"paired plumose tracheal gills on each of the first eight abdominal segments. Generally Gyrinids lay their eggs under water, attached to water plants, typically in rows. Like the adults, the larvae are active predators, largely benthic inhabitants of the stream bed and aquatic plants. They have long thoracic legs with paired claws. Their mandibles are curved, pointed, and pierced with a sucking canal. In this they resemble the larvae of many other predatory water beetles, such as the Dytiscidae. Mature larvae pupate in a cocoon that also is attached to water plants. Whirligig beetle The whirligig beetles are a family"
"Vollis Simpson. Whirligig A whirligig is an object that spins or whirls, or has at least one part that spins or whirls. Whirligigs are also known as pinwheels, buzzers, comic weathervanes, gee-haws, spinners, whirlygigs, whirlijigs, whirlyjigs, whirlybirds, or plain whirly. Whirligigs are most commonly powered by the wind but can be hand, friction, or motor powered. They can be used as a kinetic garden ornament. They can be designed to transmit sound and vibration into the ground to repel burrowing rodents in yards, gardens, and backyards. Whirligigs can be divided into four categories: button, friction, string and wind-driven. Button whirligigs,"
"Whirligig A whirligig is an object that spins or whirls, or has at least one part that spins or whirls. Whirligigs are also known as pinwheels, buzzers, comic weathervanes, gee-haws, spinners, whirlygigs, whirlijigs, whirlyjigs, whirlybirds, or plain whirly. Whirligigs are most commonly powered by the wind but can be hand, friction, or motor powered. They can be used as a kinetic garden ornament. They can be designed to transmit sound and vibration into the ground to repel burrowing rodents in yards, gardens, and backyards. Whirligigs can be divided into four categories: button, friction, string and wind-driven. Button whirligigs, also known"
"pattern for a Lady Liberty weathervane. Many of the commercial weathervanes depict common barnyard animals, including roosters, horses, pigs, and cows. Others represent less familiar forms such as a centaur, a pouter pigeon, and an anvil. One of the largest known commercial weathervanes is a highly detailed fire-pumper pulled by a pair of horses, which originally topped a firehouse in Manchester, New Hampshire. Whirligigs, which are closely related to weathervanes, most commonly represent a standing figure with paddled arms that flail in the wind. Some clever craftspeople built more complex whirligigs powered by a wind-catching wheel. One of Shelburne’s finest"
"ingenuity. The two blade non-mechanical model is the most prevalent, exemplified by the classic Cardinal with Wings illustrated at right. The word ""whirligig"" derives from two Middle English words: ""whirlen"" (to whirl) and ""gigg"" (top), or literally ""to whirl a top"". The ""Oxford English Dictionary"" cites the ""Promptorium parvulorum"" (c. 1440), the first English-Latin dictionary, which contains the definition ""Whyrlegyge, chyldys game, Latin: giracu-lum It is therefore likely the 1440 version of whirligig referred to a spinning toy or toys. The origin of whirligigs is unknown. Both farmers and sailors use weathervanes on an ongoing basis and the assumption is"
"of the genus ""Egretta"", with little doubt that it belongs in a genus of its own. Indigenous peoples formerly used its neck plumes as trade items, though not so heavily as to reduce populations. Whistling heron The whistling heron (""Syrigma sibilatrix"") is a medium-sized, often terrestrial heron of South America. There are two subspecies, the southern ""S. s. sibilatrix"" and the northern ""S. s. fostersmithi"". The whistling heron measures 53 to 64 cm in length and weighs 521 to 546 g. The southern subspecies is bigger but has a shorter bill in proportion to the body. The overall impression of"
"screams were heard. When he was found, he mentioned only the dog. Several days later he died. The gwyllgi (; compound noun of either gwyllt ""wild"" or gwyll ""twilight"" + ci ""dog""[1]) is a mythical dog from Wales that appears as a frightful apparition of a mastiff with baleful breath and blazing red eyes. It is referred to as ""The Dog of Darkness"" or ""The Black Hound of Destiny"", the apparition's favourite haunt being lonely roads at night. The yeth hound, also called the yell hound is a Black dog found in Devon folklore. According to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase"
"include the catfish, carp, goatfish, hagfish, sturgeon, zebrafish and some species of shark. The Pimelodidae are a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes) commonly known as the long-whiskered catfishes. Anurognathid pterosaurs have a rugose (wrinkled) jaw texture that has been interpreted as the attachment sites for vibrissae, though actual vibrissae have not been recorded. Whiskers Whiskers or vibrissae (; singular: vibrissa; ) are a type of mammalian hair that are typically characterised, anatomically, by their long length, large and well-innervated hair follicle, and by having an identifiable representation in the somatosensory cortex of the brain. They are specialised for tactile sensing"
"Hexatricha Hexatricha pulverulenta,"" commonly known as the squeaking longhorn, is a beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the monotypic genus Hexatricha"". It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by John O. Westwood in 1843 as ""Lamia pulverulenta"", and later moved into the genus ""Hexatricha"" (sometimes incorrectly spelled ""Hexathrica)"". The squeaking longhorn is so called for the noise it makes, by stridulation, when handled. Female beetles lay an egg under the bark of dead or dying trees, especially ""Pinus radiata"" or New Zealand beech (""Nothofagus""). These hatch in 10–19 days, and larvae live under, and"
"Longhorn cowfish The longhorn cowfish, ""Lactoria cornuta"", also called the horned boxfish, is a variety of boxfish from the family Ostraciidae, recognizable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head, rather like those of a cow or bull. They are a resident of the Indo-Pacific region and can grow up to 50 centimetres (20 inches) long. Adults are reef fish, often solitary and territorial, and live around sand or rubble bottom up to a depth of 50 m. They are omnivorous, feeding upon benthic algae, various microorganisms, and foraminiferans that it strains from sediments, sponges, polychaete"
"Longhorn sculpin The longhorn sculpin (""Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus"") is a Northwest Atlantic species of sculpin in the fish family Cottidae. It is a predatory and scavenging fish that can feed on the remains of other organisms. The longhorn sculpin varies in color with its surroundings. It has four tinted bands on the back of its body, which range from dark brown to tinted yellow and dark olive in color. When the fish is resting on sand or dirt, it is plain in color, but when resting on pebbles, it is variably marked in order to blend in with its surroundings in"
"spotted as far away as Marchwiel in Wrexham and as to this day there are still many sightings of this fearsome creature. Gwyllgi The gwyllgi (; compound noun of either ""gwyllt"" ""wild"" or ""gwyll"" ""twilight"" + ""ci"" ""dog"") is a mythical dog from Wales that appears as a frightful apparition of a mastiff or Black Wolf (similar to a Dire wolf) with baleful breath and blazing red eyes. It is often referred to as ""The Dog of Darkness"" or ""The Black Hound of Destiny"", the apparition's favorite haunt being lonely roads at night. There have been many sighting of this"
"Long-winged harrier The long-winged harrier (""Circus buffoni"") is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, native to South America. The Long-Winged Harrier grows to be “19-21.25 inches (48-55cm) tall with a wingspan of 47 to 61 inches (119-155 cm)”(Schulenberg, Stotz, Lane, O’Neill, Parker & 2010, p.114). This bird is long-legged and long-tailed with a slender build, allowing it to cruise in its search for food. The appearance of the harriers’ feathers/plumages vary, but the face feathers are usually arranged in a disc shape. One consistency is that “all plumages shows gray primaries, tipped and barred with black"
"knocks Foghorn out cold with the bone, and presents him to Henery. Henery rides the same model train that foghorn used earlier, carrying the unconscious Foghorn behind him. Leghorn Swoggled Leghorn Swoggled is a 1950 Foghorn Leghorn cartoon, directed by Robert McKimson and released by Warner Bros. in 1951. The cartoon also features Henery Hawk and the Barnyard Dawg, and has a plot that is similar to ""Henhouse Henery"" (1949) and ""The Leghorn Blows at Midnight"" (1950). Barnyard Dawg invites Foghorn to see a total eclipse for free. Foghorn takes the bait, placing his head through a hole in a"
"Leghorn Swoggled Leghorn Swoggled is a 1950 Foghorn Leghorn cartoon, directed by Robert McKimson and released by Warner Bros. in 1951. The cartoon also features Henery Hawk and the Barnyard Dawg, and has a plot that is similar to ""Henhouse Henery"" (1949) and ""The Leghorn Blows at Midnight"" (1950). Barnyard Dawg invites Foghorn to see a total eclipse for free. Foghorn takes the bait, placing his head through a hole in a fence and Dawg smashes a pumpkin over Foghorn's head. To get revenge, Foghorn sets up a prank by dousing water over Dawg, luring him around a tree, and"
"to be very serious at the moment. Long-legged thicketbird The long-legged thicketbird (""Cincloramphus rufus"") is a small bird endemic to Fiji. The species is sometimes known as the long-legged warbler. It was formerly classified as the sole representative of the genus ""Trichocichla"". The long-legged thicketbird is a large thin warbler (19 cm) with a long tail and long legs. The species' plumage is reddish brown, the throat, breast and belly being white and the face being marked with a distinctive eye-stripe. The long-legged warbler is a shy bird and easily overlooked as it forages on the ground in pairs or"
"Longhorn crazy ant The longhorn crazy ant (""Paratrechina longicornis""), also known as ""black crazy ant"", is a species of small dark-coloured insect in the family Formicidae. These ants are commonly called ""crazy ants"" because instead of following straight lines, they dash around erratically. They have a broad distribution, including much of the tropics and subtropics and are also found in buildings in more temperate regions, making them one of the most widespread ant species in the world. This species, as well as all others in the ant subfamily Formicinae, cannot sting. The worker longhorn crazy ant is about long with"
"in physique and appearance to harpy, crowned or monkey-eating eagles of the tropics (subfamilies Circaetinae and Harpiinae), while Jackson's trilogy provided a more traditional interpretation, with birds similar to the golden eagle. In ""The Lord of the Rings"" film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, these creatures are 6 m (20 ft) tall with a maximum wingspan of 23 m (75 ft). A notable deviation from the book is that Gandalf summons Gwaihir to Orthanc with the aid of a by-passing moth (the role of Radagast was not included in the film). The same moth also appears to him before the"
"Whistling heron The whistling heron (""Syrigma sibilatrix"") is a medium-sized, often terrestrial heron of South America. There are two subspecies, the southern ""S. s. sibilatrix"" and the northern ""S. s. fostersmithi"". The whistling heron measures 53 to 64 cm in length and weighs 521 to 546 g. The southern subspecies is bigger but has a shorter bill in proportion to the body. The overall impression of standing birds is gray, with flying birds showing conspicuous white rear parts (lower back, belly, and tail). In both subspecies, adults' upperparts except the lower back are blue-gray. The feathers of the sides of"
"such as vehicle repair, lodging, and medical care. Accommodations are available in Frenchglen. The diverse habitat supports diverse wildlife: There are 239 bird species, 42 species of mammal, and at least eight species of reptile, including rattlesnake, bull Snake, Eastern Yellowbelly Racer, and various lizards. Residents active year round include deer, bobcat, coyote, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, marmot, squirrel, and rabbit. Most birds are seasonal. Golden eagle, sandhill crane, colorful Sage Grouse, and numerous migratory species. The pronghorn are North America's fastest land animal, capable of speeds up to , run free across the upland sagebrush at the east side. Bighorn"
"or ""long-snouted (sharp-beaked) fish shaped like a ""wiliwili"" leaf"". It was the first Hawaiian fish to receive a scientific name, when Captain James Cook collected a specimen (this remains part of the British Museum collection). Forcipiger longirostris Forcipiger longirostris, commonly known as the longnose butterflyfish or big longnose butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish found on coral reefs throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. Even with its distinctive, point-like long nose, the longnose butterflyfish still can easily be confused with its more common cousin ""F. flavissimus"". Both species may be kept in aquariums. ""F. longirostris"" has a compressed yellow"
"Wolverine The wolverine () (also spelled wolverene), ""Gulo gulo"" (""Gulo"" is Latin for ""glutton""), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch, is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, more closely resembling a small bear than other mustelids. A solitary animal, it has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself. The wolverine is found primarily in remote reaches of the Northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern"
"They are claimed to be among the oldest of all herding breeds; believed to have been in existence in Wales since around the year 1200 B.C. The word ""corgi"" is derived from the , which means ""dwarf dog"". The breed was formerly called ""yard-long dog"" (). Today's name comes from their area of origin: Cardigan (Welsh 'Ceredigion'). Originally used only as a farm guardian, they eventually took on the traits of a cattle drover, herder, and many more. They are still highly valued for their herding, working, and guarding skills, as well as their companionship. The Cardigan is a long,"
"plastic flamingo was in 1946 with the company Union Products in its ""Plastics for the Lawn"" product line. Their collection included dog, ducks, frogs, and a flamingo. Spinners: Usually shaped like flowers with petals that spin in the wind. Variations include birds or insects with spinning wings. Statuary and outdoor sculpture Topiary specimens Whirligig: An often animalistic sculpture generally supported vertically by being pushed in the ground characterized by at least one rotating member often designed to appear as a bodypart of the sculpture. Windmill: A disconnected but free-spinning miniature, typically in the American Aermotor style having about a dozen"
"Winghead shark The winghead shark (""Eusphyra blochii"") is a species of hammerhead shark, and part of the family Sphyrnidae. Reaching a length of , this small brown to gray shark has a slender body with a tall, sickle-shaped first dorsal fin. Its name comes from its exceptionally large ""hammer"", or cephalofoil, which can be as wide as half of the shark's total length. The function of this structure is unclear, but may relate to the shark's senses. The wide spacing of its eyes grants superb binocular vision, while the extremely long nostrils on the leading margin of the cephalofoil may"
"Greater yellowlegs The greater yellowlegs (""Tringa melanoleuca"") is a large North American shorebird. The genus name ""Tringa"" is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek ""trungas"", a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific "" melanoleuca"" is from Ancient Greek ""melas"", ""black"", and ""leukos"", ""white"". The greater yellowlegs is similar in appearance to the smaller lesser yellowlegs. Its closest relative, however, is the greenshank, which together with the spotted redshank form a close-knit group. Among them, these three species show all the basic leg and foot colors"
"the size and shape of a pizza. Every wighole is part of a pair. If a person or thing enters a wighole, he/she/it will come out of the other wighole in the pair. Wigholes are close cousins with wormholes. Tommy's group is last out of the five groups. His group consists of himself, Woozie Wibblewoodrow, Marielle, Sum-Wun-Saurus (dubbed Summy) and Rumblethunderbumbles (dubbed Rumbles). Woozie is a wibblewallian, small, round, furry creature from the planet Friggle. He is the first to meet Tommy in the training school, and they become good friends. Woozie was chosen from his planet because he is"
"long, shaped like a crocodile with four webbed feet and a powerful tail. Folklorists speculate that Cornish author Tony 'Doc' Shiels ""invented"" the creature as a hoax, having coined the name ""Morgawr"" after claiming to sight it in 1976. According to the story, Shiels sent the ""Falmouth Packet"" newspaper photographs of the monster attributed to an anonymous individual called ""Mary F"". The same year in July, fishermen John Cock and George Vinnicombe claimed to have sighted the creature in the waters off Lizard Point. Also in 1976, Shiels claimed to have photographed the creature lying low in the water near"
"are able to breathe fire, although there is mention that the ancestors of the dragons were able to. The wild, winged dragons and wingless Wyverns are genetically similar enough to successfully produce offspring, and speak the same draconic language, though wild dragons generally despise the Wyverns for their dependence on humans. There are four main types of Wyvern: Leatherback, Hard Green, Gristle, and Brasshide. The Leatherbacks are medium sized dragons, usually weighing around two tons and standing 10–12 feet tall. They are the perfect mixture of strength and speed, and are of a medium intelligence. Leatherbacks of note include Bazil"
"the swift fox are also present. Also, the region is known for its diversity of prairie birds, containing more than 250 species of birds from golden eagles and hawks to sandpipers, sharp-tailed grouses, long-billed curlews, Sprague's pipit, and Baird's sparrows. There are also over nineteen species of amphibians and reptiles in this region. Black-tailed prairie dogs are a species of concern and are recognized as a key species for the Great Plains. They are prey for other species such as the endangered black-footed ferret, raptors, badgers, bobcats, coyotes, and rattlesnakes, and they dig burrows used as rest sites and shelter"
"feed off, wood for perhaps two or three years. They pupate for 30 days, hatching from spring to autumn (August to April) into adult beetles which live for up to three months. Adults are reluctant fliers. Hexatricha Hexatricha pulverulenta,"" commonly known as the squeaking longhorn, is a beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the monotypic genus Hexatricha"". It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by John O. Westwood in 1843 as ""Lamia pulverulenta"", and later moved into the genus ""Hexatricha"" (sometimes incorrectly spelled ""Hexathrica)"". The squeaking longhorn is so called for the noise it"
"Wyvern A wyvern ( , sometimes spelled wivern) is a legendary creature with a dragon's head and wings, a reptilian body, two legs, and a tail often ending in a diamond- or arrow-shaped tip. A sea-dwelling variant dubbed the sea-wyvern has a fish tail in place of a barbed dragon's tail. The wyvern in its various forms is important to heraldry, frequently appearing as a mascot of schools and athletic teams (chiefly in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada). It is a popular creature in European and British literature, video games, and modern fantasy. The wyvern in heraldry and"
"Long-legged bunting The long-legged bunting (""Emberiza alcoveri"") is an extinct flightless species of bunting. It was distinguishable by its long legs and short wings, and it inhabited the Canary Islands. It is one of the few flightless passerines known to science, all of which are extinct. This bunting belongs to the genus ""Emberiza"", and is most closely related to the Cabanis's bunting (""E. cabanisi"") and the yellowhammer (""E. citrinella""). ""Emberiza"" is a genus inside the bunting family, Emberizidae, which is made up of small, seed-eating birds with distinctive bill shapes. The species name, ""alcoveri"", is in honour of J. A."