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Floreana Mockingbird

Mimus trifasciatus
Scale 5 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Chordata, Aves

3 POINTS

Play: The Floreana Mockingbird has a FLIGHT of 2.
Fact: The Floreana Mockingbird is critically endangered and is on the brink of extinction.

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Graphic by Simon Gurrwww.gurrillustration.com/
The Floreana mockingbird or Charles mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus) is a bird species in the family Mimidae. It is endemic to Floreana, one of the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador; at present it only occurs on offshore islets however. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. The Floreana mockingbird is also known as Darwin’s mockingbird, […] read more

Geonoma schottiana

Arecaceae geonoma schottiana
Scale 8 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Angiosperms, Monocots

2 POINTS

FACT: Specimens of this plant were collected by Darwin at Bahia (Salvador) in March 1832.

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Graphic by Golly Bardgollybard.blogspot.ca/
Geonoma is a genus of small to medium-sized palms native to the forest understorey of tropical Central and South America. This palm genus is one of the largest in the Neotropics.[1] Its 64 species are distributed from Mexico andHaiti in the north to Paraguay in the south; two are found in the insular Caribbean.[2] The […] read more

Galapagos sea lion

Zalophus wollebaeki
Scale 7 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia

8 POINTS

Play: This sea lion has a MOVE of 2.
Fact: Their loud bark, playful nature, and graceful agility in water make them the “welcoming party” of the Galapagos Islands.

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Graphic by Rachel Ignotofskywww.rachelignotofskydesign.com
Photo by Brian Gratwickecommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zalophus_wollebaeki_up_close.jpg
The Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) is a species of sea lion that exclusively breeds on theGalápagos Islands and – in smaller numbers – on Isla de la Plata (Ecuador). Being fairly social, and one of the most numerous species in the Galápagos archipelago, they are often spotted sun-bathing on sandy shores or rock groups […] read more

Aeronaut Spider

Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Scale 4 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida

6 POINTS

Play: These spiders have a FLIGHT of 2.
“How inexplicable is the cause which induces these small insects, as it now appears in both hemispheres, to undertake their aerial excursions.” ~Darwin (Oct 31, 1832)

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Graphic by Diana Sudykawww.dianasudyka.com
Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a behaviour in which spiders and some other invertebrates use air-borne dispersal to move between locations.[1][2] A spider (usually limited to individuals of a small species), or spiderling after hatching,[3] will climb as high as it can, stand on raised legs with its abdomen pointed upwards (“tiptoeing”),[4] and then release […] read more

Dragonfly

Anisoptera Infraorder
Scale 4 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta

7 POINTS

Play: The Dragonfly has a FLIGHT of 2.

Fact: In general, large dragonflies have a maximum speed of 10 to 15 metres per second (22 to 34 mph.)

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Graphic by Caspar & Merian (1718)
A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the suborder Anisoptera (from Greek ανισος anisos, “uneven” + πτερος pteros, “wings”, because the hindwing is broader than the forewing). It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the related […] read more

Phytoplankton

Desmidiales Order
Scale 2 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Zygnemophyceae, Charophyta

2 POINTS

Fact: Desmids are a type of green algae. They assume a veriety of highly symmetrical and attractive shapes.

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Graphic by Ernst Haeckel
Desmids (Gr. desmos, bond or chain) are an order (Desmidiales) in the Charophyta, a division of green algae that forms a sister group to the land plants (Embryophyta).[1] The desmids are often treated as members of the Zygnematales, as family Desmidiaceae.[2][3] The Desmidiales comprise around 40 genera and 5,000[4] to 6,000[5] species, found mostly but […] read more