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1 2 Saguaro cactus

Saguaro cactus

by monicahouserNew Mexico, USA

A tall, four

0 0 Blue linckia (four-armed)

Blue linckia (four-armed)

by lori.tasQueensland, Australia

These sea stars may grow up to 30 cm in diameter, with rounded tips at each of ...

6 4 Blue linkia (four-armed)

Blue linkia (four-armed)

by lori.tasQueensland, Australia

These sea stars may grow up to 30 cm in diameter, with rounded tips at each of ...

8 0 Tussock moth caterpillar

Tussock moth caterpillar

by arne.royslandImus, Calabarzon, Philippines

The head is bright orange-red. Four yellow ...

0 3 Stagmomantis Limbata nymph

Stagmomantis Limbata nymph

by snezh27Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA

White, large rotating head, four legs and ...

1 0 Four-Armed Chocolate Chip Sea Star

Four-Armed Chocolate Chip Sea Star

by CherreyMaePanchoBartolataCebu, Philippines

This chocolate chip sea star has an anomaly. It is only 4-

1 1 Clathrus archeri

Clathrus archeri

by ArgyBee3765, Victoria, Australia

four or five

0 0 Schlegel´s Feather Star

Schlegel´s Feather Star

by Marta RubioTexeiraTagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines

Comasteridae. Arms can reach 26 cm (10 ...

1 0 Octopus

Octopus

by ARtPeNnographyJohor, Malaysia

Octopuses have two eyes and four pairs of ...

0 0 Fireweed

Fireweed

by MachiAlaska, USA

Tall, plentiful purple flowers with a stigma that branches into

2 0 Octopus Stinkhorn / inktviszwam

Octopus Stinkhorn / inktviszwam

by spierenburg.pCorancy, Tromelin Island

into four to seven elongated slender

0 0 Cream-streaked ladybird

Cream-streaked ladybird

by dolomediaEngland, United Kingdom

This looks to me to be what was once known as a

3 1 Common sea star/bintang laut

Common sea star/bintang laut

by ErykHendriantoBali, Indonesia

, blunt spines. Most have five arms, but ...

2 4 American Alligator

American Alligator

by chebeague3Sanibel, Florida, USA

four feet.

3 4 Brittle Star

Brittle Star

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Small, brown and red echinoderm with its 5

2 0 Column Stinkhorn

Column Stinkhorn

by Harmony D.Houston, Texas, USA

organism. The first two images show orange, porous mushrooms with columnar ...

9 3 Purple-striped Jelly

Purple-striped Jelly

by KpomMonterey, California, USA

four central frilly oral

1 1 West Indian Manatee

West Indian Manatee

by FeliecaCatoCordleOrange City, Florida, USA

Large, seal-like body that tapers to a powerful flat tail. Two agile forelimbs ...

4 4 Atlantic sea nettle

Atlantic sea nettle

by KarenLAtlanta, Georgia, USA

that hang down from the edge of the body and

0 0 Sand Star

Sand Star

by Jhan-Curt FernándezSiquijor, Philippines

. Occasionally three, four, or even ...

3 2 Katydid

Katydid

by cobalttoadHarriman, Tennessee, United States

with arms to gather in food.

1 2 Oval St Andrew's Cross Spider

Oval St Andrew's Cross Spider

by coleen.sucgangIloilo, Philippines

the web, and holds its legs in pairs in such a way that they appear to be ...

3 2 Gum leaf katydid (1st instar)

Gum leaf katydid (1st instar)

by RachaelB3078, Victoria, Australia

instars for most predators will avoid

2 1 Ring-Tailed Lemur

Ring-Tailed Lemur

by VeniSingapore, Singapore

the sun with their arms outstretched. Of ...

3 0 Bahama Star

Bahama Star

by KimLommanTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

about 50 centimetres (20 in) in diameter. It usually has five thick, broad ...

4 0 Columned stinkhorn

Columned stinkhorn

by mary.gallo.mTexas, USA

or a number of arms emerge. This columned ...

12 6 Giant vinegarroon

Giant vinegarroon

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

leaves when I encountered this giant arachnid, 10 cm long (

18 7 Stinkhorn Mushroom

Stinkhorn Mushroom

by Jessie AguilarProvincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Fruiting bodies are 4.5-6.5 cm long, 2.2-5 cm in diameter, and have

0 0 Devil's Fingers, Octopus Stinkhorn

Devil's Fingers, Octopus Stinkhorn

by jmiller66Louisiana, USA

, North America and Asia. The young fungus erupts from a suberumpent egg by ...

2 0 Jumping Spider

Jumping Spider

by Wild ThingsMaharashtra, India

prominent spines. Their front four legs ...

6 1 Octopus

Octopus

by FrancisQuintanaUSA

Octopuses have two eyes and four pairs of ...

3 0 Orangutan

Orangutan

by GregoriaGregoriouCroweDublin 2, Dublin, Ireland

second-largest primate. The arms are long ...

0 0 Orangutan

Orangutan

by yulia8473Ontario, Canada

hands are similar to humans' hands; they have

3 2 Jumping Spider

Jumping Spider

by NormanCelisPhilippines

appearance are the Corinnidae (distinguished also by prominent spines on the ...

0 2 Jumping spider

Jumping spider

by Ashutosh DudhatraRajkot, Gujarat, India

appearance are the Corinnidae (distinguished also by prominent spines on the ...

0 0 Four-handed Box Jellyfish

Four-handed Box Jellyfish

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The four-handed box jellyfish is a species ...

0 0 Chocolate Chip Sea Star

Chocolate Chip Sea Star

by Jhan-Curt FernándezSiquijor, Philippines

four or six-

2 2 Saint Andrew's Cross Spider

Saint Andrew's Cross Spider

by StephenSolomons2262, New South Wales, Australia

Eriophera. The webs may often have a cross woven in the middle and the spider ...

6 4 Bornean Orangutan

Bornean Orangutan

by AliceGreenupSandakan, Sabah, Malaysia

The Bornean orangutan has a distinctive body shape with very long

0 0 Ochre (Purple or Pacific) Sea Star

Ochre (Purple or Pacific) Sea Star

by MakitaOregon, USA

arms (but occasionally

7 3 Northern Pygmy-Owl

Northern Pygmy-Owl

by DonnaPomeroyRedding, California, USA

mid to lower breast is white with darker vertical streaking. Legs are ...

22 8 Red Cushion Sea Star

Red Cushion Sea Star

by TaniaSaísMayagüez, Puerto Rico, USA

These have five thick, broad arms ...

12 6 Mauve Stinger Jellyfish

Mauve Stinger Jellyfish

by AlbertKangCebu, Philippines

warts, 16 marginal lobes and eight marginal, hair-like tentacles. Manubrium ...

1 0 Brown-throated Sloth, Three-toed Sloth

Brown-throated Sloth, Three-toed Sloth

by Irene BradyLoreto, Peru

arms/legs were heavily spotted dark gray ...

5 3 Blue Jellyfish

Blue Jellyfish

by JeannetteRegion Midtjylland, Denmark

rarely grows larger than 15 cm. This jellyfish has many stinging tentacles. ...

2 0 Texas Brown Tarantula

Texas Brown Tarantula

by Dragunov2Cottonwood Shores, Texas, USA

This is a BIG one! Four inch, side to side ...

0 0 Stretch Spider

Stretch Spider

by SukanyaDattaWest Bengal, India

The spider is pretty peculiarly elongated (and is called a Stretch spider) but ...

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