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Animal of The Week: Painted Frogfish

Animal of The Week: Painted Frogfish
The Painted Frogfish is a very unique type of fish indeed.  A subspecies of the Frogfish, it is classified as a specific type of anglerfish and can be found in most tropical oceans.  (It mainly resides in the Mediterranean Sea, however, as well as showing up off the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and... Read more »
By JackKieffer,
May 26, 2012 at 11:29 am
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Animal Of The Week: Chromodoris Willani Sea Slug

Animal Of The Week: Chromodoris Willani Sea Slug
The chromodoris willani is a sea slug that, much like that Glaucus Atlanticus we saw a while back, looks like a creature from the world of Pokemon.  Looks kind of like Lapras to me – perhaps the creators of Pokemon aren’t as creative as we give them credit for.  This sea slug lives in the... Read more »
By JackKieffer,
May 12, 2012 at 12:50 pm
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Animal of The Week: European Starling

Animal of The Week: European Starling
The European Starling is a beautiful, though relatively common, bird that lives in Europe and western Asia.  It is called “Spreeuw” in Dutch, and has a relatively small wingspan: 31-44 cm.  It generally travels in large flocks and feeds on insects as well as seeds and whatever else it can find.  The European Starling’s scientific... Read more »
By JackKieffer,
May 5, 2012 at 10:46 pm
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Animal Of The Week: The Langur Monkey

Animal Of The Week: The Langur Monkey
The Langur Monkey is actually a relatively broad term, but it was difficult for me to find exactly which specific type of Langur Monkey was shown in the picture.  These monkeys live primarily in Southern Asia and are considered to be Old World Monkeys.  (They’ve been here for a long… long… time.)  They are very... Read more »
By JackKieffer,
April 27, 2012 at 7:10 pm
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Nature Pictures Of The Week: Turquoise Cicada and Pink Anemone

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These two pictures are my favorite nature images of the week: one features a turquoise cicada and the other a pink anemone.  The first one is actually called the Turquoise Cicada, I have no idea what the second one is called, but I know that it is an anemone, and that it is pink.  If... Read more »
By JackKieffer,
April 20, 2012 at 4:44 pm
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Glaucus Atlanticus Sea Slug: Animal Of The Week

Glaucus Atlanticus Sea Slug: Animal Of The Week
The Glaucus Atlanticus Sea Slug is even cooler than that mini dragon we saw a couple of weeks ago!  We know that Pokemon do not exist, but this little creature is probably the closest we’ll ever get to having tiny creatures that look so exotic.  Since I’m sure you’ve probably already seen tons of pictures... Read more »
By JackKieffer,
April 13, 2012 at 7:06 pm
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5 Of Nature's Most Frightening Caterpillars

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These five caterpillars are probably the scariest ones out there – some caterpillars you’d love to pick up and have crawl around in your hand, but not these guys.  All of them are poisonous, so watch out, and hopefully they will scare you away with their frightening appearances before you get close enough to touch... Read more »
By JackKieffer,
April 5, 2012 at 8:38 pm
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How The Glowing Firefly Squid of Japan Produces Its Shine

How The Glowing Firefly Squid of Japan Produces Its Shine
You’ve probably seen this picture floating around on the internet: it recently became very popular on sites like Reddit and Pinterest – but what is it?  Those glowing blue blobs are actually deep sea creatures called Glowing Firefly Squids, and they are some of the most beautiful of earth’s marine life. That’s all wonderful, but... Read more »
By JackKieffer,
April 1, 2012 at 6:22 pm
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Greatest Animal Of The Week: Draco Volans, Tiny Dragon

Greatest Animal Of The Week: Draco Volans, Tiny Dragon
You think you’ve seen some great animals, Chicagoans, but what do we really see around here?  A deer here, a deer there, occasionally a raccoon eating your garbage, but nothing really interesting.  If you lived in Indonesia, my friends, you would have the chance to see a species recently photographed – the Draco Volans, which... Read more »
By JackKieffer,
March 21, 2012 at 8:52 pm
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Adorable Pictures From Nature Remind You Why You Should Be Eco-Friendly

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Saying that we should be eco-friendly is great, but why do we put ourselves through the trouble?  This gallery of the most adorable nature pictures reminds you why we do DIY crafts and buy things that are good for the environment – its for the world’s non-human inhabitants.  Let your heart be touched by these... Read more »
By JackKieffer,
March 16, 2012 at 5:28 pm
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