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Monterey Jellyfish: copyright 1992 phil@mit.edu\\ | Monterey Jellyfish: copyright 1992 phil@mit.edu\\ | ||
- | Freshwater Jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbyi)by Gen-yu Sasaki, Japan | + | Freshwater Jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbyi)by Gen-yu Sasaki, Japan\\ |
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+ | Magnafinna: The bigfin squids are a group of rarely seen cephalopods with a very distinctive morphology. They are placed in the genus Magnapinna and family Magnapinnidae. The family is known only from larval, paralarval, and juvenile specimens, but some authorities believe the adult creature has been seen: Several videos have been taken of animals nicknamed the " | ||
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Air rings: Dolphins and certain whales are known to blow bubble rings - they use it for fun about the thickness of a straw and 1 to 2 feet in diameter. The rings don't rise to the surface. The babies play with these underwater toys by moving them around with their rostrum, or biting them or to swim throug. They can elongate them with a flick of their dorsal fins into 15 foot corkscrews. | Air rings: Dolphins and certain whales are known to blow bubble rings - they use it for fun about the thickness of a straw and 1 to 2 feet in diameter. The rings don't rise to the surface. The babies play with these underwater toys by moving them around with their rostrum, or biting them or to swim throug. They can elongate them with a flick of their dorsal fins into 15 foot corkscrews. | ||
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porcupinefishes\\ | porcupinefishes\\ | ||
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+ | Frigatebird showing inflated red pouch it uses in courtship displays\\ | ||
+ | De klapmuts {zeehond...} De mannetjes hebben een brede, vlezige snuit die over de mond hangt. Ze kunnen deze uitgroeiing van de neusholte opblazen. In opgeblazen toestand is die blaas felrood en wordt gebruikt om vrouwtjes te imponeren en andere mannetjes af te schrikken.\\ | ||
+ | Green Anoles | ||
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- | Frigatebird showing inflated red pouch it uses in courtship displays | ||
- | © E Kirdler/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | ||
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+ | Bubble Eye fish: | ||
+ | Carassius auratus, bright orange bubble-eye goldfish has fluid-filled sacs under its eyes and a showy tail. | ||
+ | The uitpuilende ogen van deze goudvis zijn gevuld met water. Handig is het niet, door die waterbellen kan hij niet goed zien, en ook zwemmen gaat niet fijn. In de natuur komt deze vis dus niet voor. Hij is speciaal gekweekt voor de liefhebbers. | ||
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- | | + | The Globe Fish lives in shallow water and uses its swim bladder to ascend and decend in the water. The swim bladder is a sac inside the abdomen that contains gas. If you have caught a fish and wondered why its eyes are bulging from its head, it is because the air in the swim bladder has expanded and is pushing against the back of its eye. The gas in the swim bladder is mostly oxygen. Nitrogen and carbon dioxide are also present. De zwemblaas stelt de vis in staat om zijn massadichtheid continu aan te passen en het lichaam in de gewenste positie te houden zonder dat de vis verder energie hoeft te verbruiken met zwembewegingen. |
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Culinary Chinese School\\ | Culinary Chinese School\\ | ||
Inflatable Duck: Blowing is much more efficient than stirrring. | Inflatable Duck: Blowing is much more efficient than stirrring. |