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Angelicus Loach
Botia kubotai
The Burmese Border loach, angelicus loach or polka dot loach, Botia kubotai, is a recently described species that has quickly become a popular tropical fish for freshwater aquariums. In 2002, fish collectors working in western Thailand began to expand their search into Myanmar (Burma) area from the Three Pagodas Pass Thai-Myanmar border to look for new fish for the aquarium trade. This is one of several species discovered and explains the origin of the fish's common name: Burmese Border Loach. Its specific epithet honors Katsuma Kubota of an aquarium export company in Thailand who first purchased the catch and sent them out for identification.
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fish
Sumo Loach
Schistura balteata
Schistura balteata is a species of ray-finned fish in the stone loach genus Schistura. It found in hill streams draining from the Myinmoletkat Taung mountain in Tenasserim in southern Myanmar, and has now been recorded in western Thailand too. It is kept in the aquarium trade where it is often referred to as the sumo loach, the specific name derives from the Latin balteatus, which means baldric or shoulder strap, referring to the colour pattern this species.
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fish
Panda Loach
Yaoshania pachychilus
Panda Loach (Yaoshania pachychilus)
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invertebrate
Swallowtail Butterfly
Papilionidae
Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilionidae)
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invertebrate
Blue Morpho
Morpho peleides
Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides)
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invertebrate
Owl Butterfly
Caligo
Owl Butterfly (Caligo)
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invertebrate
Death's-Head Hawkmoth
Acherontia
Death's-Head Hawkmoth (Acherontia)
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invertebrate
Silkworm
Bombyx mori
Silkworm (Bombyx mori)
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invertebrate
Goliath Beetle
Goliathus
Goliath Beetle (Goliathus)
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invertebrate
Elephant Beetle
Megasoma elephas
Elephant Beetle (Megasoma elephas)
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invertebrate
Rhinoceros Beetle
Dynastinae
Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae), named for their rhinoceros-like horns. Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1,500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known.
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invertebrate
Jewel Beetle
Buprestidae
Jewel Beetle (Buprestidae)
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invertebrate
Figeater Beetle
Cotinis mutabilis
Figeater Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis)
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invertebrate
Green June Beetle
Cotinis nitida
Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida)
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invertebrate
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)
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invertebrate
Ladybug
Coccinellidae
Coccinellidae is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and other English speaking territories; "lady" refers to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Entomologists use the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles to avoid confusion with true bugs. The more than 6,000 described species have a global distribution and are found in a variety of habitats. They are oval beetles with a domed back and flat underside. Many of the species have conspicuous aposematic (warning) colours and patterns, such as red with black spots, that warn potential predators that they taste bad.
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invertebrate
Firefly
Lampyridae
The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,400 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous emission of light, mainly during twilight, to attract mates. The type species is Lampyris noctiluca, the common glow-worm of Europe. Light production in the Lampyridae is thought to have originated as a warning signal that the larvae were distasteful. This ability to create light was then co-opted as a mating signal and, in a further development, adult female fireflies of the genus Photuris mimic the flash pattern of the Photinus beetle to trap their males as prey.
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invertebrate
Click Beetle
Elateridae
Click Beetle (Elateridae)
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invertebrate
Trapdoor Spider
Ctenizidae
Trapdoor Spider (Ctenizidae)
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invertebrate
Huntsman Spider
Sparassidae
Huntsman Spider (Sparassidae)
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