that gums up the predator’s eyes and mouth, causing the predator to release the frog to free up its eyes. The gummy substance contains a toxin that occasionally causes allergic reactions in humans. The lifespan of the tomato frog can be from 6 to 8 years. They tend to eat small insects and invertebrates.

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Rhyothemis fuliginosa

Rhyothemis fuliginosa

Rhyothemis fuliginosa is widespread throughout China and east Asia. Its habit are weedy ponds. 

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Banded pipefish (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)

Banded pipefish (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)

This little fish is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae (seahorses and pipefish) family. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, Red Sea included. It has a straight, elongated body which reaches a maximum length of 19 cm. Similar to other seahorses and pipefishes, the male banded pipefish is equipped with a specialised brood pouch, rather than the female. The female deposits her eggs in the male’s pouch, where they develop. The male later gives birth.

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Elegant firefish nemateleotris

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Elegant firefish (Nemateleotris decora)

The Elegant firefish is a species of dartfish native to tropical waters in the Indo-West Pacific, from Mauritius to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, and south to New Caledonia. It is found over hard, open bottoms of reefs, sandy patches and rubble, as well as deeper coastal outer reef drop-offs where there are strong currents. It reaches a maximum length of 9 cm (3 in). This species is often found in pairs and is monogamous. They feed on zooplankton, especially the larvae of copepods and crustaceans. They will dart into holes when alarmed.

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The clamworm.

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The clamworm with a mouth that is harmless-looking when closed, but contains  a pair of formidable claw-like jaws. MIKE BOTTINI

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