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Something fishy. Our world is full of aliens.

The Macrognathus aral, One-stripe spiny eel has its mouth and anterior shaped like a bird's beak. People make artworks by combining different kinds of animals or their forms. People also wonder about aliens, how they would look, and we have had so many drawings, cartoons of aliens. But isn't our own earth, the very world where we live, comprised of creatures alien-like? We have thousands and lakhs of species, all different from one another. And if we were to pick any animal group from these, let's say, fish, even they have so much variety. This variety, again, is in their body shapes, colours, size. And they are found in different habitats - freshwater (rivers, streams, ponds, lakes), saltwater/ marine, estuary. Let's consider their looks and body features. There's this one, in this post itself - Macrognathus aral, One-stripe spiny eel - which has a bird's beak-like anterior. There're 'flying fish' that can fly or glide in air for some time (with help of their fins). There're 'frogfish'. From their name itself, one can understand that they must be appearing like frogs. Walking on the seafloor. 'Sole' are flat fish that can be observed, again, on the seafloor, and with both of their eyes on one side (facing upward), on contrary to the single eye on each side of the fish. There are anglerfish, which lure their prey with their luminescent part. And so many others, grouped together based on their 'usual' characteristics, but still 'unusual'. Our world itself is full of aliens!

- Dhairyasheel Dayal

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Female Giant Wood Spider (Nephila sp.) with prey - Lime Butterfly/ Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus), caught in her web. [You can also notice the small brownish - orange male spider in her background in one of the pictures.]

#giant wood spider #giant wood spider female #golden orb weaver #spider #arachnids #spiders #lime butterfly #lime swallowtail #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #entomology #zoology #prey and predator #caught in spider web #butterfly in spider web #spider web #caught by spider #natural history #photography #nephila #spiders of maharashtra #spiders of india #butterflies of maharashtra #butterflies of india #central india #giant spider

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Trichomyrmex species ants. The larger one is their queen.

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The Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata).

Conservation Status: VULNERABLE.

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Cheetal. The Spotted Deer.

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Cheetal. The Spotted Deer.

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Cheetal. The Spotted Deer. Stag.

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Cheetal. The Spotted Deer. Stag.

#cheetal #chital #spotted deer #stag #deer #deers #mammal #mammals #wildlife #wildlife photography #indian deers #maharashtra #mammals of india #wildlife of india #photography #deers of india

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Ficus sp.

#ficus #fig #figs #flora #plants #trees #botany #flora of maharashtra #flora of india #indian flora #flora of western ghats #biodiversity of western ghats #photography #ficus species #fruits

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Series: Flowers of Kaas; Artworks.

Cynarospermum asperrimum, Gloriosa superba, Utricularia striatula, Ceropegia jainii, Gnidia glauca.

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Artwork: Gnidia glauca Flowers.

Series: Flowers of Kaas; Artworks.

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Iridescent Bird Feather.

#iridescent #iridescent feather #iridescent bird feather #bird feather #feather #feathers #colourful #physics #bird #birds #plumage #unit of plumage #biology #wildlife #iridescence

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Iridescent Bird Feather.

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Glittering Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysididae).

#cuckoo wasp #cuckoo #wasp #wasps #chrysididae #emerald wasp #glittering #metallic #insect #insects #entomology #insects of western ghats #insects of india #wasps of western ghats #wasps of india #maharashtra #hymenoptera #Youtube

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Cicadas Excreting Liquid (Cloud of Cicadas).

#cicada excretion #cicadas #insect excretion #insects #hemiptera #arthropods #insects of maharashtra #insects of india #insect excreting liquid #cicada cloud #entomology #biology #zoology #Youtube

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Cicadas Excreting Liquid (Cloud of Cicadas).

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Wattakaka volubilis - Chandeliers of Flowers.

#wattakaka volubilis #wattakaka #harandodi #climber #flora #plants #botany #flower #flowers #chandelier #flowers of western ghats #flowers of india #flora of india #flora of western ghats #maharashtra #Youtube