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A glimpse into the stunning natural sights caught on BBC Earth's "Wild Pacific"

Posted 8.4.09 at 1:13 pm 2 Comments

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BBC Earth's "Wild Pacific"

A Theridion Grallator, also known as a "happy face" spider, in Hawaii. These spiders are about five millimeters long. Their patterns may change depending on the food they've eaten, serving as potential protection against birds' pattern recognition capabilities (bird are their only predators).

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viktorkoves

08/29/09 at 3:28 pm

Amazing!!! Such stunning views of our world.

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KruGer

09/15/10 at 9:06 am

Two royal penguins grooming on Macquarie Island in the southwest corner ofe the Pacific Ocean, about half way between New Zealand and Antarctica www.sikisseyret.com

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