classification: Arthropoda

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    Rosemary Beetle

    Chrysolina americana
    4 herbivore2
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    • Chrysolina americana has a MOVE of 2.


    • Chrysolina americana was first discovered in the United Kingdom in 1994.

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    Chrysolina americana is a type of beetle native to Southern Europe, despite the species name americana. Commonly known as the ‘Rosemary Beetle’ it feeds on rosemary and lavender. This species was first discovered living outdoors in the United Kingdom in 1994. By 2002 it had become widespread in the London area, and spreading rapidly throughout. Although it is susceptible to some pesticides, [...]

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    Large Earth Bumblebee

    Bombus terrestris
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    • Bombus terrestris has a MOVE of 2.


    • Bombus terrestris can find its nest from as far as 13 kilometres away!

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    Bombus terrestris, the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe. The queen is 2–2.7 cm long, while the workers are 1½–2 cm. The latter are characterized by their white-ended abdomens and look (apart from their yellowish bands being darker in direct comparison) just like those of the white-tailed bumblebee, B. lucorum, a close [...]

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    Red Paper Wasp

    Polistes annularis
    4 omnivore2
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    • Polistes annularis has a MOVE of 2

    • Polistes annularis forms its papery nests in trees, shrubs and some buildings.
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    Paper wasps are 3⁄4 to 1 inch (1.9 to 2.5 cm)-long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests[1] [...]

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    Red Rock Crab

    Cancer productus
    5 carnivore3
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    • Cancer productus has a MOVE of 2.


    • Cancer productus can use its large pincers to crush barnacles.


     

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    Cancer productus, one of several species known as the red rock crab, is a crab of the genus Cancer found on the western coast of North America.    Cancer productus has carapace teeth that are somewhat broad and rounded with teeth between the eyes of nearly equal size and shape. The carapace of C. productus is widest at the posterior-most tooth, [...]

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    Copepod

    Copepod (subclass)
    3 herbivore2
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    • Copepod has a MOVE of 2.


    • Copepods may form the largest animal biomass on earth.

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    Uwe Kils en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Uwe_Kils

    Copepods ( /ˈkoʊpɪpɒd/; meaning “oar-feet”) are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat. Some species are planktonic (drifting in sea waters), some are benthic (living on the ocean floor), and some continental species may live in limno-terrestrial habitats and other wet terrestrial places, such as swamps, under leaf [...]

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    Common Fruit Fly

    Drosophila melanogaster
    4 herbivore2
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    • Drosophila melanogaster has a MOVE of 2.


    • Drosophila melanogaster's wings can beat up to 220 times per second.

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    Drosophila melanogaster (Greek for dark-bellied dew lover : δρόσος = dew, φίλος = intimate friend, lover, μέλας = dark-coloured, γαστήρ = belly [2]) is a species of Diptera, or the order of flies, in the family Drosophilidae. The species is commonly known as the common fruit fly or vinegar fly. Starting from Charles W. Woodworth, [...]

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