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Invertebrates on The Brink

ONE fifth of the world’s invertebrates may be heading for extinction according to ‘Spineless’, a report published today (Friday 31st) by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), in conjunction with IUCN and the IUCN Species Survival Commission.

Invertebrates on the brink

Bloody Henry starfish (Henricia sanguinolentaoculata) © Nick Upton  naturepl.com Bloody Henry starfish
Callonia Lowei Callonia Lowei
Coenagrionidae Xanthocnemis Coenagrionidae Xanthocnemis
Crinoids Crinoids
Honey Bee Apis Melifera Honey Bee
Hooded Praying Mantis Hooded Praying Mantis
Maybug Melolontha Melolontha Maybug
Polymita Picta Roseolimbata Polymita Picta
White Tailed Bumblebee Bombus Lucorum White Tailed Bumblebee
Red Milkweed Beetle Tetraopes Tetrophthalmus Red Milkweed Beetle
Jumping Spider Salticidae Jumping Spider
Peacock Katydid Pterochroza Ocellata Peacock Katydid

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