Sawfish Biology – Discover Fishes https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/sawfish/biology/
Let’s look a little closer at sawfish parts, habits, and biology:
Male sawfishes have paired intromittent organs called claspers.
Let’s look a little closer at sawfish parts, habits, and biology:
Male sawfishes have paired intromittent organs called claspers.
Water covers over three-quarters of the earth’s surface. Fish live in this world of water and are the most numerous of the vertebrates, or animals with backbones. There are three major groups of living fish. Superclass Agnatha The first group is the Superclass Agnatha. This group is the most pri
The fish belonging to this group have no jaws.
Here is some general information on skate and stingray biology from topics that often come up when discussing these similar elasmobranch fishes. Download: Rays and Skates Upclose! (Powerpoint Presentation) Answers compiled by: Cathleen Be
to have flat bodies?
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Rough Earth Snake Basic description Most adult Rough Earthsnakes are about 7-10 inches (18-26 cm) in total length. These are small glossy brown or grayish-brown snakes with a light yellow or cream-colored belly. The head is small with a distinctly pointed snout. A
Juveniles are darker than adults and have a white to light gray ring around the neck
VENOMOUS Other common names Copperhead, Southern Copperhead, Highland Moccasin, Chunk Head Basic description The average adult Eastern Copperhead is 22-36 inches long (56-91 cm) in total length. This snake is stout-bodied with a distinctive hourglass pattern of broad light brown and dark brown c
numerous dark spots and speckles, whereas the dark crossbands on copperheads have
Evolutionary changes are sometimes driven by relationships to other organisms. Researchers discovered that the Luna Moth evolved long spinning tails to defend against bats in a 60-million-year-old nocturnal “evolutionary arms race.” Summary Luna Moth (Actias luna) From Alachua Co., Florida, 201
What’s truly interesting about them is that they have these very long tails that,
Barbourofelis loveorum Quick Facts Common Name: Loves’ false sabercat Barbourofelis loveorum is an extinct sabertoothed carnivore that weighed approximately 150 lbs, or about the size of a modern jaguar. It is believed that the Barbourofelis loveorum preferred a thickly wooded habitat, and
loveorum preferred a thickly wooded habitat, and was an ambush predator that may have
As you can probably imagine, teaching a virtual museum summer camp is quite different than teaching a traditional in-person camp but challenging times call for rising to the challenge, especially when it comes to creating positive experiences for our campers. And, as it turns out, many nuances of th
I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.
A new paper published today in the journal Nature by an international team of 279 scientists led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew presents the most up-to-date understanding of the flowering plant tree of life. Using 1.8 billion letters of genetic code from over 9,500 species covering almost 8,00
groundbreaking tree of life by Guest author • April 24, 2024 Scientists have
Most bats patrol the night sky in search of insects. New World leaf-nosed bats take a different approach. Among the more than 200 species of leaf-nosed bats, there are those that hunt insects; drink nectar; eat fruit; munch pollen; suck blood; and prey on frogs, birds, lizards and even other bats. T
from Central America by Jerald Pinson • February 20, 2024 Researchers have