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Itsy bitsy spider…

Came down the daisy petal?
Just for size comparison the spider is less than the width of a push pin. I love this macro lens. I’d have gotten a better focus if I had a tripod set up.
Cropped a bit. Taken July 22nd, 2009 on Denman Island, BC, Canada.

Via TheKoopaBros (me)

Itsy bitsy spider…

Came down the daisy petal?

Just for size comparison the spider is less than the width of a push pin. I love this macro lens. I’d have gotten a better focus if I had a tripod set up.

Cropped a bit. Taken July 22nd, 2009 on Denman Island, BC, Canada.

Via TheKoopaBros (me)

Posted 1 year ago

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headlikeanorange:

The Pygmy Leaf Chameleon, scarcely bigger than an ant, is one of the world’s smallest reptiles. This pair is not mating, the male is simply catching a ride on the back of the female until the time is right. (Madagascar - BBC)

Reblogged 1 year ago from sonorensis

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thedailywhat:

Tiny Reptile of the Day: Found on an islet just off of Madagascar’s main island, the Brookesia micra — or Madagascar Miniature Chameleon — is one of the smallest vertebrates ever discovered.

According to Frank Glaw, who led the team of scientist responsible for the diminutive reptile’s discovery, the adult B. micra is scarcely larger than half an inch from nose to bottom.

“Maybe there’s a potential for a smaller species,” says Glaw, who is returning to Madagascar this November to seek out new species. “I’m sure there are many surprises awaiting discovery.”

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(Source: thedailywhat)

Reblogged 1 year ago from eyelovepi

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World's smallest frog discovered

Frog on coin The tiny frog sits easily on a US dime, whose diameter is 18mm

A frog species that appears to be the world’s smallest has been discovered in Papua New Guinea by a US-based team.

At 7mm (0.27 inches) long, Paedophryne amauensis may be the world’s smallest vertebrate - the group that includes mammals, fish, birds and amphibians.

The researchers also found a slightly larger relative, Paedophryne swiftorum.

Presenting the new species in PLoS One journal, they suggest the frogs’ tiny scale is linked to their habitat, in leaf litter on the forest floor.

Finding the frogs was not an easy assignment.

“The New Guinea forests are incredibly loud at night; and we were trying to record frog calls in the forest, and we were curious as to what these other sounds were,” said research leader Chris Austin from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, US.

“So we triangulated to where these calls were coming from, and looked through the leaf litter.

“It was night, these things are incredibly small; so what we did after several frustrating attempts was to grab a whole handful of leaf litter and throw it inside a clear plastic bag.

“When we did so, we saw these incredibly tiny frogs hopping around,” he told BBC News.

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Posted 1 year ago

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