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Globular Cactuses (Tribe Cacteae)

Date

November 17, 2014

Description

The Echinocactus is an endemic speciies form Mexico and the south of the U.S.,It consists of six species in two subgenera: Echinocactus and Homalocephala.
The cactus grows in volcanic rock on slopes, at altitudes around 1,400 meters.

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Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)

Date

November 17, 2014

Description

Iguanas are native to the jungles of central, South America, and the Caribbean. The iguana is a large species of lizard, they different types of plants and small flying insects. Iguanas have excellent sight allowing the iguana to detect movement from long distances. The iguana can use this skill to seek out prey and be aware of approaching predators before the predators have even noticed the iguana.

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Domestic Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)

Date

November 20, 2014

Description

Ducks are medium sized aquatic birds related to other aquatic birds like swans and geese. Ducks differ from swans and geese in their tendency to dive into the water in order catch their food. Ducks are omnivorous animals feeding on aquatic plants, small fish, and insects and grubs both in and out of water .ducks can easily adapt to different conditions. Because of the duck's ability to eat such a diverse amount of food both in water and on land makes ducks one of the most widespread birds in the world as they are found on every continent, with exception of Antarctica.

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Common Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)

Date

November 8, 2014

Description

The gecko is a type of lizard that has more than 1500 subspecies.The Gecko is found in warm regions worldwide. Its population is high and seem to do better in areas where daily temperatures range from 78-88 degrees Fahrenheit, it is theonly specie of lizard with vocal cords that allow it to make sounds, they eat different types of insects including mosquitoes.

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Chilean Rosehair Tarantula (Grammostola rosea)

Date

November 8, 2014

Description

Rose hair tarantulas are five to six inches in length,they have three different color schemes depending on where in Chile they are from, many are brownish while others are more reddish or pink in color,they are a nocturnal hunter, and they find a shelter to web itself into at dawn,like many tarantulas, they have urticating hairs on their abdomen that it can kick off with its back legs when threatened by a predator.

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Cnidarians (Phylum Cnidaria)

Date

October 25, 2014

Description

This group of invertebrates includes more than 9,000 species, they only live in aquatic environments especially at the sea, they reproduce asexually,heir tentacles have nematocyst,their mouth is like a cylinder at the lower part of its body,its whole body is made of a gelatinous material.

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Date

October 25, 2014

Description

The stripes are a type of cartilaginous fish that has more than 500 species, they are very flattened, they breathe through gills, their eyes are spiracles shaped, they are oviparous, they live in the sea and they usually eat small fishes.

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Typical Requiem Sharks (Genus Carcharhinus)

Date

October 25, 2014

Description

Sharks are aquatic vertebrates, they have an advanced immune system, their swim is helped with fins and their teeth are not fused to the jaw.
There are small and large species, they are primarily carnivorous, their breathing is based on gills and they are oviparous.

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Date

October 18, 2014

Description

The Amanita muscaria is a type of mushroom red colored that grow in wet places, some of these mushrooms can be poisonous or cause psychedelic effects they can grown from 10 to 20 cm, its growing takes place during summer and autumn.

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Cutworm Moths and Allies (Family Noctuidae)

Date

October 19, 2014

Description

Moths are a type of insect that is usually attracted to light during the nights,there are more tan 11,00 species of moths,a male moth can smell a female more than 7 miles away,moths eat néctar and they help as pollinators.

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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)

Date

October 18, 2014

Description

The columbiade also known as pigeon is a type of bird that is common in many cities, they are oviparous animals, they feed on a variety of seeds, worms,and nowadays they also eat chips and other types of junk food, all over the world there exist more than 300 species of these animals.

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Date

October 16, 2014

Description

The Phyllophaga is a subspecies of the beetles known as "mayate", they ar a type of pest for some crops , they eat leaves of some plantas and roots , specially the ones of the crops,they apeared as adurltas at the end of sring and summer , they are 1 to 3 cm big and the female is able to put from 60 to 75 eggs

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Corn Earworm Moth (Helicoverpa zea)

Date

October 16, 2014

Description

The Helicoverpa zea better known as " corn worm" is one of the major pests in agriculture , it is widely known with that name because it appeared in the cornfields destroying them, when its a larve it penetrates 9 to 10 cm into the cobs infecting them ,it have a live cicle similar to the Caterpillar ( egg, larve, pupa, adult) ,the corn worm have more than 100 species of insects that prey on them.

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Brachyceran Flies (Suborder Brachycera)

Date

October 9, 2014

Description

The fly of the fruit is one variable of the normal fly ,it has the same physical processes,and the same physical structure,the only thing that change is the size, i saw the insect at 17:07 next yo a banana.

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Longhorn Crazy Ant (Paratrechina longicornis)

Date

October 9, 2014

Description

The black ant is an insect that you can find easily ,this type of ant usually built their nests in dead tres or rotten trunks ,also they can travel long distances alone and they are able to return to their nests with out problems, they are oviparous animals , i saw it at 18:06 on the leaf of a plant.

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Calyptrate Flies (Zoosubsection Calyptratae)

Date

October 9, 2014

Description

The fly is one of the most known insects,they have adherent pads that allow them to walk in different surfaces without problems, its body is divided in 3 parts: head,torax and abdomen,they have two wings that allow them to fly,in their heads they have two big eyes that are conformed by thousands of hexagonal facets,this facets need to be cleaned constantly

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Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)

Date

October 2, 2014

Description

The cuitlacoche is a brid that is usually fund in bushes or at the grass looking for food, it lives not only in Mexico, you can also find it in the U.S. and Canada.
The cuitlacoche can reproduce more than 3000 sounds.
I fund if looking for worms in a planter at 17:45 in a cloudy day .

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Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)

Date

October 2, 2014

Description

The Oniscidea better known as "cochinillas de humedad" are a type of insect with an exosqueleton that protect them from predators , they usually lived near plants or mud.
Isaw it the 2nd of october at 17:36 climbing a wall to reach some flowers, it was a little bit cloudy.

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Mosquitoes (Family Culicidae)

Date

October 2, 2014

Description

The mosquito is one of the smales insects in the world,they consume blood as their food, they usually live near concentrations of wáter, they are ovipars, this mean they reproduce with eggs.
The day I saw it it was a rainy day ,at 17:43 , it was standing up in a wall .

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