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Minibeast/Invertebrates Items
BOX NUMBER |
TITLE |
DESCRIPTION |
COELENTERATES |
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IB255 IB277 |
Corals, skeletons of 6 species Sea anemones - Actinia equina Telia felina Adamsia palliata Calliactis parasitica Metridium senile Anemonia sulcata |
Beadlet anemone Dahlia anemone live on hermit crabs plumose anemone snakelocks an
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MOLLUSCS |
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IB259 |
Molluscs, Lepidochitom, Chiton or Coat of Mail Shell | Marine |
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IF626 |
Cockle, Cardium edule | Marine |
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IB687 |
Rock Borer, Hiatella sp | Marine |
| IF559 | Sea Slug (Sea Hare), Aplysia sp | Marine |
| IF663 | Sea Slug (Sea Lemon), Archidoris sp | Marine |
| IF627 | Limpet, Patella sp | Marine |
| IF224 | Great Slug, Arion ater | Terrestrial |
| Squid, Alloteuthis subulata | Marine | |
| Common Sea Shells of the British Isles | 37 Species & Notes | |
| Sea Mussel, Mytilus edulis | Marine | |
| Snails of the Chiltern Downland | 10 Species & Notes | |
| Snails of the Chiltern Woodland | 12 Species & Notes | |
| Common Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Buckinghamshire | 36 Species & Notes | |
| Freshwater Molluscs | With Freshwater Insects | |
ECHINODERMS |
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IB102 |
Feather Star, Antedon bifida |
Marine |
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IB384 |
Common Starfish, Asterias rubens |
Marine |
| IB686 |
Sea Urchin, Echinus esculentus |
Marine |
SEGMENTED WORMS |
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| IB269 |
Pond Leech, Nephelis vulgaris |
Freshwater |
ARTHROPODS: CRUSTACEANS |
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| IB258 |
Barnacle, Balanus hameri |
Marine |
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Goose Barnacle, Lepas anatifera |
Marine | |
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Shore Crab, Carcinus maenas |
Marine | |
| Swimming Crab, Portunus sp | Marine | |
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Freshwater Shrimp, Gammarus pulex |
Freshwater | |
| Common Prawn, Leander serratus | Marine | |
| Hermit Crab, Eupagurus bernhardus | Marine | |
| Crayfish, Astacus fluviatilis | Freshwater | |
INVERTEBRATES: ARTHROPODS |
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IB283 |
Acorn Barnacle, Balanus sp |
Marine |
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IB73 |
Crayfish, Astacus fluviatilis |
Freshwater |
ARTHROPODS: ARACHNIDS |
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| IF543 |
Scorpion, Isometrus sp |
Terrestrial |
ARTHROPODS: INSECTS |
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IF224 |
Insects and Molluscs of Ponds and Lakes (also under molluscs) |
17 Species |
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IF131 |
Insects in and Around Ponds and Streams |
13 Species |
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IF689 |
Garden Insects |
15 Species |
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IF182 |
Insects and Their Allies |
29 Species |
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IF64 |
Destructive and Beneficial Insects and Their Allies | |
INSECT: LIFE HISTORIES |
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IF22 |
German Wasp, Vespula germanica |
Garden Social |
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IB55 |
Gnat, Culex pipiens |
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IF56 |
Blowfly, Calliphora | |
| IF288 | Housefly, Musca domestica | |
| IF184 |
Large White, Pieris brassicIae |
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| IB599 | Locust, Locusta migratoria (not found in UK) | |
INSECTS: BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS |
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| IF360 | British Butterflies | 20 Species |
| IF114 |
British Butterflies |
30 Species |
| IF71 |
Butterflies of Lanes and Fields |
19 Species |
| IF95 | Butterflies of Heath and Hillside | 15 Species |
| IF181 |
British Moths |
56 Species |
| IF286 | Merveille Du Jour Moth, Griposia aprolina | Protective Colouration |
INSECTS: BEETLES |
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30 species Carnivorous Freshwater 6 species
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| IF359 |
British Beetles |
30 Species |
| IF58 |
Colarado Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Leaf Beetle, Serious & Notifiable Pest of Potato Plant |
Carnivorous |
| IB194 |
Great Diving Beetle, Dytiscus marginails (adults and larva) |
Freshwater |
| IF272 |
Domestic Wood-boring Bbeetles |
6 Species, With Samples of Damaged Wood & Photographs & Leaflets |
INSECTS: HYMENOPTERANS |
40 species |
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| IF218 |
British Ants, Bees and Wasps |
40 Species |
| IB190 |
Mayfly, Ephemera vulgata (useful if pupils come across the earlier stages in freshwater)
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BOTANY |
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| BB387 | Lichens | 5 Species |
ANGIOSPERMS |
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| BF238 | Seed Dispersal | 20 Species |
MONOCOTYLEDONS |
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| BB330 |
Wheat, Germination Stages |
