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0 3 Spotting

Spotting

by EmilyMarinoSeattle, Washington, USA

Deep yellow/orange. Petal-like folds with slimy

6 2 Giant Worm Snail

Giant Worm Snail

by david14Cairns, QLD, Australia

Mucous is a very useful tool. Apart from ...

1 1 snails

snails

by divernasa2001Riverside, California, USA

has a gland that secretes a mucous -like ...

1 0 Fried Egg Nudibranch

Fried Egg Nudibranch

by david14

couple of lobsters, the mucous dissipating ...

0 1 American eel

American eel

by Brian MuñizHormigueros, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

I put it in one of my empty fish tanks. When handheld extremely slimy, uses ...

0 1 Cleaner wrasse

Cleaner wrasse

by curly_tailQueensland, Australia

truth is they like the taste of fish

3 0 Pickerel

Pickerel

by Cheryl LeeHartford, Connecticut, USA

secretions can also be moderately irritating if they come in contact with the ...

1 2 Leopard Slug

Leopard Slug

by flyingfrogconceptsMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

One of the largest keeled land slugs with a distinct pattern. Both of these ...

1 0 Devil's Finger Coral

Devil's Finger Coral

by david14Cairns, Queensland, Australia

If we could see the subcellular world around this coral we would see a

6 1 Smooth trunkfish

Smooth trunkfish

by Marta RubioTexeiraBonaire, Caribisch Nederland, Netherlands

/pahutoxin, in mucous secretions from the ...

5 3 Cuban Tree Frog

Cuban Tree Frog

by Carol Snow MilneOrlando, Florida, USA

. Secrets a toxic mucous for defense, so do ...

5 3 Northern Moon Snail

Northern Moon Snail

by AryaEdmonds, Washington, USA

This large snail can amazingly recced into its shell from the size above.

1 2 Southern Two Striped Walking Stick

Southern Two Striped Walking Stick

by TTaylorGeorgia, USA

Looks like a stick.

12 4 Slender Roboastra

Slender Roboastra

by david14Cairns, Queensland, Australia

taste the ground searching for the mucous ...

2 0 Pineapplefish

Pineapplefish

by KimLommanTownsville, Queensland, Australia

-pointing spines. The head is large, with

0 1 Newts/orange bellied newts

Newts/orange bellied newts

by KendraHayward, California, USA

A stocky, medium-sized salamander with rough, grainy skin in the terrestrial ...

0 0 Longhorn Cowfish

Longhorn Cowfish

by VianneyTedjamuliaMalang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

, ostracitoxin, an ichthyotoxic, hemolytic, heat-stable, non-dialyzable, ...

2 9 American White Waterlily Nymphaea odorata

American White Waterlily Nymphaea odorata

by p.young713Tampa, Florida, USA

treat lesions and inflammation associated with

0 5 Lesser Harp Snail Shell

Lesser Harp Snail Shell

by Bernadette SEgypt

it covers it with a sticky mucous which ...

1 1 Pickerel Frog

Pickerel Frog

by lillian.steenblik.hwangMaine, USA

Caught as part of the BioDiversity Research Institute's BioBlitz at River Point ...

0 2 Brain root coral

Brain root coral

by curly_tailCairns, Queensland, Australia

weapons (toxic chemicals) to them. They do this by placing the chemicals in ...

0 1 Horseweed

Horseweed

Texas, USA

It is an annual plant growing to 1.5 m tall, with hairy stems. The leaves are ...

0 0 Red Hibiscus, Gumamela

Red Hibiscus, Gumamela

by AgnesAdiqueTalaveraLaguna, Philippines

roots contain a mucilage that is soothing on the

12 4 Bicolour Parrotfish

Bicolour Parrotfish

by Eric NooraOccidental Mindoro, Philippines

potential predators. This mucous envelope ...

4 0 Southern Toad

Southern Toad

by James McNairMelbourne, Florida, USA

irritating to human mucous membranes, but ...

2 0 Southern Stingray

Southern Stingray

by marylou.wildlifeStann Creek, Belize

surface).3 The barb on its tail is serrated and covered in a venomous

0 2 Spaghetti Coral

Spaghetti Coral

by david14Cairns, Queensland, Australia

of toxic mucous that will drift over and ...

3 1 Elephant Skin Coral

Elephant Skin Coral

by david14QLD, Australia

Try Our New Super Pachyseris Coral Snot. Install the

0 1 Poison Sumac

Poison Sumac

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

The toxic principle is a phenolic compound called urushiol. It is a skin and ...

13 7 Sea Butterfly

Sea Butterfly

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

by casting a large, mucous web in order to ...

5 8 Canary Worm

Canary Worm

by Leuba RidgwayTarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

A thin pale yellow worm with a subcylindrical body about 100 mm long. The ...

6 4 Hammerhead Worm

Hammerhead Worm

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

thick secretion of mucous. Some is visible ...

0 1 Climbing nightshade

Climbing nightshade

by CynthiaMHoriMichigan, USA

Bittersweet is a semi-woody herbaceous perennial vine, which scrambles over ...

0 0 Red Frangipani

Red Frangipani

by DoreenZhangSingapore, Singapore

when broken, ooze a white latex, or sap, which can be irritating to the skin ...

2 2 Southern Toad

Southern Toad

by ✹✹✹✹✹✹Jacksonville, Florida, USA

, behind the ears) may be irritating to human

0 0 Temple tree

Temple tree

by RavipornSaetiewกรุงเทพมหานคร, กรุงเทพมหานคร, Thailand

skin and mucous membranes. The large green ...

0 0 Serrated spurge

Serrated spurge

by Marta RubioTexeiraTorrevieja, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

determines how caustic and irritating a particular species is. In contact with ...

3 5 Green Moray Eel

Green Moray Eel

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

. The dark green to brown color comes from a yellowish

0 0 Poison Sumac

Poison Sumac

by ChrisBurkettNorth Carolina, USA

plant contain a resin called urushiol that causes skin and

2 0 Green Moray Eel

Green Moray Eel

by GerardoAizpuruMunicipio Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic

green to brown color comes from a yellowish

4 4 Green Moray Eel

Green Moray Eel

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

green to brown color comes from a yellowish

5 3 Green Moray

Green Moray

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

yellowish mucous that covers its blue skin ...

0 0 Common Mallow?

Common Mallow?

by rat.tumour aka lipaseEngland, United Kingdom

://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althaea_officinalis Marshmallow is traditionally used ...

0 0 Common Mallow / Crni sljez

Common Mallow / Crni sljez

by injicaCroatia

It is a spreading herb, which is an annual in North Africa, biennial in the ...

1 9 Banded Caseworm

Banded Caseworm

by Tracey-leeKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

place by mucous. The worm ambushes small ...

3 1 Common Frangipani

Common Frangipani

by Jason AlexanderBandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

somewhat brittle and when broken, ooze a white latex that can be irritating to ...

7 9 Cope's Gray Treefrog

Cope's Gray Treefrog

by JaredTCalvertKentucky, USA

treefrogs is rough and lightly sprinkled with warts. The large toepads produce ...

4 5 American robin, cleaning nest

American robin, cleaning nest

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

These robins were busy feeding their brood and cleaning the nest. A fecal sac ...

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