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Threatened Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater
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Elegant sprite (
Pseudagrion decorum
)
Information on the elegant sprite is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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9 Images
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Emperor scorpion (
Pandinus imperator
)
The largest of scorpions, but not the longest, the emperor scorpion has a dark body ranging from dark blue/green through brown...
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13 Images
5 Videos
Epaulet skimmer (
Orthetrum chrysostigma
)
Information on the epaulet skimmer is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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4 Images
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Ethiopian Highlander (
Atoconeura aethiopica
)
Like other members of the Libellulidae family, the Ethiopian highlander has a relatively short, broad abdomen, with its whole body...
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3rd November 2009: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Extinction crisis continues.
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Since the megamouth shark's discovery, only 17 sightings have been recorded of this elusive fish.
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The giant clam is the largest species of bivalve mollusc on fossil record and can weigh up to 300kg.
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Dusky dolphins are inquisitive creatures, as seen here investigating a southern right whale.
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