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Also Known As Lepidoptera

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white admiral
small skipper
black admiral moth
mourning cloak butterfly
armyworm
invasive prickly pear cactus in Australia
biological control of invasive prickly pear cactus in Australia
industrial melanism in the peppered moth
life cycle of the monarch butterfly
female tussock moth laying eggs
Watch a caterpillar larva eat milkweed, form a pupa, and emerge as a monarch butterfly
Moths vs. butterflies: Can you tell the difference?
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John Henry Comstock
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Lion (panthera leo)
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A roulette wheel showing the number 13. 13 letter word quiz.
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Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.
Creepy Crawlers Quiz
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
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vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
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Cook Strait giant weta (Deinacrida rugosa) found on Matiu/Somes Island in the harbour of Wellington, New Zealand. Dec. 17, 2009 insect
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