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Rainforest

A forest with heavy annual rainfall.A type of biome found in the tropical latitudes classed as a rainforest if rainfall exceeds 2.5 metres a year.


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WHAT KIND OF SPIDER IS THIS????

It is probable Rainforest or Wolf Spider; mainly Arctosa sapiranga of lycosidae family.

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by dipjyoti
Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:18 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WHAT KIND OF SPIDER IS THIS????
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Why are people so in love with tetrapods?

... seemed able to compete with the tetrapods for public attention. The plant-life got almost no notice at all, which is sad because the Amazon rainforest exhibit especially was filled with beautiful flora. My question is, has anyone else ever noticed that tetrapods seem to hold some special ...

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by alextemplet
Fri May 15, 2009 11:44 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Why are people so in love with tetrapods?
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Views: 616

Re: Chameleon and camouflage?

... http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-chameleon.html http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1095/icwg.htm http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Chamaeleonidae.html And for some nice photos - http://www.bio-ken.com/chameleons.htm

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by Darby
Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:08 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Chameleon and camouflage?
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Views: 520

What is the most poisonous snake in da world?

One King Cobra bite can kill a elephant in minutes... And since most animals in the rainforest will do their damned hardest to avoid it, I feel like that's the worst i found out that the most poisonous snake is the taipan, fron encyclopedia. Taipan are only native ...

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by SonicSnail
Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:53 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: What is the most poisonous snake in da world?
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Re: ecosystems

So in a nutshell: Which would recover faster and more thorougly? a) A landslide in a South American rainforest b) A landslide in a Pacific Northwest conifer forest You have a presented quite the ecological puzzle, and I have been forced to rub my chin thusly removing certain ...

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by MichaelXY
Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:03 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: ecosystems
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