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The family Nepticulidae hold some of the smallest moths known, ranging from 3-8mm wing-tip to wing-tip. For a comparison I have imaged two moths above: the largest known – Coscinocera hercules that tips the scales at nearly 9 inches, and one of the smallest (yes that tiny little speck . . . → Čítajte viac: The tiniest of moths Zdieľať tento! 7 komentáre - (komentáre sú uzavreté)  Entomológia  Entomológia, Lepidoptera, Microlepidoptera, Mory, Nepticulidae, Nové druhy, Paleontology, Škodcovia The early Cambrian seas (542-488 miliónmi rokmi) had a plethora of strange and bizarre creatures almost unimaginable to even the best sci-fi dreamer. As possibly one of the precursors to the Arthropoda (also Onychophora and Tardigrada), the lobopodian lineages represent a strange group of “worms with legs” that once roamed the . . . → Čítajte viac: A strange armored lobopodian from the Cambrian Zdieľať tento! 6 komentáre - (komentáre sú uzavreté) Zmiešaný, Science News Arthropod, Vývoj, Fossil, Nové druhy, Paleontology |
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