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Colony of Duncan coral, with light brown polyps. D. axifuga has large polyps that possess a wide, flat, circular disk that is usually light brown or green in color, and is usually patterned by faint stripes or darker or lighter color. The tentacles of an average polyp are thin and are usually colored brown or green similar to the disk color.
The largest of the earwigs is the Saint Helena earwig (Labidura herculeana), which is up to 8.4 cm (3.3 in) in length. There are no recent records of this species and it is generally considered extinct. [12] The largest certainly living species is the Australian giant earwig (Titanolabis colossea), which is about 5 cm (2.0 in) long. [7]
The infraorder name Isoptera is derived from the Greek words iso (equal) and ptera (winged), which refers to the nearly equal size of the fore and hind wings. [15] " Termite" derives from the Latin and Late Latin word termes ("woodworm, white ant"), altered by the influence of Latin terere ("to rub, wear, erode") from the earlier word tarmes.
Cullinan produced stones of various cuts and sizes, the largest of which is named Cullinan I, and named the Great Star of Africa by Edward VII, and at 530.4 carats (106.08 g) it is the largest clear cut diamond in the world. The stone is mounted in the head of the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross.
Tephra or eruption name 6 Kuttara Hokkaidō: 10.2 DRE 50 Kt-2 7 Ōkataina Volcanic Complex: Taupō Volcanic Zone >100 DRE [9] 50 Rotoiti Ignimbrite 6 Phlegraean Fields Campanian volcanic arc 13.1 51 Santa Lucia Tephra 7 Lake Maninjau: Sunda Arc, Sumatra: 235 52 Maninjau paroxysmal welded and unwelded tuffs 6 Mount Kujū: Kyūshū 12 [10] 53.5
As the largest commercial activity in the region, it was estimated in 2003 that tourism generated over A$4 billion annually, [136] and the 2005 estimate increased to A$5.1 billion. [134] A Deloitte report published by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in March 2013 states that the Reef's 2,000 kilometres of coastline attracts tourism ...
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