Images Dated 23rd July 2003

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Giant centipede (Scolopendridae sp.) exposing the modified legs called maxillipeds that are connected to venom glands. Centipedes can kill prey as large as rodents or lizards, Mayotte, Comoro Islands, off Mozambique

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Comoro Islands

Whitley Bay, NER carriage print c 1910

Carriage print produced for the North Eastern Railway (NER) to promote the coastal resort of Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear; view of the beach with children and adults walking and paddling. In 1923 the NER became part of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER)

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Vine weevil foot, SEM

Weevil foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the foot of a black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus). The foot comprises a pair of adhesive hairy pads (lower centre) and a pair of hooked claws (centre right). The pads are used for walking on smooth surfaces, while the claws are used on surfaces that they can grip. This weevil is a pest that attacks woody and herbaceous plants, such as rhododendrons and strawberries. All the adults are female, and reproduce by parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction). Magnification unknown

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