A few nice names for animals images I found:
I Got An Owie
Image by e_monk
Thanks to Maxine for pulling this bee stinger out of my face, and for providing the digital backdrop for this photo. The whole thing is about 3mm long. My eye was partially swollen shut when I woke up the next day.
This image was used by the Encyclopedia of Life in their Bee Observer Cards. So my pain had an up-side :) Check the cards out - they are really cool. They also have an observer card set on ants.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Apinae
Tribe: Apini
Genus: Apis
Species: A. mellifera
Binomial name: Apis mellifera
Snapping Turtle
Image by Karim Rezk
We saw this huge snapping turtle while canoeing in the Rockwood conservation area (see it large on black).
It was foolish of us to get so close to it, but it looked so peaceful and not worried about our presence.
"As the name suggests, this is one turtle that commands respect. When disturbed, it does not hesitate to defend itself, but will strike with amazing speed and force. Because it is a large animal, its powerful jaws are capable of tearing flesh quite badly.
Why doesn't the snapping turtle protect itself by simply hiding in its shell?
For good reason; it simply cannot fit! "
This information is from this site.
You can also read about snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) in Wikipedia.
I added this photo to give a perspective on the size of the turtle.
