typhlonectes: “SEXY MOTHERFUCKERS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM:Cherax (Astaconephrops) pulcher • A New Species of Freshwater Crayfish (Decapoda, Parastacidae) from the Kepala Burung (Vogelkop) Peninsula, Irian Jaya (WestPapua), Indonesia [2015] ABSTRACT: A...
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typhlonectes:

SEXY MOTHERFUCKERS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM:

Cherax (Astaconephrops) pulcher • A New Species of Freshwater Crayfish (Decapoda, Parastacidae) from the Kepala Burung (Vogelkop) Peninsula, Irian Jaya (WestPapua), Indonesia  [2015]

ABSTRACT:

A new species, Cherax (Astaconephrops) pulcher sp. n., from Hoa Creek, close to the village Teminabuan in the southern-central part of the Kepala Burung (Vogelkop) Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, is described, figured and compared with the morphologically closest species, Cherax boesemani Lukhaup & Pekny, 2008.

(read more: NovaTaxa - Species New to Science)

REFERENCE:

Christian Lukhaup. 2015.  ZooKeys. 502: 1-10 DOI: dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.502.9800

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bassfanimation: “comedownstairsandsayhello: “ frecklesandink: “ momamiaaa: “ Jellyfish Lake in Palau. Apparently the jellies have lost their ability to sting because of lack of predators in the lake and you can swim with them! ” BUCKET LIST. ” WAIT...
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momamiaaa:

Jellyfish Lake in Palau. Apparently the jellies have lost their ability to sting because of lack of predators in the lake and you can swim with them!

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WAIT BUT THAT’S NOT EVEN THE COOLEST PART: These jellyfish carry small populations of algae inside their bodies and derive much of their nutrition from the sugars that the algae produce. The jellyfish follow the sun across the lake each day and rotate continuously, so that the algae are always getting maximum sunlight exposure for photosynthesis. Then at night they dive to deeper parts of the lake so the algae can absorb nitrogen. It’s one of the best examples of endosymbiosis in action and it’s KICKASS.

FLOATY FRIEND CABBAGES

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