| 单词 | spiny |
| 例句 | Giant agaves flowered among the palms, looking like spiders squatting there with their long spiny leaves. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A rabbit jumped up and ran toward a thicket of spiny hawthorn trees. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “See the spiny, spindly creature? A round ball with spikes? Like a rolling porcupine?” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Sunny had already been staring and shrieking at the figure for some time when Klaus looked up from the spiny crab he was examining, and saw it too. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Its spiny wings were huge compared to its skinny jet body, it had a long snout with wide nostrils, the stubs of horns and bulging, orange eyes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Nothing green except the cactus and spiny plants. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A faceless, spiny sea creature twisted and revolved in its liquid home. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Where the van’s undercarriage had mown down the brush, spiny branches jutted up like deadly spikes. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Around me were seabirds, egrets, and herons, as well as species of murky fish, many of them probably unknown to science, the only evidence of them the occasional spiny fin rising from the surface. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It stuck in die mind like one of those spiny sticker burrs they had in the South, in Florida, small hooked seeds that lurk in the grass. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon a spiny carpet covered the bottom of the gulf. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z So tall were the spiny thickets that the hobbits could walk upright under them, passing through long dry aisles carpeted with a deep prickly mould. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Later that day, the campaign hosted a picnic in an open field with views of the spiny mountains marking the Continental Divide. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The newly formed throng haints stretched long, spiny arms to either side and roared. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z My sister reeled in a puffer fish that blew itself up into a spiny balloon—she said it looked just like her fourth-grade teacher. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z From our spot in a clearing between some dried Lydia brooms and spiny mesquite brush, we watched the moon as it rose higher into the sky above the canyon rim. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z A dozen different sorts of meat and fish were served: camel, crocodile, singing squid, lacquered ducks and spiny grubs, with goat and ham and horse for those whose tastes were less exotic. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “How did she react? Never mind. I already know. She’s sitting here looking like one of those blowfish we saw at the aquarium—all puffed up and spiny.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Behind her, a newly emerged brood of tiny snout-nosed butterflies crawled out from under the spiny hackberry bushes and began to creep upon her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But I remember it was a scorching summer day and I was driving up a rutted dirt road, nothing on either side but sunbaked bushes, gnarled, spiny tree trunks, and dried grass like pale straw. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Spiky red flowers aim their petals toward the dwarf sun like a spiny crab reaching out with its claws. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She couldn’t get the red spiny fish thing out of her head. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z They’re these spiny, brightly colored caterpillars the size of your finger. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Her mind went again to the spiny red thing in the river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It looks so fierce with those big eyes and its underbite of spiny teeth, but I can’t help feeling bad as everyone circles to watch it flap and die. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The spiny, flat tail of layered pine needle quills. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Wading birds swooped down to the poolside ponds to lance tiny fish from among the lotus flowers, spiny lizards sunned themselves on the trees and mouse deer roamed the grounds. With civil war and a tsunami behind it, Sri Lanka’s east coast is opening up to tourism 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z We rubbed spiny Rooibos leaves between our fingers. Pursuits: Chasing Elusive Flowers in South Africa 2014-04-23T16:27:31Z Then Nick Jones, of Lopez Island’s Jones Family Farms, showed up with a live spiny sea urchin and handed it off to the chef. Lisa Nakamura talks Orcas, uni and gnocchi with Nancy Leson 2013-12-05T20:46:48Z In “Foragers,” Manna’s subject is akkoub, a spiny thistle-like vegetable that Palestinians like to cook into meat stews after harvesting it from the wild in Galilee, the Golan Heights, and around Jerusalem, among other places. In Jumana Manna’s Film, a Wild Plant Crosses the Political Line 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Among 18 marine species all swimming down toward the left in “Fish” is a big gold sea bream whose every scale and spiny fin is neatly articulated. Art Review: ?Colorful Realm,? Works by Ito Jakuchu at National Gallery 2012-03-29T21:27:01Z After Spanish colonizers introduced fruits like pineapple, the spiny tropical fruits became the preferred base for tepache. De La Calle wants to make tepache a household name in the US 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Soon the train was chugging through spiny hills and red-tinged mesas. Tunisia After the Revolution 2012-04-06T18:10:20Z With commentary from food celebrities like Andrew Zimmern and chefs like Kyle Connaughton, it follows the gourmand’s taste, from ancient times to the present, for the pentagonal gonads of the spiny creatures. Sea Urchins Star in This Food Film 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z In the tweet, a woman is seen pulling chunks of the pineapple away in sections by grabbing the spiny exterior and tearing the fruit away from the core. Twitter loses it after video showing how to ‘peel and eat’ pineapple goes viral: ‘My whole life was a lie’ 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z They spend much of the year crafting inventory, reserving their finest turquoise, coral, silver and spiny oyster shells. On Tribal Lands, a Time to Make Art for Solace and Survival 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z And finally there is the football fish, which is the same size and shape as a football but is covered with spiny scales and little protruding branches with glowing tips. The Natural History Museum's wonders of The Deep 2010-05-15T23:08:00Z From the bottom, we had spiny lobster — typical of the region, smaller than their New England counterparts, and a tad sweeter in taste — traditionally sourced by fishermen who free-dive and catch the lobsters by hand. From sea to table in Punta Mita: Seafood triumphs on Mexico’s Pacific coast 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z There is, however, quite a bit of gorse, a spiny evergreen shrub that was originally introduced to Oregon from Scotland by settlers to help stem erosion. A wee bit of Scottish golf on Oregon’s coast 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z With an index finger, Mr. Para pulled up the poisonous spiny crest hidden inside the head of the vive. In Search of the Real Bouillabaisse, Marseille’s Gift to the Fish Lover 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Then, there, in the pestering wind and angry rain, a spiny ridge, and beyond it, a very steep chute. On the ‘Wild’ Movie Trail in Oregon 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Together we swam up to a pair of red-glowing eyes that belonged to a large painted spiny lobster bristling with an exotic armored shell. Scuba Diving in Thailand: A Balancing Act 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z There are wonderful surprises, including a dark, iron-gray, stirrup-spout ceramic bottle in the shape of conjoined seashells — one a twirling conch, the other a spiny bivalve mollusk. When are feathers worth more than gold? 'Kingdoms' exhibition answers with spectacular finds 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The best things in “The Scientists” are Mr. Roth’s spiny meditations on sex and ambition and family and love and death. Books of The Times: In ‘The Scientists,’ Marco Roth Seeks Truth About His Family 2012-09-18T14:03:58Z Endemic shrub, brush and trees, adapted to the drought-prone environment, have populated the spiny forests — as one of the island’s unique ecoregions is known. In Madagascar, an island with unique species is a biking biologist’s dream 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z This is not the lobster Maine is famous for, but the spiny lobster endemic to the Caribbean — claw-free, delicious and easy to harvest with a snare. On a Trip to St. Croix, Room for Man and Nature 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Titled “Projector,” it’s packed with spiny guitar riffs, angsty, psychedelic musings and plenty of indulgent instrumental breaks. 66 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z This may explain why he attracts the clientele he describes, like the defense lawyer who brings a spiny chunk of black tourmaline to court to block opposing counsel’s negative psychic energy. Calming nerves and blocking bullies: Behold the healing power of crystals and gems 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Incidentally, the image was inspired by a wonderful old painting called “The Cactus Enthusiast,” by Carl Spitzweg, in which a man contemplates his own spiny plants. Art in Review: Rodney Graham 2013-05-16T20:35:11Z There’s a whole universe folded into this slender, spiny novel. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z About a grim political reality: “It was like trying to swallow a nettle: hurt, sticky, spiny.” Books of The Times: ‘Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History,’ by Michael L. Gillette 2013-01-08T15:00:00Z The crayfish varieties, including so-called spiny lobsters and rock lobsters of Australia and Brazil, for example, generally have thinner, less powerful pincers. Lobster’s cheap. Lobster’s luxurious. Discuss. For them, one of the first flashes of hope was the welcomed reappearance of a beloved resident echidna, or spiny anteater, named Enchilada. Post-fire Australia will provide travelers with more opportunities for ‘restorative tourism’ 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z He is a wild beast and not a hero, but, thanks to a flourish of magic at the end of the story, his spiny hide is incinerated and he turns into a man. Ch-ch-changes 2010-07-29T11:27:00Z “Sight” offers a kaleidoscope of colorful blooms like hydrangea and roses, while “Touch” has soft, furry lamb’s ear, prickly Golden Sword yucca and spiny Rosy Glow barberry. Public Gardens Turn on the Charm 2011-06-17T01:45:45Z The corniche road along the western side of Cap Corse, the spiny promontory pointing north from the body of Corsica towards Genoa, must be one of Europe’s most dramatic drives. Corsica’s cape of good campsites 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z Not long ago, the remote beach at Fort Tilden, a former military base along the peninsula’s western side, hosted scattered picnickers, gay nudists and Russian fishermen reeling in spiny sea robins. Taking the a Train to Summer 2011-06-15T21:30:41Z He serves it in its dramatic spiny urchin shell with a side of cultured butter and brioche toast. ‘Zombie’ Urchins Are Destroying Kelp Forests. Can’t We Just Eat Them? 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z At the end of the day, they collect hundreds of wriggling spiny purple urchins from a designated area smaller than an Olympic-size swimming pool. ‘Zombie’ Urchins Are Destroying Kelp Forests. Can’t We Just Eat Them? 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Surpassing value was also placed on the pinkish shells of spondylus, a species of spiny oyster. At the Met, All That Dazzles Is Not Just Gold — It’s Feathers, Too 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The spiny oakworm moth is a confection in butterscotch and toffee. The underrated beauty of moths 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z On the way, we touched down briefly at the airport in Lyons, the site of another of Calatrava’s soaring, spiny stations. The Best Part of Calatrava’s Oculus 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z The mahonia is a spiny evergreen shrub, hollylike, that usually blooms in February and March. Perspective | Climate change has altered the winter season and the gardener’s sense of it 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z In the shark and bake, the deep-fried “shark” is sometimes mahi-mahi but more often spiny dogfish, an abundant, somewhat cavalierly regarded species of shark. LoLo’s Seafood Shack in Harlem 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Finding the pearliest treasures at shorelines called for avoiding crocodiles, spiny urchins and “burning sea slime,” Claudia Swan, one of the essayists, points out. 5 Design Books That Are Easy on the Eyes 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Today, considering what happened to the fagri and spiny lobster, one star is more appropriate. Restaurant Reviews: Limani and Estiatorio Milos in Midtown 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Release the spiny lobsters: We have a fish fight. Restaurant Reviews: Limani and Estiatorio Milos in Midtown 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z The piece was a viral hit — over three million views on YouTube; almost as many think pieces — and a reflection of Ms. Schumer’s new clout and a culture suddenly, emphatically ready for her spiny message. The Sneaky Power of Amy Schumer, in ‘Trainwreck’ and Elsewhere 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Popular in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, the spiny, stinky delicacy is banned from public transport and many hotels because of its strong smell. Why does the durian stink? Scientists unravel smelly fruit's DNA 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Because Fairchild is at the same latitude as that country, it is able to nurture the spiny octopus trees, swollen baobabs, cactuses and desert roses found on the world’s fourth largest island. 6 Great Gardens to Visit in Florida 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z And at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis, the chef is a scuba master who leads divers on a hunt for Caribbean spiny lobster, then barbecues them beachside. T Magazine: The New New List 2012-05-07T20:08:38Z Uni, the delicate meat inside an urchin's spiny shell, is a pricey delicacy. ‘Zombie’ Urchins Are Destroying Kelp Forests. Can’t We Just Eat Them? 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z It was also Milos that let scorched oil from the grill mar the lush taste of a $270 spiny lobster. Restaurant Reviews: Limani and Estiatorio Milos in Midtown 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z The fossils are microscopic and look like spiny balls connected together. Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z In mammals, egg laying is limited to echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, and the platypus. What do new moms and roaches have in common? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z After two of their major predators, sea otters and sunflower sea stars, were pushed to the brink of extinction by 19th-century fur trading and a 2014 ocean warming event, these spiny invertebrates flourished unchecked. We Need to Think about Conservation on a Different Timescale 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Its potential prey would have included small mammals that inhabited the area, such as marsupials, spiny rats, porcupines, rodents of various sizes and even primates, which were very abundant in the region. Extraordinary fossil find reveals details about the weight and diet of extinct saber-toothed marsupial 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z They surveyed populations of the Yarrow's spiny lizard in 18 mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and analyzed the rate of climate-related extinction over time. The pace of climate-driven extinction is accelerating 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z For years, scientists have thought that the spiny balls found individually were the dormant cysts of single-celled life. Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z When the waters south of Miami turned Jacuzzi hot this summer, topping out at 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit in Manatee Bay, scientists agonized over the impact on parrotfish, grunts, spiny lobsters and coral reefs. Carbon in the Oceans Is Altering the Micro-Fabric of Life 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z “You have to be pretty desperate to tackle this,” Cornett said, examining a spiny limb. Witness to the devastation in Joshua Tree National Park 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Light brown and spiny, the lizard lives in sand dunes and among shinnery oak, where it feeds on insects and spiders and burrows into the sand for protection from extreme temperatures. Rare lizard found in major US oil patch proposed as endangered species 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The Yarrow's spiny lizard native to the southwestern U.S. and western Mexico can be spotted in oak and pine forests in 18 of Arizona's Sky Islands mountain ranges. The pace of climate-driven extinction is accelerating 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The spiny mouse is widely known and commonly used in many lab experiments. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z But the spiny mouse’s body is full of secrets. Quite a Tail: A Mouse Has Been Hiding Its Armor All This Time 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z It is possible that the “spiny headed worms” currently in phylum Acanthocephala will be incorporated into this group in the future. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z This phylum of animals bear a calcareous endoskeleton composed of ossicles covered by a spiny skin. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z In the future, Wiens' research group is planning to further study the extinction and survival mechanisms of the Yarrow's spiny lizards living in these mountain ranges. The pace of climate-driven extinction is accelerating 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The harbour in Dorset is home to both spiny and short-snouted seahorses - the only two types of the small marine fish found on UK shores. Poole Harbour: Seahorse Trust calls oil spill 'massive disaster' 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z They have also been found in a few extinct mammal groups, like immense armadillo relatives called glyptodonts and giant ground sloths — whose skin armor the spiny mouse’s closely resembles. Quite a Tail: A Mouse Has Been Hiding Its Armor All This Time 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Echinoderms are invertebrate marine animals that have pentaradial symmetry and a spiny body covering, a group that includes sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They also play a critical role in marine ecosystems, Gaydos said, dining on spiny sea urchins to protect the Salish Sea’s lush kelp forests from overgrazing. What happened to sunflower sea star? This captive breeding lab is working to find out 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z In the image, she’s grinning ear to ear while sitting next to her husband on a boat, their bodies covered in 28 California spiny lobsters. She breaks records hunting underwater 'ghosts' — with a spear almost as big as she is 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster are finding shelter within the submerged roots before their journey to nearby reefs. Mangrove forests: Crocodile close-up in Cuba wins photo awards 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Dr. Maden already had a longstanding research project built around spiny mice, centered around their remarkable ability to regenerate skin, muscle, nerves and parts of their spinal cord. Quite a Tail: A Mouse Has Been Hiding Its Armor All This Time 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Echinoderms are invertebrate marine animals that have pentaradial symmetry and a spiny body covering, a group that includes sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They are trained in Qi Gong, martial arts, modern dance and ballet, all layered into a unique language of wide-legged crouches, undulating spines, arms snaking overhead, wrists and fingers swirling like strange, spiny flowers. Review | ‘13 Tongues’ is not enough to tell a story, but the vibe is glorious 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Its pollen was also spiny and powdery instead of the usual smooth and sticky, so it sticks but does not get stuck among the hairs of the plant bug’s body. Plant turns suspected crop pest into pollinator 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z While there are several types of lobster, such as the clawless spiny lobster and the blue European lobster, American lobsters are the most popular among consumers. To Save Whales, Don’t Eat Lobster, Watchdog Group Says 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Dr. Stanley also scanned specimens of the spiny mouse’s closest relatives — the link rat, brush-furred mouse and Rudd’s mouse. Quite a Tail: A Mouse Has Been Hiding Its Armor All This Time 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Beneath the altar he found the spear point as well as obsidian blades, spiny oyster shells and fragments of greenstone. Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z While I gawked at the scenery, Wong was busy prying spiny dogfish head sharks loose from our hooks — these bottom feeders are a common irritant while salmon fishing. Moochers welcome: How to catch a salmon the Seattle way 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Rondan said he removed a Mexican spiny tail iguana from Reynolds’ toilet. Florida woman surprised by uninvited iguana, in her toilet 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Until American lobster fisheries can reduce their impact on right whales, Seafood Watch is recommending lobster lovers select exclusively from spiny lobsters caught in Florida or California. To Save Whales, Don’t Eat Lobster, Watchdog Group Says 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z It is interesting to note that the “spiny” nature of this layer is an artifact of the staining process. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Chile’s famed Araucaria—commonly called monkey puzzle trees—soon appeared, their spiny branches curving jauntily upward like so many cats’ tails. ‘Myconauts’ aim to reveal the often hidden soil fungi that shape ecosystems 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z The X-ray images gave them insights into the fish’s paddle-like appendages, which the researchers now suspect are modified spiny growths. ‘Evolution Gone Crazy’: What Makes Sea Dragons So Strange 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The team examined several spiny Olenoides serratus trilobites collected from the Cambrian site. Before There Were Birds or Bees, This Is How Trilobites Made Babies 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Phallon Tullis-Joyce will insist it was the Pacific spiny lumpsucker, a bony fish with a suction cup pelvic fin that helps it attach to surfaces. Young star goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce hoping to make a splash for OL Reign in 2022 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z For a special meal, he sent a WhatsApp message to a Guna fisherman, who arrived with the largest Caribbean spiny lobsters I’ve ever seen — deftly prepared for grilling right before our eyes. A bucket-list sailing trip in Panama’s San Blas Islands 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Emerging from the pipe, the men untangled the mouse-size bats from their nets, a delicate process given the tangle of spiny wings in the mesh and the animals’ ice pick teeth. On the hunt for new viruses, this bat-trapping scientist hopes to prevent future pandemics 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z James Stavridis wrote recently, should be to make the island a “porcupine — a spiny and indigestible entity that could deter China from using force.” Ukraine's resistance offers a useful lesson to Taiwan 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Instead of having a spiny, triangular protopodite for processing food, they had a smooth, rounded structure attached to a short, flexible fingerlike endopodite that was just half the length of the creature’s other walking legs. Before There Were Birds or Bees, This Is How Trilobites Made Babies 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z “I just found one of my favorite marine animals in the Puget Sound, the Pacific spiny lumpsucker. I’m super stoked. They’re adorable.” Young star goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce hoping to make a splash for OL Reign in 2022 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z But these spiny reptiles are not actually lizards. Fossil Reveals Secrets of One of Nature’s Most Mysterious Reptiles 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z The nightmare of the Pacific spiny lumpsucker starts with the teeth: needle-sharp, lining the rim of bulbous lips. The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker Is Armed to the Teeth 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The Seattle Aquarium is not mincing words about a new fish exhibit featuring eight Pacific spiny lumpsuckers. Seattle Aquarium debuts new ‘swimming golf balls’ fish exhibit 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Instead of being near the head in the contemporary species, the modified legs are along the trilobite’s midsection, which places them in the perfect spot to latch onto the female’s spiny backside. Before There Were Birds or Bees, This Is How Trilobites Made Babies 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z From the outside, it looks like a spiny reptile curled into itself or some sort of prehistoric football. Try New Fruit. The Weirder, the Better. 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Living from shallow water to deep water and reaching impressive sizes, spiny starfish are abundant in Cornwall. Underwater Photographer of the Year winner revealed 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z But the nightmare passes quickly: The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is barely three inches long. The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker Is Armed to the Teeth 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z He surveyed Mexican deer, American crocodiles, Indian pythons, spiny dogfish, electric eels, armadillos and hundreds of other animals. Junk DNA Deforms Salamander Bodies 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The tiny, spiny and adorable hedgehog is helping to upend conventional wisdom about the origins of drug-resistant bacterial infections that kill thousands of people each year. Hedgehogs Are a Source of Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z While he was fishing one day at age 7, the fin of a spiny pinfish scratched his right eye, permanently impairing his distance vision and depth perception. Edward O. Wilson, Harvard naturalist often cited as heir to Darwin, dies at 92 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Investigators reviewed autopsy photos that showed she had numerous abrasions and contusions on her face that could possibly have been caused by the spiny exterior of the conch shell. A decades-old killing may have been solved with new forensic tech and DNA from a conch shell 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z In a study published in December in the Journal of Morphology, the researchers looked at how Pacific spiny lumpsuckers develop such armor and how they use it. The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker Is Armed to the Teeth 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The fence is lined with yucca and other spiny plants, and every time Nix approached the barrier, she had to step into a bed of prickly fronds. Texas clinic stopped performing abortions, but the anti-abortion activists haven’t left 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z His field hands pulled the season’s last remaining fruit from the spiny branches above. In Hard Times, Afghan Farmers Are Turning to Opium for Security 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Tall, bushy, spiny and fragrant, the pinyon pine is a beloved feature of the Mountain West — and not just for its beauty. Podcast: A matter of a piñon 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z One of the key species making a comeback after decades of overharvesting: the California spiny lobster. Oil spill puts spotlight on the magic and fragility of California’s coast 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The known range of Pacific spiny lumpsuckers stretches from the coast of Washington State up through western Canada and Alaska, across the Bering Sea to eastern Russia and down to northern Japan. The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker Is Armed to the Teeth 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Over the weekend, spiny lobster farmers in Southern California began setting traps for the start of their season. Fishermen and foodways begin to feel the squeeze of Orange County's oil spill 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z But inside, up a 110-foot set of concrete stairs — there’s no railing — the cartonlike sides reveal themselves as the walls of a courtyard, planted with tall, spiny succulents and other desert plants. An Architect Who’s Known for Aesthetic Purity and Counts Kanye West as a Client 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z All radiodonts shared three traits, Caron says: a circular mouth that looks like a pineapple cross-section and contains flesh-ripping teeth, a pair of spiny appendages in front of the mouth, and large compound eyes. This early ocean predator was a giant ‘swimming head’ 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Once-flourishing kelp forests — a critical habitat for abalone, fish and other creatures — are now vast urchin barrens, stretches of denuded ocean floor covered in spiny purple orbs. The ballad of Captain Dan: A California fisherman sailing the choppy waters of climate change 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is typically an ambush predator, sitting and waiting to suck in small fish, crustaceans or other creatures that pass by. The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker Is Armed to the Teeth 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Oregon's Department of Fish & Wildlife lists the salmon shark, spiny dogfish, soupfin shark, common thresher shark, basking shark, blue shark as native to its coastal waters, among others. What to know about sharks on U.S. coastlines 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that the diver died early Wednesday while preparing to harvest spiny lobsters off the Florida Keys. 1 dead, 1 injured in Florida’s 2-day lobster miniseason. 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z It's a great name, derived from the Greek for "hedgehog", or "spiny", "skin". 'Squiggly wiggly' fossils rise from a Jurassic sea 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z At this stage it is just starting to look like a small echidna, also known as spiny anteaters. Australian zoo welcomes rare echidna puggle 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z A Pacific spiny lumpsucker specimen under fluorescent light. The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker Is Armed to the Teeth 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Another important finding was that of the Cyprus spiny mouse, a rare endemic species not frequently found elsewhere on the island. Biologists defy Cyprus’ ethnic cleave to protect environment 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z The two-day event — held on the last Wednesday and Thursday in July — attracts thousands of people to the Florida Keys where the spiny crustacean is a local delicacy, the Miami Herald reported. 1 dead, 1 injured in Florida’s 2-day lobster miniseason. 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z For example, this year a study concluded that a 35 percent reduction in the fishing grounds for the California spiny lobster resulted in a 225 percent overall increase in catch after six years. Looking for Climate Solutions? Protect More Ocean, Researchers Find. 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it’s considering allowing more harvest of spiny dogfish in the 2021-22 fishing year. NOAA to allow more harvest of dogfish in coming year 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z The study found that Pacific spiny lumpsucker hatchlings start their lives with armor only around their mouths, where teeth would be. The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker Is Armed to the Teeth 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The movie saturates viewers with action especially as they deal with surviving an army of Punch Monkeys and a King Kong-sized spiny Mandrill while also giving the kiddies a lesson in family friendship and tenacity. ‘The Croods: The New Age’ 4K Ultra HD review 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Instead they get ready for a fight, raising themselves to full height by extending their long, spiny legs. The Epic, Absurdly Complex Battle between a Zombie Maker and Its Victim 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z “Most are spiny and angry, but not this one, with its leafless, jointed stems and then those wonderful flowers. I wish more people would grow them again.” With Summer Nearly Over, It’s Time to Think About Houseplants 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Fishermen brought more than 18 million pounds of spiny dogfish to docks in 2019. NOAA to allow more harvest of dogfish in coming year 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z “The spiny lobster is a Long Beach animal, not a Monterey animal,” he said. Column: Sharks moving north, redwood growth slowing, mosquitoes biting — this is California's altered state 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z The mini-season typically draws thousands of people to hunt for their bag limit of spiny lobsters. Houston man jailed after getting jump on mini-lobster season 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z On a shallow reef in the Florida Keys, a young Caribbean spiny lobster returns from a night of foraging for tasty mollusks and enters its narrow den. Animals Use Social Distancing to Avoid Disease 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z They saw four different kinds of turtles - the three-toed box turtle, red eared sliders, eastern spiny softshell and a common snapping turtle. Mississippi boy scouts find wildlife, fun on river in Ozarks 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z While Tome's spiny rat is widely found in tropical forests in the Americas, it readily occupies regrowth and forest fragments. How deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humans 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z McGee, a herpetologist, studies the habitat and behavior of Yarrow’s spiny lizard, a reptile native to the Southwestern United States. Amid protests against racism, scientists move to strip offensive names from journals, prizes, and more 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z That led to a near-total reliance on that market and a sense of complacency: By the beginning of this year, 95 percent of Australia’s spiny lobsters were being shipped to sellers and restaurants in China. Break the China Habit? Lobsters, Lights and Toilets Show How Hard It Is 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z The first thing he did on his honeymoon in Greece was look for the spiny beasts. Spiny and delicious, sea urchins shine in a new documentary 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z In fall, the tree would erupt again, this time in spiny burrs sheltering sweetness. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Scientists uncovered the ancient arthropods in a formation they described as similar to modern-day migrating spiny lobsters. In Case You Missed It 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z The cars became trapped when drivers slowed down to wade through the thicket of tumbleweed, then were slowly covered by even more spiny plants, Thorson said. Wind-driven tumbleweeds piled on Richland highway trap cars, truck 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z The average price paid to fishermen for spiny lobsters caught off the San Diego coast — many of which are shipped to China — is nearly half what it was a few years ago. Newsletter: Fires, blackouts and the year that was 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Multiple species of rockfish, slow-growing creatures with spiny fins and colorful names like canary, darksplotched and yellow eye, were the hardest hit. West Coast fishery rebounds in rare conservation ‘home run’ 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Harris won a Tony Award — her fifth — for a performance that Kerr called a “generous, spiny, proud, bemusedly defiant, subtly yielding evocation of Emily Dickinson’s mornings, twilights, and sometimes busy midnights.” William Luce, playwright of ‘The Belle of Amherst’ and ‘Barrymore,’ dies at 88 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The spiny round particles are called spherical nucleic acids. The Power of Spheres 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Back at Australia Zoo, Robert contends with a tiny bird with a huge attitude, while Bindi has her hands full bathing 3 Foot, a spiny anteater with skin allergies and a touchy temperament. What's on TV Saturday and Sunday talk shows: 'Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration' on HBO 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z The species taken included: Florida box turtles, Eastern box turtles, striped mud turtles, Florida mud turtles, chicken turtles, Florida softshell turtles, Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtles, spotted turtles and diamondback terrapins. Two suspects charged in largest seizure of turtles in recent history, FWC says 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z The year’s spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day is on Saturday, Oct. Vermont seeks help to prepare for turtle nesting season 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Others resembled woolly tubes, spiny cupcakes or geometric pincushions you might find in the ocean deep. Welcome to the Cactus & Succulent Show, the Comic-Con of the cactus world 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z New signs featuring a picture of a hedgehog are to appear on UK roads to warn motorists of potential hazards caused by the spiny creatures and other small wildlife. Hedgehog features in new road warning sign 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Vorontsova’s search for spiny wild aubergines in Tanzania and Kenya ended the same way. ‘Frightening’ number of plant extinctions found in global survey 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z The spiny object appears wormlike, but with a tight crust of ivory-colored thorns. ‘Weird’ dead thing found on N. Carolina’s Outer Banks. Experts are stumped 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z In addition to threatened spiny softshell turtles, these nest sites are also used by map turtles, painted turtles and snapping turtles. Vermont seeks help to prepare for turtle nesting season 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z K is an acritarch, the frequently spiny biological equivalent of a UFO. What the Heck Are These Fossils? 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Fishermen catch spiny dogfish from Maine to North Carolina on the East Coast for use as food, though there is a limited market for the shark in the United States. Harvest of shark species to be cut to avoid overfishing 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z She would decipher my spiny scrawl and, on her electric typewriter, retype every letter and postcard. My Last Letter from My Mother 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z Besides the gold and the carved and polished stones were spiny oyster shells from the warm waters off the Ecuadorian coast, nearly 2,000km away. Archaeologists discover 'exceptional' site at Lake Titicaca 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z A quarter of the way through our walk, I ask him about a particularly spiny tree. How Coyote Peterson got millions of subscribers on his YouTube channel 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z At least 17 people have gotten sick and two people have been hospitalized with Salmonella after getting a little too close to their spiny, fuzzy friends. Snuggling hedgehogs isn’t worth the salmonella says the CDC 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z About 60 dead spiny dogfish sharks washed up on beaches in New Jersey over the weekend, according to authorities. Dead dogfish sharks wash up on New Jersey beaches, officials say 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z It also tagged “medium spiny neurons,” which occupy most of the striatum as well as neurons in other regions, including the hypothalamus. A Genetic Basis for Insomnia Emerges from the Twilight 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Hefting bags and babies, they climbed a muddy dirt path that cut through spiny brushlands, walking toward the agents, who awaited them at a gap in the border wall. Border Patrol Facilities Put Detainees With Medical Conditions at Risk 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z The amazing photographs include one of a glowing spiny lobster riding a purple jellyfish in the waters off Kailua Kona, Hawaii. Stunning images show neon squid, sea butterflies and other creatures in deep reaches of Pacific Ocean 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Scaly, spiny and snaggletoothed, soaring through the sky on leathery wings. ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’: Third film soars with extraordinary visuals 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Atlantic spiny dogfish sharks are commercially fished within New Jersey waters, according to The Associated Press. Dead dogfish sharks wash up on New Jersey beaches, officials say 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z “What attracted the gardening public to succulents in the first place was largely the Echeverias, because they looked like roses, floral and symmetrical, and they’re not spiny or treacherous,” she said. Succulent Smugglers Descend on California 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z It features an eclectic mix of dishes such as spiny lobster with brain jelly and shiso; dry-aged pheasant with berries and abalone and mushrooms glazed in grilled liver butter. Heroic Deli opens wine bar and Teddy’s Red Tacos has new location in this week’s restaurant news 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z The attic, encrusted with dark, spiny ooze, is a horror story all its own, a house of despair. Awful aquariums, a dollhouse of horrors: One artist's disturbing worlds, in miniature 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z If your recipient isn’t interested in geoduck clams or spiny scallops, they may appreciate the equally charming works on seasonal wildflowers or fruit and vegetables. The ultimate holiday gift guide In 2017, he and his colleagues showed that macrophages, immune cells that are a key orchestrator of inflammation that is typically associated with scarring, are also required for regenerative healing in spiny mice6. Unlocking the secrets of scar-free skin healing 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z The harpoon carries a spiny hollow tube that injects venom after it strikes a victim. Jellyfish almost killed this scientist. Now, she wants to save others from their fatal venom 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission says a recent assessment of the shark’s population shows a decline in the number of spiny dogfish. Dogfish population declines off East Coast, as will harvest 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z His spiny lobster catch has been hit with costly tariffs as part of the White House’s trade war with China, yet he supports President Trump, and Mr. Curbelo, anyway. In a Florida Swing District, an ‘Inconvenient’ Republican Holds On 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z California’s spiny lobster season opened at 6 a.m. Teen attacked by shark at Southern California beach 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z But what he and his colleagues found was much more intriguing: spiny mouse wounds heal relatively scar free5. Unlocking the secrets of scar-free skin healing 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z My favorite one is the Pacific spiny lumpsucker picture. How scientists captured a stunning, hellish menagerie of half-dissolved creatures 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Behind the figure and rising above her body, a row of spiny cactuses visually impales the now-serene young woman as if on a bed of nails. Review: The ghosts of Mexico's missing women animate Judithe Hernández’s brooding debut at the Museum of Latin American Art 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The process involved Mr. Kelly’s carefully measuring a real spiny lobster in inches, before converting it into feet, then bolting the structure’s 22 pieces together in midair. For Sale: 55-Foot-Tall Lobster. Owners in a Pinch. Can You Help? 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Monadjem: There was the giant rat, there were spiny mice, there were soft-furred mice that I caught quite commonly in the traps. How Google Earth led a team of scientists to discover an untouched mountaintop rainforest 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The spiny mouse is one of only a few mammalian models of skin regeneration. Unlocking the secrets of scar-free skin healing 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z About 90 percent of the spiny lobsters caught by the Keys fleet go to China, Piton said, adding he estimates that 97 percent of his own catch goes to China. Florida lobster fishermen fear trade war amid Irma recovery 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission stopped a boat in Islamorada in the Florida Keys and found about 20 spiny lobsters in a netted bag. Lobster miniseason is underway in Florida 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z After sharks were seriously overfished around Australia, for instance, the octopus population increased dramatically and preyed heavily on spiny lobsters—decreasing the crustacean population and causing hardship to local lobster fishermen. Sympathy for the Devil: Shark Week Should Remind Us Humans Are the Apex Predator 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z He was also fined $1,000 and was ordered to forfeit his fishing gear and any other spiny lobsters seized by U.S. Serial lobster poacher gets jail time But one branch of mammals doesn’t suckle: the egg-laying monotremes, which include today’s platypus and echidna, or spiny anteater. Got milk? Even the first mammals knew how to suckle 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Piton said lobster fishermen just have to wait and see whether Chinese buyers will still find Florida spiny lobsters cost-effective to export. Florida lobster fishermen fear trade war amid Irma recovery 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Many genes for intelligence were expressed in the “medium spiny neurons” which are part of the basal ganglia, clusters of neurons deep in the brain involved in learning, cognition, and emotion. Hundreds of new genes may underlie intelligence—but also autism and depression 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z It couldn’t have outrun even a human, and that’s why it had a spiny club at the tip of its tail, Horner says: it used it to defend itself against the more agile T. rex. Were real dinosaurs as bulletproof as they are in Jurassic World? 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Roaches also have spiny legs, so if you push the bug too deep down by using tweezers or a Q-tip, you risk tearing apart your eardrum. Your ears are cockroach heaven and that’s why they keep crawling in there 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Among the finds were 124 species and eight subspecies believed to be new to science, like the spiny rat, whiptail lizard and orchid below. Is This the World’s Most Diverse National Park? 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The average price per pound of spiny lobsters has averaged around $8 over the last several years, according to data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Florida lobster fishermen fear trade war amid Irma recovery 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Silva affixed each piece to the 200-foot-long dragon, and the community’s creations soon spanned the creature’s long twisting body and its curved and spiny back. 5-year-old brings a mystical mosaic dragon back to life 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Unlike red urchins, the spiny purple urchins are no one’s idea of a favorite meal, whether human or otter. Returning otters to undersea world failing in their absence 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Bartlett and colleagues spent days working in 100 Fahrenheit heat at a care facility in one of the tortoises natural habitats - the spiny forests on the island’s southwestern coast. Thousands of rare tortoises rescued from dealers in Madagascar 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The study was an offshoot of a larger survey of 12 shark species, including the four-foot smooth dogfish, the spiny dogfish and Atlantic sharpnose shark — all relatively small. Warm ocean waters bring an unwelcome resident to the Outer Banks: Bull sharks 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z There won’t be any red shell throwing or bananas along the route, so if you’re leading the pack then you don’t need to worry about a surprise spiny shell at all. Mario invades Google Maps to help you avoid bananas while driving 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z The results parallel another study of Hawaii’s “spiny leg” Tetragnatha spiders, also by Gillespie. Why does evolution sometimes repeat itself? Spider-eating spiders may hold the answer 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z But in reality there’s a lot more going on beneath their spiny exteriors. Starfish Can See in the Dark (among Other Amazing Abilities) 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z “We got poked and scratched by spiny branches when crawling through to access the animals,” said Bartlett. Thousands of rare tortoises rescued from dealers in Madagascar 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z “Some of these habitats, like the spiny forest, are unlike anything else on the planet, with baobab trees, spectacular succulents, and octopus trees.” 7 New Giant Bug Species Are Extremely Aggressive 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Twenty-six switchbacks twist up the west face of Sauk Mountain, a well-worn trail to a spiny steeple of rock a mile above the Skagit River valley. Pair of intrepid musicians climb Cascades summits to play 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z Their spiny silica-based spicules grow and branch to form wicked shapes, from thin needles to spiked spheres. How sponges ‘spike’ themselves with glass 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Although highly popular as a food, the large, spiny, tropical durian is banned from hotels and public transport in Singapore and Malaysia, because of its penetratingly pungent odour. How the Durian Got its Sulfuric Stench 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z The waterside restaurant and bar serves simple seafood—order a three-pound spiny lobster, fresh off the grill, and pair it with a bottle of rosé. 25 Trips to Take in Your Lifetime 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Scientists captured 50 male turtles in ponds in southeastern Oklahoma belonging to four species: western chicken turtles, Mississippi mud turtles, common musk turtles, and spiny softshell turtles. If you want to give a turtle an erection, use a vibrator 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z A Kitsap County man dove off a dock in Liberty Bay Wednesday evening, headfirst into a school of spiny dogfish sharks. ‘Crikey, mate’: Kitsap County man dives in after shark, catches it with his bare hands 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z It projected the outline of the spiny creature on a security agent’s screen. A 20-Pound Lobster Impresses Airport Security, but It’s No Record Breaker 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z The pitch pine’s rugged form and spiny cones belie a gentle presence. Farewell, giant pine: Climate change kills a champion at Washington Park Arboretum 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z To understand, it may help to consider violins and the California spiny lobster. Why Are Basketball Games So Squeaky? Consider the Spiny Lobster 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z A male spiny softshell turtle being vibrated on the tail. If you want to give a turtle an erection, use a vibrator 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Lowry said the spiny dogfish is known to live along the Pacific coast, and was recently listed as an endangered species. ‘Crikey, mate’: Kitsap County man dives in after shark, catches it with his bare hands 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The Pacific spiny dogfish can live 70 years and does not reach sexual maturity until age 40. Harvesting sharks could be key to saving them 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z It’s a human skull resting in the center of an ocotillo – the desert plant with long, spiny arms that bloom red in the spring. 19,444 gallons of water in the desert: how volunteers save lives at the US border 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The spiny lobster became the first known example among animals of the stick-slip phenomenon, a deeply studied principle of science and engineering. Why Are Basketball Games So Squeaky? Consider the Spiny Lobster 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z But the reef spans the mouth of the Amazon and is already known to be home to more than 60 species of sponges, 73 species of fish, spiny lobsters and stars. First images of unique Brazilian coral reef at mouth of Amazon 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The photos were striking, appearing almost black and white and even snowy or icy, with just the tips of the vines poking above floodwaters and the reflection of a large, spiny tree. AP PHOTOS: Eerie, icy-looking: Vineyard flooding catches eye 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Red Lobster is a major purchaser of Caribbean spiny lobster, a species that lives in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean. The Freaky Food Chain Behind Your Lobster Dinner 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The spiny characters with spikes on their shells are also little bigger so they’re easier to see. Shigeru Miyamoto Explains Nintendo's New iPhone Game 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z And, it now occurs to her, the same goes for something else, something more widely seen around Duke than a spiny lobster. Why Are Basketball Games So Squeaky? Consider the Spiny Lobster 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The spiny mouse is one of few mammals capable of regeneration. Animal models: Unlock your inner salamander : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Or for echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters - another iconic Australian species found to carry the unusual hormone. Platypus venom paves way to possible diabetes treatment - BBC News 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Without them, the Caribbean spiny lobster fishery, which generates more than $450 million a year, would not be as robust as it is. The Freaky Food Chain Behind Your Lobster Dinner 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Other exported species include map turtles, named after the light markings on their shells; river cooters; souther painted turtes; and spiny softshells and common snapping turtles, especially prized for the food market in China. Will America's Turtles Be Eaten Into Extinction? 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Other sea star species, including spiny pink star, also declined. Sea star disease hit some Salish Sea species hard 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Initially, the skin-healing process looked similar to that of other rodents, but after about 20 days, rather than the typical hairless scar, the spiny mice started to regrow hair follicles. Animal models: Unlock your inner salamander : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z In this photo provided by charter boat company Sanctuary Marine Bermuda, Tristan Loescher holds up a 14-pound spiny lobster he caught while fishing on Oct. Fisherman reels in whopper of a lobster in Bermuda 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z How spiny lobsters are able to dig them up remains a mystery. The Freaky Food Chain Behind Your Lobster Dinner 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Licensed harvesters bag a spiny softshell turtle at their farm in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Will America's Turtles Be Eaten Into Extinction? 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Caribbean spiny lobsters are officially listed as "data deficient" by the IUCN, with further research needed on its conservation status. Massive 14-Pound Lobster Caught This supports the idea that regeneration in mammals such as the spiny mice evolved in the same manner as regeneration in salamanders. Animal models: Unlock your inner salamander : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The dramatic increase in the number of perch, smallmouth bass and other spiny ray species prompted the rehab. Two lakes east of Cascades offer good autumn fishing with catch limits lifted this month 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z This process, called chemotaxis, is seen in present day crustaceans like spiny lobsters, which also line up in an antennae-to-tail procession as they migrate. Marching One by One, Trilobites Traversed the Seafloor 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Red sea urchin: The spiny critters also don't seem to age much and are estimated to live about 200 years. These animals outlive humans: Top 10 longest living critters 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z During a mad rush to harvest spiny lobsters in the Florida Keys this week, an NFL legend was bitten by a shark. Shark Bites Football Star During Lobster Hunt Frenzy Consider the story of the African spiny mouse. Animal models: Unlock your inner salamander : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The restriction applies to all shark species except spiny dogfish. NY state extends restrictions on hooks for shark fishing 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z The waters off the island chain account for nearly all the spiny lobster harvest in the U.S. Spiny lobster research panel planned in Florida Keys 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z By midnight, the spiny mammals freely roamed Hamburg’s green spaces. Roly-Poly Hedgehogs Loving Life in the City Florida's recreational "mini season" for spiny lobsters occurs on the final Wednesday and Thursday of July each year. Shark Bites Football Star During Lobster Hunt Frenzy Cuba and the U.S. share several fisheries, including spiny lobster. Cuban scientists will meet US counterparts in Florida Keys 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z They also collected eggs from spiny softshell and snapping turtle nests since flooding effects those species as well. Students work to preserve endangered turtles 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Unlike other rodents, the spiny mouse — a nocturnal mouse found in northern Africa — menstruates regularly, according to a study published in bioRxiv earlier this month. This rodent's menstrual cycle is similar to humans' — and that could be good for science 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z The scientists also dissected uteri taken from four spiny mice, each at a different stage of the menstrual cycle. First rodent found with a human-like menstrual cycle 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Today, spiny mountain crayfish - a genus called Euastacus - live in dwindling patches of eastern Australia. Ancient crayfish and worms may die out together - BBC News 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, they found over 60 species of sponges, 73 species of fish, spiny lobsters, stars and much other reef life. Huge coral reef discovered at Amazon river mouth 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z In a first for arthropods, the spiny animal kept its brood tethered to its body as it swam Earth’s seas 430 million years ago. This Bizarre Creature Flew Its Babies Like Kites Okay so let’s be clear: the spiny mouse’s menstrual cycle doesn’t actually follow that of humans. This rodent's menstrual cycle is similar to humans' — and that could be good for science 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z A spiny leg tore through its fabric and impaled a corner of my sleeping bag. Genius loci : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z A decade later, though, a spiny eel wriggles in her stomach whenever she thinks about it. Should a Sibling Be Told She’s Adopted? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, Sturm worries about what the findings mean for some of the refuge’s more vulnerable species, such as the spiny softshell turtle. Why Are These Males Growing Eggs? Next to them is a huge sand sculpture of a spiny limacodid caterpillar: even at the seaside, there is no escape from Dad's work. Entomology: A life of insects and ire : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Whether they’re fluffy, scaly or spiny, mighty or meek, quadruped, winged or finny, this year again the surprising world of animals doesn’t disappoint. 50 Amazing Animal Photos of 2015 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Residents have developed sustainable fishery methods to capture spiny lobster, even as ocean conditions and sea level are changing, and they’re teaching them to neighbors. This Canada Island Is Losing Ground But Not Losing Hope 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z They thrashed through unforgiving thickets of spiny, prickly plants. Can Extinct Giant Tortoises Be Brought Back to Life? 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z No other population of spiny softshell turtle exists in New England or Quebec, though it is found elsewhere in North America. Why Are These Males Growing Eggs? The fish flexes its body back and forth to move, and its spiny pectoral fin provides additional leverage. Which Fish Can Live Out of Water? 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z It is home to a large population of sea turtles, spiny lobsters and contains what is considered one of Cuba’s most robust coral reefs. US, Cuba sign first environmental accord since thaw 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z To celebrate Walt Disney’s beloved and iconic character, we’ve compiled 11 pictures of cute, cuddly, and spiny mice, most of which are from National Geographic’s Photo Ark. For Mickey Mouse’s Birthday, 11 Pictures of Real Mice 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z When Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos Islands in 1835, hundreds of thousands of giant tortoises were clambering around the spiny shrubs and cacti amid active volcanoes. Can Extinct Giant Tortoises Be Brought Back to Life? 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z In the fall, more than 20,000 migrating ducks will converge here, and in the summer, one of the refuge’s rarest species, spiny softshell turtles, will bask and forage on its gravelly beaches and sandbars. Why Are These Males Growing Eggs? One Wednesday morning in late October, the delivery consisted of 12 pounds of halibut, 10 pounds of whelks, 40 pounds of spiny lobster, 70 pounds of ridgeback shrimp and 17 pounds of lingcod. How L.A.'s number one restaurant is using a sustainable seafood delivery service 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Many front lawns now feature undulating feather grass and pots filled with spiny succulents, neither of which need much water. In Drought-Ridden California, the Classic Lawn Loses Ground 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Golden spiny mice are known for their prickly coats. For Mickey Mouse’s Birthday, 11 Pictures of Real Mice 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z The volunteers will work to improve the nesting beaches for the state’s threatened spiny softshell turtles and other turtle species. Vermont Fish and Wildlife to prepare beaches for turtles 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z "It looked like a modern spiny mouse, which is also quite cute." 'Cute ancient furball' fossil unearthed - BBC News 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z It's not clear, for example, whether the animal's spiny fur was widespread among other mammals at the time, or a unique adaptation. This prehistoric animal was like a cross between a hedgehog and an anteater 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z They snap photos of the drooping green Islamic flags and the spiny pine tree planted in her honor. An Afghan woman’s murder has led to sound and fury, but little justice 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Golden spiny mice are known for their prickly coats. For Mickey Mouse’s Birthday, 11 Pictures of Real Mice 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z What begins as practicality evolves into spiny principle: he’s a dreamy realist, a civic puzzle-solver, which proves to be its own kind of idealism. The Rise of Do-Gooder TV 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Another local fisherman responded, suggesting a location rife with the spiny bottom dwellers. Taking Philadelphia fishing to the extreme 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Long and spiny like the tail of some steel porcupine, the strips are hurled into the road to flatten a fleeing suspect’s tires, ideally ending a dangerous pursuit in just moments. Officers’ Deaths Revive Concerns Over Dangers of Spike Strips 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z He also works a great deal with conch and the wonderful, spiny anegada lobster, found throughout these parts. Farm-To-Table Philosophy Rules At Rosewood's Luxurious Caribbean Hotels 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Golden spiny mice are known for their prickly coats. For Mickey Mouse’s Birthday, 11 Pictures of Real Mice 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z A new species of frog discovered in Ecuador is the first vertebrate known to change its skin texture from smooth to spiny, researchers say. A Frog That Can Change Skin Texture 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Almost all other anomalocaridids were active beasts of prey which grabbed their quarry with their spiny head limbs. Fossils of Huge Sea Creature Shine Light on Early Arthropod Evolution 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z The oriental rat flea, the tropical rat mite, the spine rat louse, and the spiny rat mite were all unevenly distributed among the 133 rats. The flea that carried the bubonic plague lives in New York City 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z A live scallop with white truffle and salted butter, the grouper with delicate matsutake mushrooms, a spiny lobster ravioli, and uni beneath soft-scrambled egg stand out — but so does practically every dish. Special restaurants for grown-ups: Pistola, Providence, Spago 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z On his desk lay a small white sculpture with spiny protrusions, like a piece of bleached coral. The Excrement Experiment 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z The result, which débuted last weekend, is as spiny and audacious as the original, but very different, because it isn’t aimed at “celebreality” or network sitcoms, now dated targets. “The Comeback” Comes Back 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z To our eyes, these animals look very alien: they have a head with a pair of spiny grasping appendages and a circular mouth surrounded by toothed plates. Fossils of Huge Sea Creature Shine Light on Early Arthropod Evolution 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z The proposed rule would require exporters to get permits before shipping the common snapping turtle, the Florida softshell turtle, the smooth softshell turtle and the spiny softshell turtle. US: International trade threatens native turtles 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z A report about the survey states Atlantic cod, mackerel and spiny dogfish counts were “greatly reduced” from previous fall trawls. Maine and New Hampshire fish survey gets low count 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z Altogether, about 84 percent of groundfish, including species of flatfish — Dover sole, English sole and Pacific sanddabs — and the spiny dogfish, a species of spark, are now in the higher two categories. 21 fish you no longer have to feel guilty about eating 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Nearby, a spiny Caribbean lobster tiptoe along a multicolored reef. Great Maya Reef offers exotic dive 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Tuna, some sharks, and the leatherback turtle, for example, generate more heat than other fish and reptiles, while the echidna, Australia's spiny egg-laying mammal, shows an un-mammalian inability to maintain a constant body temperature. Dinos neither warm nor cold blooded 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Grasshoppers ricocheted off his face and chest, latched onto his bare arms and tangled “their spiny legs” into his hair. Books: ‘The Infested Mind’: How Humans Think About Insects 2014-04-14T20:40:10Z Nearby is the even older Boedaspis ensifer, its festive nimbus of spiny streamers pointing every which way like the ribbons of a Chinese dancer. Basics: When Trilobites Ruled the World 2014-03-03T22:50:21Z This continuous motion might not sound very restful but a study of spiny dogfish sharks found the swimming activity was actually controlled by the spinal cord, not the brain. Busting the myths of animal sleep 2014-03-03T01:34:38Z A new study published in March reported that the opaline secretion actively masked the chemosensory and motor neurons of the sea hares’ top predator – spiny lobsters. Top Ten Strangest Animal Moments of 2013 2013-12-26T16:45:03.961Z Some latched onto my bare arms and a few tangled their spiny legs into my hair. Insects both fascinate and repel. A new book explains why. 2013-11-25T21:13:29Z For instance, the spiny turtle – alternatively known as a cog-wheel turtle – has a spiky-edged shell that makes it look like its carrying a gear wheel flat on its back. Gears allow planthopper to super jump in the right direction, report says 2013-09-12T18:00:00Z In addition, Saddle Ridge, a spiny natural buffer between the town and the mine, would be demolished. In Australia, Signs of a Tilt in Economic Equilibrium 2013-08-13T17:47:03Z Alder’s excellent fish and chips is made from spiny dogfish, which looks like a small, dimwitted shark who’s lost his dentures. Restaurants: Restaurant Review: Alder in the East Village 2013-07-09T20:29:43Z So much so, that in the experiments, the spiny lobsters didn’t even notice when food was offered to them right in front of their spiny lobster equivalent of a nose. Top Ten Strangest Animal Moments of 2013 2013-12-26T16:45:03.961Z When a species is as endangered as the spiny turtle, each individual is so important. Rare spiny turtle hatches at zoo 2013-06-18T10:58:11Z Maybe the SAPAP3 knockouts were suffering from a lack of inhibition, where their medium spiny neurons remained active, and their behavior failed to change. OCD and Optogenetics: Lighting the brain up to shut a behavior down 2013-06-17T14:15:02.597Z The same sort of symbols one might see on a subway train were scattered along the spiny forest last month. As Vandals Take to National Parks, Some Point to Social Media 2013-06-05T01:43:42Z He dropped the fish to the bottom of the boat and we saw the he’d broken off its spiny dorsal fin and both pectoral fins. Scientist at Work Blog: Empty Nets on the Mekong 2013-05-06T10:29:38Z A microscopic picture of pollen from the spiny shrub known as Chaenomeles. Spring is Here, and So is the Pollen 2013-05-01T15:36:33Z An inability to form its spiny shell would devastate the species, which thrives on rocky shores off North America’s west coast. Can Evolution Beat Climate Change? 2013-04-15T10:15:00.393Z Still from video of spiny lobster attacking a sea hare. Sea hares thwart spiny lobster attack with goo 2013-03-30T15:15:00.373Z The survey began amid concerns that the spiny mammals are facing a serious decline in the UK. In Pictures: Hedgehog health survey 2013-02-02T00:25:23Z And regardless of our efforts to control this spiny exotic, it's clear that the lionfish is here to stay. Scientist at Work Blog: For the Social Wrasse, News, Good and Bad 2012-12-17T17:38:48Z A microscopic picture of pollen from the spiny shrub known as Chaenomeles. Spring is Here, and So is the Pollen 2013-05-01T15:36:33Z Lagoon sand shrimps, native oysters, black bream, spiny lobsters and short snouted seahorses to name just a few. UK seas to gain 31 marine conservation zones 2012-12-13T13:22:44Z But all the glistening rockfish and purple spiny artichokes in the world weren’t as exciting as the people sampling them. In Monaco, a Glittering Reminder That France Put the Haute in Cuisine 2012-11-20T08:05:20Z African spiny mice now offer scientists new opportunities to investigate such possibilities. African Spiny Mice Regenerate Missing Body Parts la Salamanders 2012-10-05T17:15:10.557Z The crown of thorns starfish, a spiny creature that can reach the size of a hubcap, pushes out and widens its stomach, spreading potent enzymes that convert the coral's live components into a digestible soup. Green Blog: Worrisome Measure of Decline at Great Barrier Reef 2012-10-01T22:56:27Z A study in the journal analyzes the African spiny mouse, which can lose up to 60 percent of its brittle skin when escaping from predators. Health Buzz: Can Humans Heal Scar-Free? 2012-09-27T14:24:00Z Pieces of a spiny mouse's hide rip off in the clutches of an attacker, the rodent scoots free—and then the skin grows back, almost as good as new. Mice Save Their Skin by Shedding It 2012-09-26T18:00:00Z Some African spiny mice lost up to 60% of the skin from their backs, says the study published in the journal Nature. 'Scar free healing' clue in mice 2012-09-26T17:05:30Z Every time one of the captured spiny mice struggled in his grasp, its skin peeled off. African Spiny Mice Regenerate Missing Body Parts la Salamanders 2012-10-05T17:15:10.557Z The best documented one is the case of two closely related species of spiny mice inhabiting the “Evolution Canyon” in Israel. Tigers take to the night - for peaceful coexistence with humans 2012-09-04T15:45:00.203Z Rather than forming a scar of collagen I to cover the lost skin like other mammals do, the spiny mouse uses collagen III, which completely replaces the lost cells and creates new, normal tissue. Health Buzz: Can Humans Heal Scar-Free? 2012-09-27T14:24:00Z The weak skin of African spiny mice helps them escape predators. Mice Save Their Skin by Shedding It 2012-09-26T18:00:00Z The spiny forest of southwest Madagascar, home to baobabs covered in paisley-patterned fungus and giant pipe-cleaner-like plants, contains more endemic species of plant than any other ecosystem on the island. Last stand of the spider tortoise 2012-09-02T23:58:17Z On a cellular level, typical mouse skin and African spiny mouse skin look more or less the same. African Spiny Mice Regenerate Missing Body Parts la Salamanders 2012-10-05T17:15:10.557Z Clinton says this new species, like the Kermadec spiny dogfish he recently described, is confined to the northern part of the Kermadec Ridge. Kermadecs Islands: Shark fishing with Clinton Duffy 2012-08-13T18:45:00.190Z Along with the ability to regenerate skin and regrow hair, its takes the spiny mouse 77 percent less energy to create a lesion, compared to a regular mouse. Health Buzz: Can Humans Heal Scar-Free? 2012-09-27T14:24:00Z The spiny mouse's wounds heal more quickly as well. Mice Save Their Skin by Shedding It 2012-09-26T18:00:00Z Camera-traps were also deployed to study the burial of seeds and their subsequent theft by rival agoutis, with other species such as spiny rats occasionally getting in on the act. Rodent thieves 'forest saviours' 2012-07-17T07:38:45Z In mechanical tests, Seifert discovered that it takes nearly 77 times more energy to break typical mouse skin than to tear African spiny mouse skin. African Spiny Mice Regenerate Missing Body Parts la Salamanders 2012-10-05T17:15:10.557Z Ultimately, most seeds were consumed by agoutis—or by the occasional land crab, squirrel or spiny rat. Cache Crop: Rodents May Have Replaced Extinct Megafauna as Seed Dispersers [VIDEO] 2012-07-16T22:45:00.207Z Cut the tops off the artichokes, about 1 inch from the end, and snip the spiny tops off the remaining leaves. Recipes for Health: Summer Aioli Feast — Recipes for Health 2012-07-02T18:33:32Z Seifert's team investigated the mechanism of regeneration by punching holes in the ears of spiny mice. Mice Save Their Skin by Shedding It 2012-09-26T18:00:00Z Through a happy coincidence, the spiny lobster fishing season runs from July through February and the prime sport fishing season on Ascension Bay runs from March through June. Finding Work From Fly-Fishing’s Popularity in Mexico 2012-06-19T03:31:00Z Instead of arranging new collagen fibers in the tough, dense networks typical of scars, the spiny mice’s new collagen scaffolding was similar to that in healthy skin. African Spiny Mice Regenerate Missing Body Parts la Salamanders 2012-10-05T17:15:10.557Z The lizard is a small, spiny reptile that lives in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas, and had been listed as endangered by state officials in New Mexico. Rare Lizard Is Protected, but Not Put on Endangered List 2012-06-14T03:41:14Z Their buggy eyes, gnarly canine teeth, spiny fins and mottled brown skin deem them as one of the ugliest creatures in the sea. Lingcod might not be the prettiest, but anglers sure seem to love them 2012-05-12T22:30:05Z Fruit spiny, obliquely ovoid and gibbous, beaked, bursting irregularly. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z Character gradients in the spiny pocket mouse, Liomys irroratus. The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico 2012-04-06T02:00:23.953Z Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z It has been caught in the curious basket-like trap which the dragon makes with its spiny legs all held together, and it is being crushed and chewed by the great jaws. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z Hominin bones that virtually never survive the ravages of deep time have turned up here: a paper-thin shoulder blade, the delicate sliver that is the first rib, pea-size finger bones, vertebrae with spiny projections intact. First of Our Kind: Could Australopithecus sediba Be Our Long Lost Ancestor? 2012-03-20T15:15:04.437Z Seeds flattened.—Leaves thick and fleshy, often with cartilaginous or spiny teeth, clustered at the base of the many-flowered scape, from a thick fibrous-rooted crown. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z Acanthus.—Bold handsome plants, with stately spikes, 2 to 3 ft. high, of flowers with spiny bracts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Description.—Black, glossed with bronzy; a white collar round the neck, rather broader in front; tail spiny, slightly forked: whole length 8·5 inches, wing 7·5, tail 2·8. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z However, it was but a spiny sun-fish with 63 blue and scarlet and yellow gills. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Leaves are about one inch long, oval-shaped, with five spiny teeth. Our Flowering Shrubs and how to know them 2012-02-18T03:00:16.030Z The western form has more rigid leaves and more tuberculate and spiny cones. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z A. gummifer and some other similar species of Western Asia, low, spiny shrubs, yield the gum tragacanth of commerce. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Tragacanth, trag′a-kanth, n. a name given to several low spiny shrubs of the genus Astragalus, found in western Asia, as well as to the mucilaginous substance or gum derived from them. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z One of the strangest plants that thrives in these tracts of nutrient-poor soil is a spiny, purple-flowered genus called Philcoxia, which inexplicably grows with its leaves buried underground. Meat-Eating Plant Traps Victims Underground 2012-01-09T20:02:00Z The low, spiny, deciduous trees of the scrub forest and the grasses and scattered trees in the savannas provide little shelter. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Stem diffusely much branched; leaves pinnately lobed or spinulose-toothed; heads sessile, the middle scales of the ovoid involucre spiny; pappus none; flowers purple; root annual.—Seaports, The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z In each of the several stories of the flower-cluster there are usually a number of the exquisitely delicate flowers in bloom at once, standing above the hemisphere of densely crowded, spiny calyx-tips. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Here again Mervyn conjured up another picture as he contemplated the great spiny dorsal fin and black stripes of a really finely conditioned perch. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Critically endangered species including the Portuguese spiny dogfish and the porbeagle shark. EU Proposes Ban on Shark Finning 2011-11-21T20:45:05.203Z The first half is spiny with the after division rayed and soft. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z Shrubby, often spiny plants, with alternate and entire small leaves, and mostly axillary small flowers. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z Leafless, spiny, arborescent shrubs, three to ten feet high, with elongated, cylindrical joints, covered with oblong tubercles which bear from three to eight spines. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z In some bamboos they are very numerous from the lower nodes of the erect culms, and pass downwards to the soil, whilst those from the upper nodes shrivel up and form circles of spiny fibres. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The genus Castanea, as now restricted, contains shrubs and large trees, with simple, alternate deciduous leaves, coarsely serrate, with pointed spiny teeth. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z As autumn comes on the leaf crown turns to gold, and the mature fruits are still green spiny balls. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Biennial; leaves decurrent, sinuate, spiny; heads solitary, drooping; flowers purple.—Fields near Harrisburg, Pa., Prof. Porter. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z The Hercules’ club, Aralia spinosa L., grows to tree size in southern Illinois, with a spiny stem 25 to 30 feet tall and a flat-topped head. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z Shell with moderately long spire and canal, ornamented with ribs, often spiny; foot truncated anteriorly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Its fruit is a peculiar little spiny ball. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z The Ohio buckeye has five yellow-green leaflets, smooth when full grown, pale, greenish yellow flowers, not at all conspicuous, and bitter nuts in spiny husks. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z It might even be a different species of lobster, such as a warm-water spiny lobster. A Yummy Lie That Lasted 15 Years 2011-08-12T01:30:30Z The skin is smooth rather than spiny, and the general colors are green, black, and yellow. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Among these the peach-palm is quite conspicuous, with its spiny stems and mealy, nutritious fruit. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Its fruit resembles the orange in shape and size; its leaves are shiny and it is close and spiny in growth. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z The leaf is small, brilliantly polished, and very deeply indented between long, spiny tips, giving it a far more decorative quality than the native evergreen holly of the South. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z A. Skeleton spicules spiny or irregular in outline. a. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z About a week after the egg has thus been laid, it hatches into a small spiny caterpillar which does not take the trouble to devour its egg shell as so many other caterpillars do. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Anomalocaridids had long, spiny head limbs presumably used to snag prey, and a series of blade-like filaments across their backs, which may have functioned as gills. Scientists Discover Fossil of Giant Ancient Sea Predator 2011-05-27T14:52:00Z Hedgehog lovers who type that word in a post might see an ad for a plush toy version of the spiny critters from Squishable.com. Facebook moves to cash in on user data 2011-04-17T14:34:25Z Its cones are elongated, the scales thickened and minutely spiny at tip. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The skeleton-spicules are spiny and rather stout, the species being strongly developed at the two ends. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z Less than a week later these hatch into spiny caterpillars which feed upon the green substance of the leaves during the next few weeks. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z It frequents sandy shores, and is distinguished by its rigid, spiny, glaucous, veined leaves, and its dense heads of blue flowers. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z It is sometimes succulent, as in the cashew, in which it forms the large coloured expansion supporting the nut; spiral, as in Cyclamen and Vallisneria; or spiny, as in Alyssum spinosum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z The spiny, red-berried shrub is designated invasive in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Barberry, Bambi and bugs: The link between Japanese barberry and Lyme disease 2011-03-30T13:15:05.263Z Skeleton-spicules short, slender, blunt, more or less regularly and strongly spiny, straight or feebly curved. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z At this time it does not change much in appearance, still being a spiny creature blackish in color and marked by the curious white saddle. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z They find crates of fresh spiny lobster, snapper, grouper, and learn they have to snorkel for their conch. Top Chef All Stars Episode 14: And then there were 3 2011-03-17T13:15:00Z He sat firm on the trail, hunched into a spiny ball. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z Nicknamed the "walking cactus" because of its spiny appearance, the Diania cactiformis fossil find is reported in a paper published February 23 in Nature. 'Walking cactus' is arthropods' lost relative 2011-02-24T00:15:00.493Z Skeleton-spicules variable in size and shape, almost straight, as a rule smooth, moderately stout, blunt or abruptly pointed; sometimes roughened or spiny at the tips, often sharply pointed. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z The eggs soon hatch into lead-colored caterpillars, largely covered with spiny warts. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Blais serves a sweet potato linguine with conch and spiny lobster; a riff on the linguine and clams of his Long Island childhood. Top Chef All Stars Episode 14: And then there were 3 2011-03-17T13:15:00Z Compared with this, the spiny points on the flicker’s tail were a poor invention. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z In the Sweet Chestnut the brown skin of the nut is the ovary, which had been overgrown by the prickly involucre; here the spiny green shell is the ovary, and the "nut" a seed. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z The scientists discovered several new katydids, including one that jabs predators with its unusually big and spiny legs. Scientists see new bugs, frogs in Papua New Guinea 2010-10-07T11:01:00Z Tenrecs are cute, spiny mammals found in Madagascar and parts of Africa. An interview with a zookeeper from the National Zoo 2010-07-20T04:00:00Z The top of Mainit Bubbles is a zone dominated by spiny heart urchins and regular sea urchins. Two New Species of Sea Slugs, a Great Start 2010-05-19T18:08:00Z Some of the spiny lizards with blue bellies she studies went extinct at lower, warmer altitudes. Lizards face extinction from global warming: study 2010-05-13T19:46:00Z In its wild condition the Medlar is a much-branched and spiny tree, from ten to twenty feet high, in these respects resembling the Hawthorn; but, like the Pear, it puts off its defences when cultivated. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z Robust corals, sponges the size of oil barrels, spiny lobsters and a dizzying array of multihued tropical fish all call this place home. On Patrol With the Reef Ranger 2010-04-27T20:02:00Z The department employs four rangers here whose job is to patrol the reef and catch fishermen who violate the fishing ban or who poach undersized conch and spiny lobster outside the no-take zone. Protected Reef in Belize Offers Model for Marine Conservation 2010-04-26T20:49:00Z Buildings and people give way to spiny cactus plants and desert birds along a quiet highway that winds through beautiful untamed hillsides. Fortress Arizona 2010-04-25T00:51:00Z Both spiny dogfish and porbeagle are caught by American fishing vessels. U.S. backs efforts to ban international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna 2010-03-03T16:44:00Z Thus, the perfect insects have only four walking legs, the caterpillars are all spiny, and the chrysalides are angular. Butterflies and Moths (British) The erect flower-stem terminates in a large round head of numerous imbricated oval spiny scales which surround the flowers. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli They are generally large, and have a massive tuft of fleshy leaves with a spiny apex. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Appendages of 2nd pair, strong, usually prehensile and spiny. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" A few spiny green shrubs struggled through at intervals, but their presence only intensified the barrenness about them. The Reclaimers There are also two yellowish stripes along each side; and the body, as with the rest of this genus, is spiny, the spines in this case being black or very dark green. Butterflies and Moths (British) The soft, and even the spiny portions of their dorsal fins are so covered with scales as to be scarcely distinguishable from the rest of the body. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The two halves of this rounded body move as if they were hinged upon the midrib; their edges are fringed with spiny but not glandular bristles, which interlock when the organ closes. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools She returned to camp empty-handed save for some cones of the sugar pine, which she proceeded to roast that the nuts might fall out of the spiny masses. Unexplored! There is only one kind of shrub, a spiny looking thing, growing anywhere on all those useless acres. The Reclaimers The caterpillar is black and spiny, and has a row of seven rather large reddish-brown spots on the back, commencing at the fifth segment. Butterflies and Moths (British) But now he proceeded more cautiously, and rolled old Touchmenot over and over with his paws, hoping to find some part of him that was not protected by this spiny coat of armour. The Squirrels and other animals Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds The maxillae are long and have a sensory organ, the palpognaths are long, spiny and composed of five segments, like the primitive Chilopod leg, and the toxicognaths have their basal segments disunited and independently movable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The leaves are simple and ovate, with spiny stipules. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The shrub is interesting for its fine fruits, which are of large size, very spiny, and of a yellowish colour when ripe. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens It is spiny, and its colour is usually a greenish or yellowish grey, spotted with black, and striped along the sides with white or yellow. Butterflies and Moths (British) And now that the sun was setting, leaning his beams on them from behind Mōōt, their gnarled and spiny branches were all aflame with scarlet. The Three Mulla-mulgars William E. Duellman informed me that he found a breeding congregation of this species in June near Chepo, Panamá, where males were calling from spiny palms at the edge of a woodland pond. The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America An eel, a spiny back True indeed, indeed: true in sooth, in sooth. Folk-lore of Shakespeare The slender angled branches of green Broom, the rigid spiny Furze, scented Rosemary, or hoary Lavender—all will lend their varied tints and attributes as we need them. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens The pup� have spiny projections on each segment. Butterflies and Moths (British) Some importance attaches to the form of the pollen grains; the two principal forms are ellipsoidal with longitudinal bands forming the Convolvulus-type, and a spherical form with a spiny surface known as the Ipomaea-type. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Pistillate flowers in an ovoid spiny involucre, ripening into a bur 3a, in COMPOSITAE, p. The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State You must eat the head Of said spiny back.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare It has a thin, graceful habit, and its spiny stems are blue white when young. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens The larvae have soft-skinned bodies sometimes protected by rows of spiny tubercles, the legs being fairly developed in some families and greatly reduced or absent in others. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The stems are annual in some, perennial in others, most of them being spiny, climbing shrubs, growing to a length of from five to twenty or even fifty feet. Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market: a practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history There was not another spiny tree in the vicinity, and I came away relieved. Upon The Tree-Tops Chippy nodded in agreement, and the two scouts ran at full apeed along the narrow ribbon of grass between the prickly, spiny bushes. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The branches are short, stiff, and spiny, and what few leaves there are are small. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Bill saw, when it reached the top of the rock, that it dropped a spiny tendril to the ground. The Day of the Dog It was a spiny, red-brown, sprawling thing just beginning to clothe itself with leaves. The Side Of The Angels A Novel That was green, like Earth's, and mostly spiny. The Man Who Played to Lose They were crossing a grassy strip between two clumps of furze when a small spiny creature with a sharp nose trundled across their path some distance ahead. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The pea-shaped blossoms come from the axils of short, spiny branches, and are blue. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens The devil's club of Alaska is untouchable, it is so encased in a spiny armor; but what purpose the armor serves is a mystery. Under the Maples She had been stooping to gather the fruit that clustered on a long, low, spiny stem. The Side Of The Angels A Novel It has long and wide leaves, waved along the margins, and very spiny. The Mayflower, January, 1905 He considered that she was getting out of hand, and that Urquhart might be a nuisance because such a spiny customer to tackle. Love and Lucy If the coating has spiny hairs, as in the Chestnut and Beechnut, the whole is a bur. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination Shoots may be glabrous, pubescent or hairy and even spiny. Manual of American Grape-Growing There was no fine-drawn distinction now––every palo verde on the hillside fell before his axe, whether it was fine-leaved and 393 short-thorned, or rough and spiny; and the cattle ate them all. Hidden Water Once we came upon a field of thistlelike plants with spiny seed-pods that opened as we watched, the purple spores drifting afield in an eddy of tinted mist. Competition The big trees stand with their feet in the river, and the smaller shrubs are scraggly and spiny. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit Leaves evergreen, oval, acute, thick, smooth, with scattered spiny teeth. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination Vine vigorous, climbing; shoots cylindrical or angled, with long internodes, generally glabrous, usually showing much blue bloom, sometimes spiny at base; diaphragms thick; tendrils intermittent, long, usually bifid. Manual of American Grape-Growing There was a gnarled trunk, curling up against a rocky butte and protected by two spiny sahuaros that stood before it like armed guards, and he climbed up the rock to reach it. Hidden Water Shortly after the arms had appeared, the spiny head cap was cautiously extended a few inches forward from the main shell. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 Long ago his assortment of cowries, spiny combs and yellow dragon-castles had outgrown their glass cabinet and overflowed into three carefully catalogued packing cases. Made in Tanganyika Leaves 2 to 3 in. long, evergreen, oblanceolate or oblong, entire or sharply serrate toward the apex, with revolute margins, not spiny. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination It is noted also for its strong, branching root system and canes so rough as to be almost spiny. Manual of American Grape-Growing The spores are white to very pale yellow, generally spiny. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth They are lank and lean, with large heads and high shoulders, narrow, spiny backs sloping downwards to the short hind legs; hams they have none. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand The wolf was heading directly toward a rocky slope which lay against the sky like the spiny back of some gigantic monster of the past. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' A spiny shrub or tree, 10 to 25 ft. high, in moist ground, Virginia, west and south. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination Canes long, numerous, thick, dark reddish-brown, heavily pubescent, spiny; nodes prominent; internodes short; tendrils continuous, long, bifid. Manual of American Grape-Growing The white spores are usually oval, sometimes round, and in many cases quite spiny. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth Once she cried out in alarm and Blaine turned back to see that the wiry tendrils of a spiny, globular plant had wound themselves around her slim body and held her fast. The Copper-Clad World It makes the winter structure of the sweet-gum most distinct and picturesque, which appearance is accentuated by the interesting little seed-balls, or fruits, rounded and spiny, that hang long from the twigs. Getting Acquainted with the Trees The western form has more rigid leaves, and more spiny cones. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination Canes spiny, numerous, dark brown; nodes flattened; internodes long; tendrils intermittent or continuous, long, bifid or trifid. Manual of American Grape-Growing Cactus reared its spiny stems or sprawled over the ground more like strange water-growths that had survived the emptying of an inland sea than vegetation of the land. Rimrock Trail Even as the realization flashed across his mind he saw that the spiny sphere was opening. The Copper-Clad World He well th' indented bones remark'd, which form The fish's spiny back, and in like mode, Sharp steel indenting, first the saw produc'd For public service. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II All about them was sand, with here and there a spiny shrub standing up stiff and erect and solitary. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 In plunging through the mudholes we spasmodically clutched these spiny things. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse In November these fall, strewing the ground with spiny indestructible weapons. The Book of the National Parks The branches are numerous and in some species spiny; the narrow, often short, leaf-blade is usually jointed at the base and has a short stalk, by which it is attached to the long sheath. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The compact soil was covered with wild and spiny vegetation. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan The spores are white, globose or nearly so in all species, and usually covered with minute spiny processes. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. Pod orbicular, smooth or spiny, usually containing one seed, encircled by a broad, rigid wing, the point curved downward. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Here and there a cactus plant thrust spiny arms into the air. The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch They had nosed up over the spiny ridge of what once had been Jersey City, and were moving across the meadowlands. The Airlords of Han As he crashed through the wood, the little branches whipped his face unmercifully; and the spiny shoots of the jackpines tore his clothes. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Wrapping it was a spiny brown tendril from which grew two sucker-like organs, shaped like acorn tops. The Planet Strappers Botanical Description.—A very common tree, 12–15° high, with spiny trunk, leaves twice abruptly pinnate. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Its spiny stems and leaves, which cut like razors, make it difficult to approach. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Mice, spiny rats, forest quail and an occasional squirrel were taken to the cavity at various times and carelessly deposited by the side of the cub. The Black Phantom It has a soft, depressed body, spiny beneath at the base of the legs and on the thorax. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses Then a mountainside covered with spiny growths that, from a distance, seemed half cactus and half pine. The Planet Strappers In its wild state it grows erect; the branches are spiny, the flowers purple on the outside and white on the inside. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture It may be that spiny gargoyle of the sea, a sculpin; or a soft and stupid bake from the mud-flats. Days Off And Other Digressions It was not her first experience with the curassows but previously she had paid scant attention to them from the security of her perch in the spiny palm tree. The Black Phantom To keep his snakeship from intruding on domestic privacy Mr. Rat takes several strips of spiny cactus and lays them flatways across the passageway leading to his retreat. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania It was a two hours' walk across the verdant prairie, through clumps of scattered trees, or hedges of spiny shrubs, and then along the beach. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery The low birch scrub and hazel, interspersed with sapling ash, mingled and were interlaced with the shade-loving woodland bramble, whose spiny strands wove the branches together, clung to his clothes and checked him continually. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" They were dark green in colour, fitted up with a big mouth and a spiny dorsal fin, and had all the burly proportions of a perch, minus the hog-shaped shoulders. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler They are large in size and have a crest of spiny scales running along the neck and back. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot Gland spines: in Coccidae; spiny appendages, each of which is supplied with a single gland whose opening is at the tip. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology There are the little shrimps and the big hump-backed fellows, or prawns; there are the ‘crangons’ or squillae; and the big lobsters and the crawfish or ‘langoustes’, their spiny cousins. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield Even in the darkness, Ross could see the plops, where the drops fell, standing up from the surface of the flooded water like so many spiny warts. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men |
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