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Hieroglyphus banian, known as the banian grasshopper, is a large acridid grasshopper native to parts of South and Southeast Asia. It is associated with agricultural environments and feeds on grasses and cultivated plants, including rice and sugarcane. Where populations become abundant, the species c...
Anacridium aegyptium, commonly called the Egyptian grasshopper, is a large grasshopper distributed around the Mediterranean Basin, North Africa, and parts of the Middle East. It is primarily associated with shrubs, trees, and other elevated vegetation rather than exclusively ground-level grassland....
Osprey Sojourn 60 is a convertible travel pack that combines a 60-liter soft bag with a wheeled luggage chassis and a stowable backpack harness. It is intended for travelers who need to move a large load through airports, streets, and other mixed surfaces, while retaining the option of carrying the...
Schistocerca interrita, commonly called the Peruvian locust, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Samuel Hubbard Scudder described it in 1899, and the species is native to Peru. It was historically regarded as a non-swarming grasshopper, but population upsurges have been...
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Schistocerca bird grasshopper with regional relevance, but less famous than desert, red, or Galapagos relatives.
Scoring methodologyPseudorhiza haeckeli, commonly called Haeckel's jellyfish, is a true jellyfish in the family Lychnorhizidae and the order Rhizostomeae. It occurs in Australian coastal waters and is also recorded from the wider Indo-Pacific. Like other rhizostomes, it has a bell and branched oral arms rather than a...
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Australian rhizostome named for Haeckel; modest taxonomic interest and limited modern profile.
Scoring methodologyThe Spare Tyre Nebula is the common name for IC 5148, a planetary nebula in the constellation Grus. It lies about 3,000 light-years from Earth, has a diameter of roughly a couple of light-years, and is expanding at more than 50 kilometres per second. Its ring-like appearance and rapid expansion make...
Cyanea annaskala is a species of scyphozoan jellyfish in the genus Cyanea. It was described from Australia, and its type specimen came from Port Phillip Bay in the state of Victoria. The species is a marine cnidarian related to other large Cyanea jellyfish, and its identification depends on taxonomi...
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Australian Cyanea species with regional taxonomy interest; limited public visibility.
Scoring methodologyMonk's Head Funnel is the common name for Infundibulicybe geotropa, formerly known as Clitocybe geotropa, a large funnel-shaped mushroom found in Europe. It typically grows in deciduous woodland, woodland margins, and grassland, often in arcs or so-called fairy rings, and its fruiting season extends...
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Large edible funnel with better substance than common funnels; still not considered a premier wild mushroom.
Scoring methodologyThe Dakine Campus 33L is a large everyday backpack designed for school, commuting, and casual travel. Its layout includes a spacious main compartment, a padded laptop sleeve, an organizer pocket, and a fleece-lined pocket for sunglasses or other delicate items. The 33-liter capacity is suited to use...
The Chiragra Spider Conch is a large marine gastropod traditionally identified as Lambis chiragra, a name now also treated as Harpago chiragra in some taxonomic databases. It occurs in the Indo-Pacific and belongs to the spider conch group, whose shells develop an expanded outer lip. Its most recogn...
The Apple Snail, Pomacea canaliculata, is a large freshwater gastropod native to South America. It has been introduced to parts of Asia and other regions, where it can damage rice and other aquatic crops by feeding on young plants. The species is also recognized by its conspicuous egg masses laid ab...
The Melon Conch, Melo melo, is a large marine gastropod in the family Volutidae, found in the South China Sea and nearby Indo-Pacific waters. It has a smooth, heavy, rounded shell with a broad profile that resembles a melon and may show orange or yellow coloration. The species is relevant to shell i...
The Queen Helmet, Cassis madagascariensis, is a large marine gastropod found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It has a thick helmet-shaped shell and is a predatory member of the family Cassidae, a group that includes several species adapted to feeding on shelled marine animals. The shell has also been...
Moroteuthis ingens is a large onychoteuthid squid associated with subantarctic and Southern Ocean waters. It is an active pelagic predator and forms part of the diet of marine mammals, including sperm whales and southern elephant seals. The species is relevant to Southern Ocean food-web studies beca...
The honeycomb moray (Gymnothorax favagineus) is a large marine moray eel found across the Indo-Pacific, where it occupies coral reefs, rocky slopes, and other structured seabed habitats. Its pale body is covered with dark, closely spaced markings that form a net-like or honeycomb pattern, although t...
Ogygiocarella is an Ordovician trilobite genus known particularly from Wales. It belongs to the asaphid lineage and is historically notable because Edward Lhwyd illustrated a specimen in 1698, placing it among the earliest trilobites to appear in published scientific illustration. The genus is of in...
Dikelocephalus is a large Late Cambrian trilobite genus known from Wisconsin, USA, including material from the St. Lawrence Formation. It belongs to the ptychopariid trilobites and is notable for its substantial size and abundance in parts of its fossil record. Because it is associated with a define...
Canna, commonly called canna lily, is the only genus in the family Cannaceae. These rhizomatous perennial plants are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and have large, banana-like leaves with showy flowers in colors that include red, orange, yellow, and pink. Cannas are culti...
The Chilean Flicker (Colaptes pitius) is a woodpecker of the family Picidae found in Chile and adjacent southwestern Argentina. Its Chilean range extends from the Coquimbo Region south to central Magallanes, while Argentine records occur from Neuquén to Santa Cruz. It is a monotypic species and is a...
The Carswell structure is a large meteorite impact feature in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, measuring roughly 39 kilometers across. It lies within the Athabasca Basin, a region known for major uranium deposits, and its geology includes a central uplift and ring-shaped structural zones formed or mod...
Warwick Junction is a major public transport interchange and market district in central Durban, South Africa. Its trading area consists of several markets and clusters of informal vendors serving commuters, nearby residents, and regional shoppers, with goods ranging from fresh produce and meat to co...
Souk el-Had is a large market complex in Agadir, Morocco, serving as a retail center for residents and visitors in the city. Its stalls sell fresh produce, spices, olives, textiles, clothing, household goods, crafts, and other everyday merchandise, combining food trade with the broader souk traditio...
The leather-colored bird grasshopper is the common name for Schistocerca alutacea, a species in the family Acrididae and subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae. It is native to the United States, with records extending from Massachusetts to Arizona and Florida. The species belongs to the bird-grasshopper gen...
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Large and capable flyer with understated coloration; respectable natural-history value but limited standout appeal.
Scoring methodology29 Amphitrite is a large asteroid in the main asteroid belt and is classified as an S-type asteroid, a category generally associated with stony silicate-rich material. It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth in 1854. Its name comes from Amphitrite, the sea goddess of Greek mythology and...
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