Some cool names for animals images:
Golden Garden Spider
Image by e_monk
One of the cool things about having her walk on my hand was that she was continuously exploring my skin with her pedipalps as she was walking around. It made me wonder if she was looking for a soft spot for her fangs. It also felt weird :)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Argiope
Species: A. aurantia
Binomial name: Argiope aurantia
African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus)
Image by warriorwoman531
African Slender-snouted Crocodile are native to freshwater habitats in central and western Africa. They have a slender snout used for catching prey, hence their name. Their diet consists of mainly fish, snakes, amphibians and crustaceans.
Photographed at the San Diego Zoological Park.
