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The giant hairy scorpion is the largest scorpion in North America and is one of the 23 species of scorpion in Nevada. [1] The fauna of the U.S. state of Nevada is mostly species adapted to desert, temperature extremes and to lack of moisture. With an average annual rainfall of only about 7 inches (180 mm), Nevada is the driest – and has the ...
Warm-blooded is an informal term referring to animal species whose bodies maintain a temperature higher than that of their environment. In particular, homeothermic species (including birds and mammals ) maintain a stable body temperature by regulating metabolic processes.
The rete mirabile is a dense network of blood vessels where the warm blood flowing from the heart to the gills transfers its heat to the cold blood returning from the gills. Hence, the rete mirabile prevents warm blood from coming in contact with the cold water (and losing its heat) and also ensures that the blood returning to the internal ...
Having a lifespan of between 15 to 20 years, an Argentine Black and White Tegu differs from most other reptiles on this list because it’s one of the first known warm-blooded lizards.
This list of mammals of Nevada includes mammal species living in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1] It also includes species that are now extirpated from the state. [2] [3 ...
The Cimicidae are a family of small parasitic bugs that feed exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals. They are called cimicids or, loosely, bed bugs, though the latter term properly refers to the most well-known member of the family, Cimex lectularius, the common bed bug, and its tropical relation Cimex hemipterus. [2]
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted, the screwworm is a fly that "infests the tissue or flesh of warm-blooded animals; on rare occasions, this includes people."
Snakes are cold-blooded, meaning they cannot regulate their own body temperatures like humans or other warm-blooded animals. A snake’s body temperature changes with the outside temperatures.