A Creeper in the Peradeniya Gardens, Ceylon | Charles T. Scowen | albumen print, 1870 | +
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This thing is way too cute. Real life Pokémon of the sea!
Hello new followers! Please enjoy these images of a Hawaiian brown slipper lobster (Parribacus antarcticus) also known as the “sculptured mitten lobster” or the sea cockroach. Nocturnal creatures, they live in crevices of stone or coral reefs along the western coast of the Atlantic ocean, the southern coast of Africa, and in Hawaii and Polynesia. They are supposed to taste excellent, but are considered too small to be of commercial interest. It looks too close to my oven mitt with eyes anyway.
Sources:
William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)
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These guys are SO CUTE. The klipspringer also has a super-fun scientific name, Oreotragus oreotragus, to fit with their bouncy personality. | +
Posted on April 4, 2012
Electric Orchids
An electronic showcase of biology, a digital celebration of the natural world. Curated by Leon the Orchidhunter, author of Genetic Jungle.
Electric Orchids highlights the small things and the secret places. The mysteries of the ocean. The poetry of the forest floor.
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