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Threatened Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater

 		Species 1 - 7 of 7
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Natalina beyrichi (Pondoland cannibal snail)
This South African snail belongs to a widespread family known as cannibal snails (Rhytididae), so named for their habit of feeding... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Natalina wesseliana (Maputaland cannibal snail)
Named for their snail-eating habits, cannibal snails (Rhytididae) feed using a rasping tongue-like structure known as a radula... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Nehalennia speciosa (Dwarf damselfly)
Aptly named, the dwarf, or pygmy, damselfly is the smallest damselfly in Europe, measuring just a tiny 23 – 26 mm long. The abdomen... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Neopromachus wallacei (Wallace’s stick insect)
Information on Wallace’s stick insect is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Nicrophorus americanus (American burying beetle)
The American burying beetle is the largest carrion beetle in North America. It has extremely distinctive colouration, being shiny... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Nothomyrmecia macrops (Australian ant)
This ant of ancient lineage is described as a ‘living fossil.’ It is perhaps the most ‘primitive’ ant still alive today. Ants are... More 1 Image 1 Video
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Notogomphus maathaiae (Maathai’s longleg)
First described in 2005, Maathai’s longleg is a clubtail (Gomphidae spp.) belonging to the genus Notogomphus, commonly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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