United Kingdom Vintage Deck

2014 – (See Cards | Deck Info | Download | Purchase)…

All organisms collected depict common flora and fauna found in the United Kingdom. This is a DIY 60 card STARTER deck that collects vintage biodiversity related illustrations that predate 1913 (at least one hundred years old). Most come from wiki commons or the Biodiversity Heritage Library, where copyright status appears clear. Note that if an image used are breaking copyright status, please contact db@mail.ubc.ca so that we can remove the image.

European Honey Bee

Apis Melifera
Scale 4 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
Sorry, there is no photo available. If you have one, please submit here .
Animalia, Insecta, Anthropoda

5 POINTS

Play: The European Honey Bee has a FLIGHT of 2.

Fact: THe Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium fully sequenced and analyzed the genome of Apis me;;ifera in 2006.

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Graphic by Stewart (1840)
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a species of honey bee. The genus name Apis is Latin for “bee”, and mellifera means “honey-bearing”. As of October 28, 2006, the Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium fully sequenced and analyzed the genome of Apis mellifera. Since 2007, attention has been devoted to […] read more

Copepoda

Subclass
Scale 3 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Animalia, Maxillopoda, Anthropod

2 POINTS

Play: Copepoda have a MOVE of 2.

Fact: Copepods are major ZOOPLANKTON

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Graphic by Ernst Haeckel
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 fall […] read more

Common Chaffinch

Fringilia coelebs
Scale 5 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Chordata, Aves

3 POINTS

Play: The Chaffinch has a FLIGHT of 2.

Fact: The Chaffinch’s powerful song is very well known, and its fink or vink sounding call gives the finch family its English name.

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Graphic by Thomas Lord (1791)
The common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), usually known simply as the chaffinch, is a common and widespread small passerine bird in the finch family. The male is brightly coloured with a blue-grey cap and rust-red underparts. The female is much duller in colouring but both sexes have two contrasting white wings-bars and white sides to the […] read more

Snowy Old

Bubo scandiacus
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Chordata, Aves

8 POINTS

Play: The Snowy Owl has a FLIGHT of 2.

Fact: The Snowy Owl is one of the largest species of owl and, in North America, is on average the heaviest owl species.

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Graphic by Heath (1808)
The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. This yellow-eyed, black-beaked white bird is easily recognizable. It is 52–71 cm (20–28 in) long, with a 125–150 cm (49–59 in) wingspan. Also, these owls can weigh anywhere from 1.6 to 3 kg (3.5 to 6.6 lb).[4] It is one of the largest species of owl […] read more

Common Shrew

Sorex araneus
Scale 5 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
Sorry, there is no photo available. If you have one, please submit here .
Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia

7 POINTS

Play: The Common Shrew has a MOVE of 2.

Fact: Shrews need to consume 200-300% of their body weight each day in order to survive. A shrew must eat every two to three hours to achieve this goal.

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Graphic by Victor Fatio (1869-1905)
The common shrew (Sorex araneus) or Eurasian shrew is the most common shrew, and one of the most common mammals, throughout Northern Europe, including Great Britain, but excludingIreland. It is 55–82 millimetres (2.2–3.2 in) long and weighs 5–12 grams (0.2–0.4 oz), and has velvety dark brown fur with a pale underside. Juvenile shrews have lighter fur until […] read more

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus
Scale 4 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
Sorry, there is no photo available. If you have one, please submit here .
Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida

7 POINTS

Play: The European Spider has a MOVE of 1.

Fact: The third pair of legs the garden spiders are specialized for assisting in the spinning of orb webs.

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Graphic by Emst Haeckel (1904)
“Cross spider” redirects here. For spiders noted for their web markings (stabilimenta), see Argiope (spider). The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider,diadem spider, cross spider, or crowned orb weaver. It is an orb-weaver spider found inEurope and North America. (From Wikipedia, March 2015) read more