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Rosy maple moth

Moths vs. butterflies: Can you tell the difference?

Tussock caterpillar

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Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

Aedes aegypti mosquito, a carrier of yellow fever, dengue, and dengue hemorrhagic fever.

10 Questions About Insects Answered

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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

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Rosy maple moth

Tussock caterpillar

Startle markings: false eyes on noctuid moth (Noctuidae).

Moths vs. butterflies: Can you tell the difference?

What can bionics researchers learn from butterflies and moths?

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Who’s Who at the Moth Ball What’s the difference between moths and butterflies?bollworm Geometroidea Bombycoidea Pyraloidea Noctuoidea Gelechioidea Cossoidea Tineoidea heteropteran coleopteran ant wasp bee grasshopper fly social insect apterygote caterpillar

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Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.

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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination

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Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals 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

Animal Group Names

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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Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

Aedes aegypti mosquito, a carrier of yellow fever, dengue, and dengue hemorrhagic fever.

10 Questions About Insects Answered