The Biological Purpose of Life:
Picture credits:
Bristlecone pine: Rick Goldwasser/flickr
Blue bottle jellyfish: OceanwideImages.com
Giant coconut crab: The Africa Image Library/Alamy
Sloth: Damsea, Shutterstock
Jumping spider: Thomas Shahan
Water flea: Laguna Design
Glia monster: https://www.crocodileadventures.com/news/wildlife/1421-gila-monster
Sea squirt larva: Wim van Egmond of Rotterdam
Sea squirt (adult): Goodheart’s Extreme Science
Sea slug: Jun Imamoto
Parasitic mite 1: Steinkraus, D. C., and E. A. Cross. 1993: Annals of the Entomological Society of America 86:239–249.
Cicada: flickR\USDAgov
Dyeing poison dart frog: Dirk Ercken/Shutterstock
Parasitic mite 2: Rack 1972: Zoologischer Anzeiger 188: 157-174.
Jellyfish: Ihhs licensed CC BY-NC 2.0
Star-nosed mole: Ken Catania
Bird of paradise 1: Kathy Newton
Scorpion: Vova Shevchuk/Shutterstock
Bird of paradise 2: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Tardigrade: Science photo library C008/9246
Babirusa: https://www.whiteoakwildlife.org/babirusa/
Wood tiger moth: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaroslavkaas/7412574642
Redback spider 1: : Iain. R. Macaulay/flickr
Redback spider 2: Maydianne Andrade/Ken Jones
Grasshopper: https://phylumfacts.weebly.com/grasshopper-orthoptera.html
Angler fish 1: https://danasbiopage.weebly.com/the-angler-fish.html
Sea slug: Corel Corporation
Purple frog: http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/purple-frog/
Angler fish 2: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, CT.007422
Termite queen 1: Bernard DUPONT [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Crocodile: https://kakadunationalparktours.com.au/blog/quick-facts-about-saltwater-crocodiles/
Grey jungle fowl: Dr. Raju Kasambe
Snail: https://www.kiwicare.co.nz/advice/garden/why-do-i-use-so-much-slug-and-snail-bait/
Termite queen 2: : sulzer.com
Sea dragon: http://ourmarinespecies.com/c-fishes/sea-dragons/
Honeypot ant 1: alexanderwild.com
Froglet: https://watchandlearn.scholastic.com/videos/animals-and-plants/baby-animals-and-life-cycles/from-tadpole-to-frog.html
Colorado potato beetle: https://gardening.usask.ca/articles-insects/colorado-potato-beetle.php
Honey pot ant 2: Greg Hume CC-BY-2.5.
Aye-aye: David Haring
Desert spider: Lubomír Klátil
Monarch butterfly: https://wsimag.com/economy-and-politics/61348-murder-and-the-monarch-butterfly
Cave Salamander: Bayrischer Rundfunk
Desert spider 2: Mor Salomon & Trine Bilde
Picture credits:
Bristlecone pine: Rick Goldwasser/flickr
Blue bottle jellyfish: OceanwideImages.com
Giant coconut crab: The Africa Image Library/Alamy
Sloth: Damsea, Shutterstock
Jumping spider: Thomas Shahan
Water flea: Laguna Design
Glia monster: https://www.crocodileadventures.com/news/wildlife/1421-gila-monster
Sea squirt larva: Wim van Egmond of Rotterdam
Sea squirt (adult): Goodheart’s Extreme Science
Sea slug: Jun Imamoto
Parasitic mite 1: Steinkraus, D. C., and E. A. Cross. 1993: Annals of the Entomological Society of America 86:239–249.
Cicada: flickR\USDAgov
Dyeing poison dart frog: Dirk Ercken/Shutterstock
Parasitic mite 2: Rack 1972: Zoologischer Anzeiger 188: 157-174.
Jellyfish: Ihhs licensed CC BY-NC 2.0
Star-nosed mole: Ken Catania
Bird of paradise 1: Kathy Newton
Scorpion: Vova Shevchuk/Shutterstock
Bird of paradise 2: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Tardigrade: Science photo library C008/9246
Babirusa: https://www.whiteoakwildlife.org/babirusa/
Wood tiger moth: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaroslavkaas/7412574642
Redback spider 1: : Iain. R. Macaulay/flickr
Redback spider 2: Maydianne Andrade/Ken Jones
Grasshopper: https://phylumfacts.weebly.com/grasshopper-orthoptera.html
Angler fish 1: https://danasbiopage.weebly.com/the-angler-fish.html
Sea slug: Corel Corporation
Purple frog: http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/purple-frog/
Angler fish 2: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, CT.007422
Termite queen 1: Bernard DUPONT [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Crocodile: https://kakadunationalparktours.com.au/blog/quick-facts-about-saltwater-crocodiles/
Grey jungle fowl: Dr. Raju Kasambe
Snail: https://www.kiwicare.co.nz/advice/garden/why-do-i-use-so-much-slug-and-snail-bait/
Termite queen 2: : sulzer.com
Sea dragon: http://ourmarinespecies.com/c-fishes/sea-dragons/
Honeypot ant 1: alexanderwild.com
Froglet: https://watchandlearn.scholastic.com/videos/animals-and-plants/baby-animals-and-life-cycles/from-tadpole-to-frog.html
Colorado potato beetle: https://gardening.usask.ca/articles-insects/colorado-potato-beetle.php
Honey pot ant 2: Greg Hume CC-BY-2.5.
Aye-aye: David Haring
Desert spider: Lubomír Klátil
Monarch butterfly: https://wsimag.com/economy-and-politics/61348-murder-and-the-monarch-butterfly
Cave Salamander: Bayrischer Rundfunk
Desert spider 2: Mor Salomon & Trine Bilde