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Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
Eviota sigillata, commonly called seven-figure pygmy goby or adorned dwarfgoby, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae. They are widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area, from the Seychelles to the Micronesia. [2] It inhabits reef habitats at depths from 3 to 20 m (9.8–65.6 ft). [3]
Uropappus, commonly called silverpuffs, is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. [2] [3] [4] Some authors accept only one species, U. lindleyi, and separate Stebbinsoseris.
Dwarf pufferfish have dark, iridescent patches on their flanks and dorsal surfaces. The maximum documented size is 3.5 cm (1.4 in) total length (TL), [9] with individuals typically reaching less than 2.5 cm (0.98 in) TL, [5] making dwarf pufferfish one of the smallest pufferfish in the world.
The eastern pygmy marmoset (Cebuella niveiventris) is a marmoset species, a very small New World monkey, found in the southwestern Amazon Rainforest in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the similar western pygmy marmoset , but the eastern pygmy marmoset has whitish colored underparts.
Canbya, also known as the pygmy poppies, is a genus of the poppy family Papaveraceae consisting of two species found in the dry parts of western North America. Both species are small, no more than a few centimeters tall, with flowers less than 10 mm across. The genus was named after well-known amateur botanist William Marriott Canby (1831–1904).
The western pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) is a marmoset species, a very small New World monkey found in the northwestern Amazon rainforest in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the similar eastern pygmy marmoset , which has whitish underparts.
The fur of the silvery marmoset is colored whitish silver-grey except for a dark tail. Remarkable are its naked, flesh-colored ears which stand out from the skin. They reach a size of 18 to 28 cm (7.1 to 11.0 in) and weigh from 300 to 400 g (11 to 14 oz). Silvery marmosets are diurnal and arboreal, using their claws to climb trees. Originally ...