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In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
Maratus pavonis is a species of jumping spider (), [2] endemic to Australia, where it is found in Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. [2] [3] The species epithet, pavonis, derives from the Latin, pavo, pavonis, meaning "peacock".
Maratus species are small spiders, with a total body length mostly around 4–5 mm (0.2 in), sometimes smaller, with a high degree of sexual dimorphism.They are known as peacock spiders, based on the peacock-like display of the dorsal (upper) surface of the abdomen (opisthosoma) of the males, on which there is a "plate" or "fan" of usually brightly colored and highly iridescent scales and ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
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The peacock fly (Callopistromyia annulipes) is a species of picture-winged flies in the genus Callopistromyia of the family Ulidiidae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are native to and widespread across North America .
It is a spikemoss known by the common names Willdenow's spikemoss [2] [3] and peacock fern [4] due to its iridescent blue leaves. [5] [6] Like other Selaginallales, it is fern ally and not a true fern. Selaginella willdenowii is sometimes spelt incorrectly as Selaginella willdenovii. [7]
Cuban peacock or Caribbean peacock: Cuba Anartia fatima (Fabricius, 1793) banded peacock or Fatima: south Texas, Mexico, and Central America Anartia jatrophae (Linnaeus, 1763) white peacock or masote: southeastern United States, Central America, and throughout much of South America. Anartia lytrea (Godart, 1819) Godart's peacock or Hispaniolan ...