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joltymcjolterson) wrote on August 22nd, 2012 at 07:05 pm

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Yesterday we took a look at baby ducks, so today we're taking a look at adult ones! You might be wondering why- a duck's a duck, isn't it? But there are way more types of ducks than just the common mallard and mandarin, and many of them have specifically been bred for some purpose, be it to serve as ornamental ducks or for meat or eggs. Some ducks might've originally been farmed, but then been supplanted by more popular breeds and are now kept mostly as pets.

They also show a wide range of behaviour- the Indian Runner duck, as seen below, is particularly notable because it stands upright and instead of waddling, runs. You can take a look at some of them in a video here, and why they're surprisingly useful to have around if you've got a large garden.

And because this is still about cute- here's a video of some tiny ducks trying very hard to get over a step that's larger than they are. Determinded little birds.

wood duck

pekin duck

magpie duck

mandarin duck

And as for today's spider-

Here's a video of it in action, scooching around to make itself comfortable. As the video says it's known as Sicarius terrosus, and belongs to the genus of assassin spiders.

source

They're very speedy and lie in wait for their prey, and are generally known for the whole YAY SAND herp sand behaviour. Despite being pretty venomous, they don't really bite humans much at all- mostly this is because they just don't come into contact with humans at all, what with the whole living in the desert thing. Also, unlike the more commonly featured jumping spiders, these guys only have six eyes, but are no less sensitive. They might be a little scary, but chances are they won't ever pose much danger to you. Here are a few more pictures of them:

source

They also show a wide range of behaviour- the Indian Runner duck, as seen below, is particularly notable because it stands upright and instead of waddling, runs. You can take a look at some of them in a video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMty_DRAHq8">here</a>, and why they're surprisingly useful to have around if you've got a large garden.

And because this is still about cute- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgRJWkiIyLs">here's</a> a video of some tiny ducks trying very hard to get over a step that's larger than they are. Determinded little birds.

<img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7196/6965533451_aeeb611dee.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67184449@N05/6965533451">mallard duck</a>

<img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2248/2313806984_8f9ee2c4ea.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/70938611@N00/2313806984">muscovy duck</a>

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/6RZN6.png">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Muscovy_Duck_SMTC.jpg">wild muscovy duck</a>

<img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6170/6177116949_cdbe0a6435.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63707433@N04/6177116949">crested duck</a>

<img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4154/5172154735_0d65f7b67a.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/janharteman/5172154735/">dutch hookbill</a>

<img src="http://www.3neshaneh.com/userfiles/image/-1998-2012-05/21~30/sabke-zendegi/wrong/11.jpg">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hausente.jpg">pekin duck</a>

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/HGZCh.png">
<a href="http://watching-bingley-birds.blogspot.sg/2011/06/blue-swedish-ducks-babies.html">swedish blue duck</a>

<img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3329/4558819488_1375eb66c7.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24908638@N03/4558819488">khaki campbell</a>

<img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4078/4889580436_bc17780325.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9216709@N04/4889580436/">magpie duck</a>

<img src="http://www.leonardo-apo.de/fileadmin/bilder/voegel/laufente_500.jpg">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Runner-ducks.jpg">indian runner duck</a>

<img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5300/5535048350_cf0dec3ed8.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39050685@N02/5535048350">mandarin duck</a>

And as for today's spider-

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtXPmWJcuZY">Here's</a> a video of it in action, scooching around to make itself comfortable. As the video says it's known as Sicarius terrosus, and belongs to the genus of assassin spiders.

<img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5066/5632991632_36914579e1.jpg">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44876624@N07/5632991632">source</a>

They're very speedy and lie in wait for their prey, and are generally known for the whole YAY SAND herp sand behaviour. Despite being pretty venomous, they don't really bite humans much at all- mostly this is because they just don't come into contact with humans at all, what with the whole living in the desert thing. Also, unlike the more commonly featured jumping spiders, these guys only have six eyes, but are no less sensitive. They might be a little scary, but chances are they won't ever pose much danger to you. Here are a few more pictures of them:

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/5HxBD.png">
<a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Sicarius_terrosus_in_sand.jpg">source</a>

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/CBsCM.png">
<a href="http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?111187-Leucorchestris-arenicola-and-Sicarius-terrosus">source</a>

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