This burgundy beauty is an African giant toad [also known as the Congo toad, Amietophrynus superciliaris], a true toad found throughout western and central Africa. Due to its enormous range many have suggested that African giant toads are actually a species complex composed of three or more extremely similar, but slightly different, species. Despite the fact that the toad has a status of “least concern” on the IUCN Red List, their sale in international trade was made illegal in 1975, out of fear that their unique looks would cause them to be over-harvested for the pet trade. Images by Arkive.org.
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(Bothrocophias
colombianus) Colombian toad-headed pitviper
Habitat: Found almost exclusively in lower montane wet forests & cloud forests of the Pacific slopes of the Andes
in western Columbia, at 800-2,000+ m elevation.
Activity and Behavior: Not well known. Mainly nocturnal & terrestrial. Prey mainly on available small mammals, lizards, &
sometimes birds. Closely-related species are all ovoviviparous, but there is one report that this species
lays eggs (& “broods” them).
Venom Characteristics: Not much known. One reported bite by a juvenile of this species caused grade IV envenomation (the
most severe stage), w/ renal complications, thrombosis, & necrosis.
I got some good pictures of my new Molly.
He’s so gorgeous.
For anyone wondering about the coral in the background, mollies can be acclimated to fresh, brackish, or salt water. They also eat algae, and they’re one of the few small algae-eaters you can buy for a saltwater tank that don’t tend to bite at corals.
And sometimes you get gorgeous ones like this.
Fearsome being #sketch #ink #pen #sketchtember #angel #monster #traditional #fallenangel
Oil slick on the loose! :]
An incredibly Boedaspis trilobite fossil. This rare species is arguably one of the most impressive trilobites in the world. Over a month of preparation work went into extracting it from the surrounding limestone by a master fossil preparitor. It’s done using low pressure air abrasives and airscribes under microscope.
Details at: https://www.fossilera.com/fossils/insane-boedaspis-trilobite-incredible-preperation
HEAVY BEATHING
I got new bugs. I’m gonna be yelling about them for a while. This is Bananas, Nephila clavipes, and she’s the coolest fucking spider I’ve ever seen. I could cry, I’ve loved these guys for so long and now I get to keep one. I never could find one even in the wild to photograph while I was in FL 😂😂😂. It’s a good damned day, my dudes. #spider #nephilaclavipes #bananaspider
What a gorgeous spider!
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