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Real Monstrosities: Ladder Lichen
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About the Blog and Me. Friday, 31 July 2015. It's the very latest development in pixie architecture. As technology continues its indomitable ascent and the power of magic slowly wanes, many pixies have found their ability to teleport increasingly unreliable. Many a pixie has found themselves caught short and have had to fend off beetles and ants using nothing but a twig and a sturdy leaf. The answer is ladders. Their proper name is Cladonia cervicornis subsp verticillata. Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould.
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Real Monstrosities: April 2015
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About the Blog and Me. Wednesday, 29 April 2015. Image: Wildlife in a Dorset garden. Check out this supermodel wasp! A mere wisp of a wasp. Maybe if you eat your carrots youll. Grow up to be a thin wasp with an enormous spear sticking out of your hind-quarters. Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould. Sunday, 26 April 2015. The toad that just wants to say hi! Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould. Friday, 24 April 2015. Anyone missing a lung? Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould. Wednesday, 22 April 2015. Sunday, 19 April 2015.
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Real Monstrosities: Labels
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About the Blog and Me. Do you know what an arachnid is? What about an onychophore? On this page I will briefly explain what all the labels mean, including the ones that aren't actually any kind of animal. I want the labels to be a useful way of navigating the site, so I'll try to keep their numbers down to a minimum. You won't find an exhaustive list of the classification of all known life here, just some basic catergories of the stuff featured on Real Monstrosities. We'll start with animals (Latin for.
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Real Monstrosities: July 2015
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About the Blog and Me. Friday, 31 July 2015. Its the very latest development in pixie architecture. Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould. Wednesday, 29 July 2015. Jelly and Tadpoles are a Bad Mix. You cant be too picky about what you eat when you live in the Arctic. If you insist on residing amid such bitter cold and ice, you better be prepared for that layer of blubber that clings to everything you eat. Perhaps thats why most Comb Jellies stick to warm, tropical climes. Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould. Posted ...
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Real Monstrosities: Cigar Jelly
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About the Blog and Me. Wednesday, 5 August 2015. After a long day plotting the global downfall of the terrestrial world, there's nothing better than stuffing your face with tentaclefuls of seafood and curling up under a warm duvet. We've all done it. And it turns out, so has a certain jellyfish! The Cigar Jelly is a hydrozoan. All of which raises the question: do jellyfish dream of gelatinous sheep? Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould. 5 August 2015 at 23:54. Awww It hugs itself! 6 August 2015 at 17:18.
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Real Monstrosities: Giant Centipede
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About the Blog and Me. Wednesday, 29 December 2010. Giant Centipede pretty much just means 'really big centipede'. It usually refers to the (really big) ones in the family Scolopendromorpha. When people think 'big centipede' or even just 'centipede', they usually think of a typical (or really big) member of this family. The biggest one of the lot is Scolopendra gigantea. Let's take a look at why. Centipedes are fairly long-lived, especially compared to insects. Some can live for a decade in the wild ...
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Real Monstrosities: June 2015
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About the Blog and Me. Sunday, 28 June 2015. Is this what passes for a rainbow. Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould. Friday, 26 June 2015. Image: Kelly Sendall, Sergio I. Salazar-Vallejo. These would be one of the less worm-like worms! Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould. Wednesday, 24 June 2015. Give your auntie Ena a kiss, why dont you? Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould. Sunday, 21 June 2015. Everyone knows beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But what about monstrousness? Thus we have monstrosa. Batwing, the worl...
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Real Monstrosities: August 2015
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About the Blog and Me. Monday, 31 August 2015. Tentacles. They are the crowning glory. Of Mollusca. Cephalopods like octopuses and squid are clearly the anointed kings and queens of this tentacle-blessed race. Just look into their large, intelligent eyes and you know theyre asking one thing: where are your tentacles, peasant? Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould. Friday, 28 August 2015. If a chimney sweep is someone who cleans chimneys. Posted by Joseph Jameson-Gould. Wednesday, 26 August 2015. Gasp in horror ...
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Real Monstrosities: Button Top
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About the Blog and Me. Friday, 7 August 2015. It's the Cute-as-a-button Snail! Button Tops are delightful snails found in soft, sandy, seashores from east Africa to Australia. Their shells reach up to 2 cm (0.8 in) across and. just look at them! Button Top shells come in a vast array of colours and patterns. They can be chocolatey brown, pearly white, red, pink, stripy, blotchy and a whole lot more besides. It seems every Button Top has their own, personal fashion sense! When predators come along, Button...
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Rue The Day! » Banksy Vs. The Gray Ghost
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Satisfy your inner child, geek and weirdo. Banksy Vs. The Gray Ghost. Thursday, October 7th, 2010. What happens when you pit legendary graffiti artist Banksy against an anti-graffiti crusader known as the Gray Ghost? You get fascinating stencil artwork depicting the destruction of artwork that is destined to be destructed itself. Check out this fantastic WebUrbanist article. To read the full story behind the epic battle. Sign in with Twitter. Sign in with Facebook. Notify me of follow-up comments by email.
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