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  2. Buck moth - Wikipedia

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    The poison can cause symptoms ranging from stinging, itching and burning sensations to nausea. [3] Subspecies Hemileuca maia maia is listed as endangered in the US state of Connecticut . [ 4 ] Subspecies Hemileuca maia menyanthevora , the bog buck moth, is federally endangered, and also protected by Canada and the state of New York.

  3. Measles - Wikipedia

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    The Antonine Plague of 165–180 AD has been speculated to have been measles, but the actual cause of this plague is unknown and smallpox is a more likely cause. [169] The first systematic description of measles, and its distinction from smallpox and chickenpox , is credited to the Persian physician Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (860–932 ...

  4. Melanism - Wikipedia

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    White Silkie rooster Black Silkie rooster. The chicken breeds Silkie and Ayam Cemani commonly exhibit this trait. Ayam Cemani is an uncommon and relatively modern breed of chicken from Indonesia. They have a dominant gene that causes hyperpigmentation (Fibromelanosis), making the chicken entirely black; including feathers, beak, and internal ...

  5. Common marmoset - Wikipedia

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    The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), also called white-tufted marmoset or white-tufted-ear marmoset, is a New World monkey. It originally lived on the northeastern coast of Brazil , in the states of Piauí , Paraíba , Ceará , Rio Grande do Norte , Pernambuco , Alagoas , and Bahia . [ 6 ]

  6. List of diseases spread by arthropods - Wikipedia

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    For example, the human body louse transmits the bacterium Rickettsia prowazekii which causes epidemic typhus. Although invertebrate-transmitted diseases pose a particular threat on the continents of Africa, Asia and South America, there is one way of controlling invertebrate-borne diseases, which is by controlling the invertebrate vector.

  7. Ayam Cemani - Wikipedia

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    They have a dominant gene that causes hyperpigmentation (fibromelanosis), making the chicken mostly black, including feathers, beak, and internal organs. The Cemani is a very popular gamecock for cockfighting in Bali because their thighs have much more muscle compared to other chickens, which leads to them being much faster.

  8. Does the color of an egg's yolk mean anything?

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    Fox News Digital spoke to an egg expert based in Maine to find out why egg yolks come in different colors — and if these different colors mean anything significant in terms of nutrition.

  9. Santarem marmoset - Wikipedia

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    Like many marmosets, there are large tufts of fur on the ears, but the Santarem marmoset is one of only a few species in which the fur sprouts from both the outer and inner surfaces of the pinna. The tufts are buff to grey in colour and, as the alternative common name implies, have a tassel-like shape that extends sideways from the head.