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Stories tagged with: Creature
Tiny Flea Has More Genes Than You
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http://news.discovery.com/animals/water-flea-crustacean-gene...
A tiny, translucent water flea that can reproduce without sex and lives in ponds and lakes has more genes than any other creature, said scientists who have sequenced the crustacean's genome.
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Submitted by GoldenHeart
12 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 4 hours agoTags: Tiny Flea, Genes, lives, Creature, crustacean 
Photographic Evidence Proves That Squid Can Fly
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http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/11/photographic-evidenc...
Once, while boating off the coast of Jamaica in 2001, marine biologist Silvia Maciá and her husband caught a glimpse of an oddly familiar creature leaping from the waves, soaring with ease over the surface of the ocean. As the animal propelled itself for some 30 feet, Maciá realized she was witnessing the most unusual sight -- a flying squid.
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Submitted by sarahmartin
15 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 8 hours agoTags: squid, Creature, fly, photographic
The Camel Spider
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http://humanelement.blogspot.com/2008/05/camel-spider.html
This nasty looking spider called the camel spider has been know to attack humans sleeping in the desert at night. Although it is not venomous, the camel spider has one of the strongest jaws of all the spiders...
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Submitted by 1greenthumb
45 months, 1 week, 1 day, 17 hours agoTags: camel spider, amazing, Creature, insect
Underwater Camouflage Saves Lives!
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http://humanelement.blogspot.com/2008/04/underwater-camoufla...
Crazy to even think that there are creatures on this planet that can shape shift and change colors so rapidly. You would think we could learn something from these underwater specimens of nature...
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Submitted by 1greenthumb
46 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 14 hours agoTags: amazing, Creature, ocean, camouflage
The Fastest Animal In The World
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http://humanelement.blogspot.com/2007/12/fastest-animal-in-w...
The cheetah can reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour... quite remarkable! This predator is by far one of the most efficient killing machines on the planet.
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The Archer Fish Is One Of Nature's Most Amazing Creatures!
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http://humanelement.blogspot.com/2007/12/archer-fish-on-of-n...
It is crazy to think that over time a fish would be able to develop such unbelievable accuracy! Watch as the archer fish manages to adjust not only for gravity, but for the refraction of light through the water... Simply astonishing!
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Submitted by 1greenthumb
50 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 18 hours agoTags: Archer Fish, amazing, Creature
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