Thursday, February 25, 2016

GULPER EEL

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The gulper eel is a deep sea eel with an expandable stomache, able to swallow prey twice its size. It has a bioluminescent lure to attract fish just like the anglerfish. it is found at depths down to 3,000m (10,000f).
VENUS FLYTRAP

The venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant belonging to the family Droseraceae. It lives in subtropical wetlands in south and north Carolina, and on the coast of the united states.
 
COMB JELLIES 


Comb jellies, or Ctenophores, are related to jellyfish, but are not true jellyfish. Comb jellies are unique because they have a unique feature- tiny combs (or cilia) that propel them through the water. They are also the largest animals that move with cilia.

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JELLYFISH

Jellyfish or jellies, are jellylike invertebrates in the phylum Cnidaria. They are free swimming animals that contain an umbrella like gelatinous bell with trailing stinging tenticals. Jellyfish are found world wide, from shallow waters to the deepest depths. Jellyfish roamed the oceans for about 500 million years, possibly 700 million years, being the longest lived multi-organ animal.  


The popular English name for these creatures are jellyfish, and other creatures that have a gelatinous body, like comb jellies (or Ctenophores)  
MUSHROOMS
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A mushroom, or toad stool, is a fleshy, spore bearing, fruitbody of a fungus, usually growing above ground on soil, or on its food source.


The standard for the name 'mushroom' is usually meaning the cultivated mushroom (the most common used mushroom in markets)  or fungi with a cap (head) a stalk (or stem) and gills (gill like slits which contain spores).   
EELS
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An eel is a skinny thin fish in the family Anguilliformes. Most eels are predators, like the gulper eel, preys on passing copepods. The word 'eel' is used for other elongated thin fish too, like electric eels and spiny eels, that are not from the family Anguilliformes.    
BLOBFISH

The blobfish is a deep-sea fish in the family Psychrolutidae. It lives in deep waters off the coast of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Blobfish are usually shorter than 30cm. They are found at depths of 600- 1,200m.