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Fabulous green sphinx moth (Tinostoma smaragditis)
Information on the fabulous green sphinx moth is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Faded pincertail (Onychogomphus costae)
As its common name suggests, this species possesses more subdued colours than most of its pincertail (Onychogomphus spp.)... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Fairy mantis (Oxyothespis nilotica)
Information on the fairy mantis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
Information on the fairy pitta is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Fairy shrimp (Chirocephalus diaphanus)
The fairy shrimp is a beautiful, translucent crustacean, which lacks a carapace, and is considered to be rather primitive as it has... More 6 Images 2 Videos
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Fairy slipper orchid (Calypso bulbosa)
The fairy slipper orchid, which has been called the most beautiful terrestrial orchid in North America, bears a single, showy... More 12 Images 0 Videos
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Fairy tern (Sterna nereis)
Weighing just 70 grams at maturity, the fairy tern is one of the smallest terns breeding in Australasia. During the breeding season... More 5 Images 2 Videos
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Falanouc (Eupleres goudotii)
This rare and secretive mammal, found only in Madagascar, has caused taxonomists problems for many years. While the falanouc is a... More 3 Images 1 Video
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Falkland Island wolf (Dusicyon australis)
When Charles Darwin first encountered the Falkland Island wolf in 1833, he noted that its population was already in decline, and... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Falla’s skink (Oligosoma fallai)
One of New Zealand’s largest skinks, Falla’s skink has, like other skinks, a roughly cylindrical body and short limbs. Its mottled... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Fallow deer (Dama dama)
Prized as an ornamental species for many years, the fallow deer displays a variety of coat colours in the UK, ranging from red... More 34 Images 10 Videos
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Falsa sanicola (Petagnaea gussonei)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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False gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
The false gharial is an unusual freshwater crocodilian (a group that includes alligators, crocodiles, caimans and the gharial)... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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False gumwood (Commidendrum spurium)
Information on the false gumwood is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
Despite its name, the false killer whale is not a close relative of the killer whale (Orcinus orca), and, in fact, any... More 17 Images 0 Videos
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False pillow coral (Pseudosiderastrea tayamai)
Information on the false pillow coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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False ringlet (Coenonympha oedippus)
Information on the false ringlet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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False serotine bat (Hesperoptenus doriae)
With very dark brown or black curly fur and a blunt nose, the false serotine bat has a sheep-like head and face. The ears are short... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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False swamp rat (Xeromys myoides)
Information on the false swamp rat is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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False-plantain (Nastanthus falklandicus)
Information on the false-plantain is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Fan mussel (Atrina fragilis)
Growing to an impressive 48 cm in length, the fan mussel (Atrina fragilis) is one of the largest of the bivalve molluscs... More 10 Images 1 Video
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Fanged pitcher plant (Nepenthes bicalcarata)
The tropical pitcher plants (Nepenthes) of Asia are amongst the largest and most spectacular of all carnivorous plants... More 12 Images 0 Videos
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Fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria)
Information on the fanshell is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Faro Island tree frog (Litoria lutea)
ARKive is working with IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature, to source images of the world's threatened amphibian... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Fat dormouse (Glis glis)
The fat, or edible dormouse was introduced to Britain in 1902. This is a fairly large dormouse, with a very bushy tail and short... More 13 Images 11 Videos
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Fat Guam partula (Partula gibba)
Information the fat Guam partula is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Favia coral (Favia rosaria)
Information on Favia rosaria is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Favites coral (Favites spinosa)
Information on Favites spinosa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Fawn-breasted thrush (Zoothera machiki)
Information on the fawn-breasted thrush is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Fea’s barking deer (Muntiacus feae)
Information on Fea’s barking deer is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Fea’s petrel (Pterodroma feae)
Fea’s petrel is a medium-sized gadfly petrel, whose local name, ‘gon-gon’, is said to come from the wailing or cackling call given... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Featherbush (Aulax umbellata)
Information on the featherbush is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Fen bovist (Bovista paludosa)
Bovista paludosa is a puffball fungus. The ball-shaped fruitbody encloses the spores and remains unopened. The puffball is... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Fen orchid (Liparis loeselii)
This rare orchid appears initially as a green scaly-looking bulb amongst the wet moss of a fen or a dune slack. There are two... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius)
As well as being one of Britain's largest spiders, the fen raft spider is also one of the rarest. It is a handsome dark brown... More 8 Images 0 Videos
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Fen ragwort (Senecio paludosus)
This fenland plant is one of England's rarest wild plants. It can grow up to 2 meters in height, produces many large yellow... More 7 Images 1 Video
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Fen violet (Viola persicifolia)
This speices is perhaps the rarest, and most beautiful of all our native violets. The fragile looking flowers are bluish-white in... More 4 Images 1 Video
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Fengoko (Delonix pumila)
Information on Delonix pumila is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
Weighing around only one kilogram, the fennec is the smallest of all foxes. It is easily recognised by its massive ears, which are... More 17 Images 8 Videos
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Fern (Asplenium ascensionis)
Asplenium ascensionis is a small, dark green fern found growing on rocky walls. The narrow, glossy fronds are composed of... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Fern (Marattia purpurascens)
This large fern has broad, sturdy fronds that can reach up to 1 metre in length. The dark green fronds are divided into as many as... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Fern (Pteris adscensionis)
This fern consists of bright green fronds that may form large tufts reaching up to 1 metre in height. The frond is divided into... More 8 Images 0 Videos
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Fern (Xiphopteris ascensionense)
This small fern often grows as an epiphyte on bamboo trees. The fronds are short and bear small green leaflets that are tightly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Fernandina’s flicker (Colaptes fernandinae)
This medium-sized, long-billed woodpecker is a rare Cuban endemic. Overall body colouration is a yellowish-brown with heavy black... More 6 Images 1 Video
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Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca)
Males of this diving duck species are a deep russet brown with a white triangular patch under the tail and a white belly. The edges... More 8 Images 0 Videos
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Ferula (Ferula jaeschkeana)
Information on Ferula jaeschkeana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Field cow-wheat (Melampyrum arvense)
This colourful endangered plant has pale green, toothed and narrow leaves that grow on opposite sides of the stem. The flowers... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Field cricket (Gryllus campestris)
The field cricket is an impressive insect with a black body and wings that resemble intricate wrought iron work. The wing colour is... More 6 Images 2 Videos
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Field mushroom (Agaricus campestris)
This widespread species is a close relative of the species of mushroom that is typically sold in shops (Agaricus bisporus)... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Field vole (Microtus agrestis)
Like all voles, the field vole has a small, stocky body and a blunt, rounded muzzle. The fur is greyish-brown on the upperparts... More 8 Images 4 Videos
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