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animal (plural animals)
(sciences) A eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
(loosely) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
(loosely, colloquial) Any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not fishes, insects, etc.).
(figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
(informal) A person of a particular type.
A tool is an object that can extend an individual’s ability to modify features of the surrounding environment. Although many animals use simple tools, only human beings, whose use of stone tools dates back hundreds of millennia, have been observed using tools to make other tools. Early tools, made of such materials as stone, bone, and wood, were used for preparation […]
Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is “nocturnal“, versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed senses of hearing, smell, and specially adapted eyesight. Some animals, such as cats and ferrets, have eyes that can adapt to both low-level and bright day levels of illumination (see metaturnal). Others, such as bushbabies and
Hamza is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There is at least one described species in Hamza, H. ciliaris. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Family: Cicadidae Genus: Hamza
Mallonia granulata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1892. It is known from South Africa. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Family: Cerambycidae Genus: Mallonia Species: M. granulata
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Lepidochrysops erici is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Zambia. Adults have been recorded in October. Adults feed on flowers of the larval host plant. The larvae feed on Ocimum species. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Lepidochrysops Species: L. erici Etymology The species named for Eric Gardiner, son of the author.
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Macrostomus divisus is a species of dance flies, in the fly family Empididae. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Superfamily: Empidoidea Family: Empididae Subfamily: Empidinae Genus: Macrostomus Species: M. divisus
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Acrobelione is a genus of Isopoda parasites, in the family Bopyridae, containing the following species: Acrobelione anisopoda Bourdon, 1981 Acrobelione halimedae Boyko, Williams & Shields, 2017 Acrobelione langi Van Name, 1920 Acrobelione reverberii Restivo, 1970 Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Isopoda Family: Bopyridae Genus: Acrobelione
Longhorn beetles are members of the beetle family Cerambycidae, a large and diverse group within the order Coleoptera. They are distinguished by their exceptionally long antennae, which in many species equal or exceed the length of the body. With more than 35,000 described species worldwide, longhorn beetles occupy a wide range of ecological niches and
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Humblot’s sunbird (Cinnyris humbloti) is a small passerine bird in the family Nectariniidae, a group commonly known as sunbirds. Endemic to the Comoro Islands in the western Indian Ocean, this species is distinguished by the iridescent plumage of the male and its ecological role as a nectar-feeding pollinator. The species is named after the French
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Phyllonorycter formosella is a species of micro-moth belonging to the family Gracillariidae. This tiny but intricate insect is primarily known for its role as a leaf miner, a specialized type of larva that lives and feeds inside the tissue of leaves, creating distinctive patterns or “mines.” 🍃 Originally native to Europe, this moth has gained
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