Animalia

Glyptodon

Glyptodon Genus
Scale 9 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia

4 POINTS

Play: Glyptodon has a MOVE of 2 and is EXTINCT
Fact: Darwin described the fossils as “a large animal, with an osseous coat in compartments, very like that of an armadillo.”

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Glyptodon (Greek for “grooved or carved tooth”) was a large, armored mammal of the family Glyptodontidae, a relative of armadillos that lived during the Pleistocene epoch. It was roughly the same size and weight as aVolkswagen Beetle, though flatter in shape. With its rounded, bony shell and squat limbs, it superficially resembled turtles, and the […] read more

Sand Jellyfish

Rhopilema esculentum
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Cnidaria, Scyphozoa

9 POINTS

Play: This jellyfish has a MOVE of 2.
Fact: The Sand Jellyfish is edible, and is often served in South East Asian cuisine.

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Northern Rat Flea

Nosopsyllus fasciatus
Scale 4 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Insecta, Anthropoda

9 POINTS

Play: The Northern Rat Flea has a MOVE of 2, and must be played adjacent a RODENTIA species.

Fact: This flea is also known for being a minor vector for the plague.

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The northern rat flea (Nosopsyllus fasciatus) is a species of flea found on domestic rats and house mice. Northern rat fleas are external parasites, living by hematophagy off the blood of rodents. It is the most widely spread of its genus, having originated in Europe, but has been transported to temperate regions all over the […] read more

Bridled Burrfish

Chilomycterus antennatus
Scale 5 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii

9 POINTS

Play: This fish has a MOVE of 2.
Fact: C. antennatus has the ability to inflate their body through the swallowing of water or air.

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Chilomycterus antennatus (Bridled burrfish) is a species of fish belonging to the Diodontidae family. It is native to the tropical waters of the Western Atlantic from southeastern Florida and the Bahamas to northern South America. They are also found in the Eastern Atlantic off the cost of Mauritania.[1] C. antennatus has a maximum length of […] read more

Darwin’s Rhea

Rhea pennata
Scale 7 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
Animalia, Chordata, Aves

3 POINTS

Play: Darwin’s Rhea has a MOVE of 2.
Fact: Darwin was searching for this bird, and first came across it on his dinner table when Conrad Martens, an artist on board the H.M.S. Beagle, accidentally shot one for a meal.

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Photo by Christoph Strässlercommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhea_pennata,_road_to_Torres_del_Paine.jpg
The lesser rhea stands at 90 to 100 cm (35–39 in) tall. Length is 92 to 100 cm (36–39 in) and weight is 15 to 28.6 kg (33–63 lb).[2][5] Like most ratites, it has a small head and a small bill, the latter measuring 6.2 to 9.2 cm (2.4 to 3.6 in), but has long legs and a long neck. It has relatively larger wings than […] read more

Octopus

Octopus genus
Scale 7 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda

9 POINTS

Play: An octopus has a MOVE of 2.
Fact: Darwin collected many samples along the coast of the Cape Verde Islands, and commented: “I took several specimens of an Octopus, which possessed a most marvellous power of changing its colours; equalling any chamaelion.”

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Photo by Albert Kokcommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Octo2.jpg
An octopus (/ˈɒktəpʊs/ or /ˈɒktəpəs/; plural: octopuses, octopi, or octopodes; see below) is a cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. It has two eyes and four pairs of arms and, like other cephalopods, it is bilaterally symmetric. An octopus has a hard beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms. An octopus […] read more