I'm a biophile with a rabid collecting/cataloguing streak, a tendency towards terrible photography and an internet connection.

I try to travel somewhat, and explore a little everyday, and learn when I'm not overwhelmed by how MUCH there is of everything.

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captain_fantastica_malone's favorite taxa

orchids - Photo CC BY-NC-ND cskk CC
orchids info
Orchidaceae, the Orchid family, is the largest family of the flowering plants (Angiospermae). Its name is derived from the genus Orchis. (From Wikipedia)
Reptiles - Photo CC BY-SA Keven Law CC
Reptiles info
Reptiles are animals in the (Linnaean) class Reptilia. They are characterized by breathing air, laying shelled eggs (except for some vipers and constrictor snakes that give live birth), and having skin covered in scales and/or scutes. Reptiles are classically viewed as having a "cold-blooded" metabolism. They are tetrapods (either having four limbs or being descended from four-limbed ancestors). Modern reptiles inhabit every continent with the exception of Antarctica, and four living orders are currently recognized: (From Wikipedia)
Amphibians - Photo CC BY-NC-ND Matthew Niemi CC
Amphibians info
Amphibians (class Amphibia, from Amphi- meaning "on both sides" and -bios meaning "life") are ectothermic (or cold-blooded) animals that metamorphose from a juvenile water-breathing form, either to an adult air-breathing form, or to a paedomorph that retains some juvenile characteristics. Mudpuppies, for example, retain juvenile gills in adulthood. The three modern orders of amphibians are Anura (frogs and toads), Caudata (salamanders and newts), and Gymnophiona (caecilians, limbless amphibians that resemble snakes), and in total they number... (From Wikipedia)
Mole Salamanders - Photo CC BY-NC-SA AJ Cann CC
Mole Salamanders info
Mole salamanders (genus Ambystoma) are a group of salamanders endemic to North America, the only genus in the family Ambystomatidae. The group has become famous due to the presence of the Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), widely used in research, and the Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum, Ambystoma mavortium) which is the official amphibian of many states, and often sold as a pet. (From Wikipedia)
Veery - Photo CC BY-NC-ND Henry T. McLin CC
Veery info
The Veery, Catharus fuscescens, is a small thrush species. It is occasionally called Willow Thrush or Wilson's Thrush. This species is 16-18 cm in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species which also includes the cryptotaxa Gray-cheeked Thrush and Bicknell's Thrush (Winker & Pruett, 2006). (From Wikipedia)
Red Fox - Photo CC BY-NC-ND matt knoth C
Red Fox info
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is a mammal of the order Carnivora. It has the widest range of any terrestrial carnivore, being native to Canada, Alaska, almost all of the contiguous United States, Europe, North Africa and almost all of Asia, including Japan. In Ireland and the UK, where there are no longer any other native wild canids, it is referred to simply as "the fox". It was introduced into Australia in the 19th century. As... (From Wikipedia)
bats - Photo CC BY-NC-SA Éamonn O'Brien-Strain CC
bats info
Bats are flying mammals in the order Chiroptera (pronounced /kaɪˈrɒptərə/). The forelimbs of bats are webbed and developed as wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums and colugos, glide rather than fly, and only for short distances. Bats do not flap their entire forelimbs, like birds, but instead flap their spread out digits, which are very long... (From Wikipedia)
Spotted Hyena - Photo CC BY-NC Arno Meintjes CC
Spotted Hyena info
The Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) also known as Laughing Hyena, is a carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which it is the largest extant member. Though the species' prehistoric range included Eurasia extending from Atlantic Europe to China, it now only occurs in all of Africa south of the Sahara save for the Congo Basin. Spotted hyenas live in large matriarchal communities called clans, which can consist of up to 80 individuals. (From Wikipedia)
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