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Bathochordaeus mcnutti, the blue-tailed giant larvacean, is a species of larvacean in the genus Bathochordaeus within the family Oikopleuridae. [1] It's found in the North Pacific Ocean, it is comparatively large and reaching up to 10 centimeters in length including the tail. [ 2 ]
The arrangement of filters allows food in the surrounding water to be brought in and concentrated prior to feeding, with some species able to concentrate food up to 1000 times compared to the surrounding water. [4] By regularly beating the tail, the larvacean can generate water currents within its house that allow the concentration of food.
Bathochordaeus, the giant larvaceans, is a genus of larvacean tunicates in the family Oikopleuridae. They are free-swimming filter-feeding marine animals that build mucus bubbles. They eat tiny particles of dead or drifting organic material that float through the water column, which contribute to the oceanic carbon cycle and the accelerated ...
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
Ancient ‘terror birds’ were giant apex predators. Suspected new species is among the largest ever known
The western tailed-blue (Cupido amyntula) is a Nearctic non-migratory butterfly that commonly takes flight during the spring and summer seasons of March–July. They can be best classified as having a presence of a tail on their hindwing, an upper surface that's bluish while the under surface is chalky-white with occasional black spots, and an orange spot toward the base of their tail.
V. rubrigularis (Sclater, 1881) LC: New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover Island, and Karkar Island: New Caledonian lorikeet: V. diadema (Verreaux and des Murs, 1860) CR: Last official sighting in 1913 in New Caledonia Red-throated lorikeet: V. amabilis (Ramsay, 1875) CR: Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and Ovalau (islands of Fiji) Palm lorikeet ...
Giant (Worldwide) – Immensely large and strong humanoids; Giant animal (Worldwide) – Unusually large beasts; Gichi-anami'e-bizhiw – Bison-snake-bird-cougar hybrid water spirit; Gidim – Ghost; Gigantes – Race of giants that fought the Olympian gods, sometimes depicted with snake-legs; Gigelorum – Smallest animal