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An adult female H. coronatus on and mimicking a Phalaenopsis orchid. Hugh Cott referenced an early-20th-century account by Nelson Annandale of Hymenopus coronatus, in which he details how the mantis hunts on the flowers of the "Straits rhododendron" (Melastoma polyanthum). The nymph has, what Cott calls, "special alluring coloration", where the ...
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Hammerhead worms are a part of the phylum Platyhelminthes, which includes all flatworms. This genealogical membership gives them the ability to become two different, genetically identical ...
This form of activity is often considered a way to escape floods and waterlogged burrows. However, this cannot be the case since L. terrestris, like other earthworms, can live in oxygenated water for long periods of time, stretching to weeks. Under less severe environmental conditions where air temperature and moisture are sufficient, the worm ...
How nutritious are edible worms and insects? Many are a complete source of protein and high in iron, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, B-vitamins, amino acids, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and fiber.
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This worm is a filter feeder and extends its radioles into the water to catch planktonic food particles. If danger threatens, the radioles can be retracted rapidly and the operculum closed to seal the tube. The worm's heart pumps blood into the radioles which also act as gills. The haemal system consists of a single branchial vessel in each ...