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Tag: invertebrate

Giant, hot-pink slugs found in Australia

Giant, hot-pink slugs found in Australia

June 6, 2013July 20, 2020 Supertrooper 7 Comments

Australia is home to some of the world’s most unique wildlife, from flightless birds capable of disemboweling a man to giant glow-in-dark earthworms. Now a new creature can be added to that list: large, bright pink slugs. The existence of 8-inch fluorescent pink slugs on Mount Kaputar, a 5,000-foot peak in New South Wales, has […]

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Secrets

Secrets

December 6, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder 1 Comment

Searching a daisy’s silence, faded petals collide with secrets only a stranger knows. • Pavement ant | Tetramorium caespitum

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New Moon

New Moon

November 29, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

An old mantis greets a new moon, thorny demon reflecting on past crimes. • Chinese mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

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Bee on Fire

Bee on Fire

November 26, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

This bee is on fire, making one last attempt to change a breeze’s direction, castaway seeds struggling to keep up. • Honey bee | Apis mellifera

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A Daisy’s Sorcery

A Daisy’s Sorcery

November 15, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

Unsure of her next move, a slave to a daisy’s sorcery, lost in the underworld’s intoxicating atmosphere. Eastern black carpenter ant – Camponotus pennsylvanicus

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A Dragon’s Enemy

A Dragon’s Enemy

November 12, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

A freelance vandal in over his head, a dragon’s enemy drawn to frozen fire – Ichneumon wasp

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In Search of a Map

In Search of a Map

November 8, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

Her eyes scan the new landscape in search of a map a flower’s cosmology ready for misadventures. Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

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Memories of Summer

Memories of Summer

November 1, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

The pull of a daisy strands a honey bee in orbit, wings reflecting memories of summer. Honey bee | Apis mellifera

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