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- Cane Toads (5279 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''marinus'''''}}
14: ...[[Florida]], [[Papua New Guinea]], the [[Philippines]], the [[Ogasawara Islands]] and [[Ryukyu Islands...
16: ...s reach exceptional sizes for an [[anuran]]. A preserved specimen in the museum of [[Queensland]] is ...
18: ...be handled with caution. However they are sometimes kept as pets.
20: ...all [[vertebrates]], a wide range of [[invertebrates]], [[carrion]] and plant material. They even be... - Dung Beetles (4024 bytes)
1: ...Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Scarab beetles}}
12: ''[[Agestrata]]''<br>
20: ''[[Dynastes]]''<br>
31: ''[[Xylotrupes]]''
34: ...ung they are commonly referred to as '''dung beetles'''. - Fire Bellied Toads (4319 bytes)
14: ..._subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Species}}
17: ...''Fire-bellied Toads''' are a group of eight species of small [[toad]]s (typically 4-7cm in length) be...
19: ... contrary to the other toads and frogs). Differences in morphology, biology and behaviour, have led th...
21: ...y prefer a temperature of 18 -20 Celsius. The largest fire-bellied toad is the Giant Fire-bellied Toad...
23: ...oured red and yellow patterns on their warty bellies, which act as a warning to [[predators]] of their... - Monarch Butterflies (4460 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''D. plexippus'''''}}
15: ...in the center of each hindwing from which pheromones are released.
19: ...rossings. A few Monarchs turn up in the far southwest of [[Great Britain]] in any year when the wind c...
23: ...vel present in the milkweed. This accumulation makes the adult butterfly distasteful and poisonous to ...
25: ...of a butterfly. Fourth, the mature butterfly emerges after about two weeks. - Mosquitoes (10897 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Mosquitoes}}<br />{{StatusSecure}}
2: ...pg|200px|Anopheles gambiae]] | caption = ''Anopheles gambiae''}}
15: ...nbsp;[[km/h]] (0.9 to 1.6 [[mph]]). Mosquitoes have been around for 170 million years.
17: ...', ''[[Ochlerotatus]]'', ''[[Aedes]]'', ''[[Sabethes]]'', ''[[Wyeomyia]]'', ''[[Culiseta]]'', and ''[[...
19: ...1583]]. Before then, they were called "biting flies" in [[English_language|English]], but the term "m... - Praying Mantids (3894 bytes)
10: ..._subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Species}}
12: [[Chinese mantis|Chinese Mantis (Tenodera Aridifolia Sinensis)]]<br>
15: ... 1900s as garden predators hoping to control the pest populations.
17: ...with the foliage, both to avoid predators themselves, and to better snare their victims.
19: ...el)|Island]]''. The species was Gongylus gongylodes. - Sea Lamprey (9084 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = '''Petromyzontiformes'''}}
10: ...division | color = pink | plural_taxon = Subfamilies}}
16: ...ich most species bore into the flesh of other fishes to suck their blood. In [[zoology]], lampreys are...
18: ==Physical description==
19: ...rderline between [[vertebrates]] and [[invertebrates]]. - Amphibia (4647 bytes)
16: ...[amniote]]s). There are about 5,700 living [[species]] of amphibians.
19: ...d almost every climate on earth from the hottest deserts to the frozen arctic, and have adapted to cli...
26: ...ted to modern forms than they are to modern reptiles, birds, and mammals.
28: ... two [[ancient]], [[extinct]], [[subclass|subclasses]]:
35: ... [[toad]]s) (in Superorder Salientia): 5,070 species - Frog zoology (7395 bytes)
3: ...ng amphibians). The word amphibian means "both sides of life," coming from the Greek amphi, meaning bo...
6: ==Digestion and Excretion==
7: ...r, while solids are routed to the cloaca. All wastes exit the body through the cloaca and the cloacal ...
10: ...ans, the cerebrum runs many important life processes.
12: ... twelve cranial nerves and 30 pairs of spinal nerves. - Barnacle (2523 bytes)
2: ...arnacles.jpg|250px]] | caption =''Balanus balanoides''}}
17: ... as [[superorder]]s. Around 1,220 barnacle [[species]] are currently known.
19: ...rids settle down in an area where environmental cues indicate a safe and productive environment. If th...
21: ... and protect their body. For the rest of their lives they are cemented to the ground, using their feat...
23: ...hermaphroditic]] and alternate male and female roles over time. - Scarab beetle (3999 bytes)
1: ...axobox_begin | color = white | name = Scarab beetles}}
12: ...ung they are commonly referred to as '''dung beetles'''.
14: ...abitats, including [[desert]], [[farm]]land, [[forest]], and [[grassland|grasslands]]. They do not lik...
16: ... need to eat anything else because the dung provides all the nutrients; they don't even need to drink ...
20: ...ung beetle has complete [[metamorphosis (biology)|metamorphosis]]. The female will lay an egg in a dung ball whic...
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