-
green or brown, with
seven diagonal blue lines. At the rear is a curved,
thornlike horn. It can
attain a
length of 5 to 6 in (13 to 15 cm). The
other two...
- (Scleractinia). The crown-of-thorns
starfish receives its name from
venomous thornlike spines that
cover its
upper surface,
resembling the
biblical crown of...
- far back and no anal fin. It can be
readily identified by the large,
thornlike dermal denticles scattered over its body, some of
which may be
fused together...
- its body and no anal fin. It is
characterized by a
dense covering of
thornlike dermal denticles,
hence its
common name.
Nocturnally active, the prickly...
- The
specific name
spinosa is a
Latin term
indicating the
pointed and
thornlike spur
shoots characteristic of this species. The
common name "blackthorn"...
-
closeup of male Acanthops,
possibly A. fuscifolia,
showing the
thornlike tubercle on each eye...
-
torso is
formed from a
broken eggs****, and the
supporting trunk has
thornlike branches which pierce the
fragile body. A grey
figure in a hood bearing...
- Mimosa). They
always have sti****s,
which can be leaf-like (e.g. Pisum),
thornlike (e.g. Robinia) or be
rather incon****uous. Leaf
margins are
entire or...
- also have
scent glands on the
inside of
their forearms,
adjacent to a
thornlike spur,
which they use to gouge, and simultaneously, scent-mark tree branches...
-
often somewhat expanded apically). This tall,
essentially perpendicular thornlike pronotum discourages birds and
other predators from
eating it, if only...
