Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas spotted whiptail lizard, male {Cnemidophorus gularis gularis} Texas, USA.
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Solvin Zankl / Opercula of Turban snail (Bolma rugosa) this is the lid attached to the foot of a snail which enables the animal to completely close its shell. Diagonal of frame approx 8 mm
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Solvin Zankl / Opercula of Turban snail (Bolma rugosa) this is the lid attached to the foot of a snail which enables the animal to completely close its shell. Diagonal of frame approx 8 mm
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David Shale / Gastropod sea snail showing opening operculum ('lid'). Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.
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Georgette Douwma / Vermetid worm snail (Serpulid sp.) Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
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GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Vermetid worm / Worm snail (Dendropoma maxima). Vermetid gastropods are unusual snails in that they secrete the calcareous tube in which they live. This one has a operculum. They feed by trapping part...
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Georgette Douwma / Serpulid feather duster worm (Serpulidae) a filter feeder that lives in a calcareous tube which it secretes, One of its tentacles has been modified to form an operculum, which can seal off the tube, o...
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Stephen Dalton / Great grey / Leopard slug (Limax maximus) on toadstool showing operculum, UK, controlled conditions
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Mary McDonald / Savannah monitor lizard {Varanus exanthematicus} Samburu reserve, Kenya
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas Spotted Whiptail lizard {Cnemidophorus gularis} Hill Country, Texas, USA
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Nature Production / Chinese Snakehead {Channa asiatica} aggressive display with its operculum enlarged, Japan
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Philippe Clement / Inland bearded dragon {Pogona vitticeps} Australia, captive.
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Jane Burton / Common Frog (Rana temporaria) 8-week-old tadpole with fully developed hind legs and front left leg pushing through operculum slit
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Patricio Robles Gil / Perentie goanna {Varanus giganteus} captive, Australia.
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John Cancalosi / Short crested spiny tailed iguana {Ctenosaura hemilopha}
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John Cancalosi / San Lucan rock lizard {Petrosaurus thalassinus} Baja California, Mexico, captive
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Patricio Robles Gil / Perentie goanna {Varanus giganteus} captive, Australia.
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Michael Hutchinson / Black slug, red form {Arion ater} England
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Dietmar Nill / Balkan green lizard {Lacerta trilineata} Sicily
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Dietmar Nill / Balkan green lizard {Lacerta trilineata} Sicily