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... that Acer diabolicum, the devil maple, gets its scientific and common names from the curly stigmas of its flowers (pictured)? (2020-02-05)
... that the extinct Miocene age maple Acer smileyi has been classified as closely related to the living Acer nipponicum (pictured)? (2011-12-22)
... that the Japanese sea cucumber can aestivate and remain in a dormant state for up to four years? (2012-06-15)
... that although the fungus Aseroe coccinea was characterized in 1989, its validation as a species was delayed until 2007 because the initial description was not in Latin? (2010-11-07)
... that the Bonin white-eye can evidently learn about new food sources by watching warbling white-eyes feed? (2019-04-27)
... that the catsharks of the genus Galeus—G. antillensis, G. arae, G. atlanticus, G. cadenati, G. eastmani, G. gracilis, G. longirostris, G. melastomus, G. mincaronei, G. murinus, G. nipponensis, G. piperatus, G. polli, G. priapus, G. sauteri, G. schultzi, and G. springeri—have "saws" on their tails? (2010-11-11)
... that the founder of the Cannabis Museum in Japan developed an interest in the subject after reading stories as a child in which ninjas trained by jumping over cannabis plants? (2020-12-15)
... that new colonies of the carpet sea squirt can form by "dripping"? (2015-02-03)
... that Siebold's account of the Ezo chipmunk (pictured) is credited by Oldfield Thomas as being the first description of a mammal from Japan? (2021-07-26)
... that the Ezo flying squirrel (pictured) can glide a distance of more than 49 m (160 ft)? (2022-06-29)
... that Heart-kun is a Japanese puppy that was born with a heart-shaped patch of brown hair on its white-haired body? (2010-02-14)
... that Ijima's leaf warbler is named after Japanese zoologist Ijima Isao? (2022-06-13)
... that 110 taxa are classed as being extinct on the Japanese Red List, including the Hokkaido wolf? (2021-06-04)
... that the Japanese common toad (pictured) eats certain ants and beetles that are unpalatable to other predators? (2014-10-02)
... that the Japanese fire-bellied newt has a toxin that blocks sodium channels in most vertebrates? (2022-12-02)
... that the rare, "almost legendary" Japanese lates was considered to be the same fish as the barramundi until 1984? (2010-03-05)
... that the main nesting site of the Japanese murrelet was used as a bombing range by the USAF? (2022-06-08)
... that after approaching near-extinction in the 1950s, Japanese serow populations had increased so much by the 1970s that foresters fought to have it culled as a pest? (2013-07-30)
... that the calling patterns of the Japanese tree frog have been used in wireless network design, furthering an area of science known as swarm intelligence? (2022-12-08)
... that Jōmon Sugi, located on the island of Yakushima, is the oldest specimen of Cryptomeria japonica and the largest conifer in Japan? (2008-09-01)
... that two monkeys are employed as waiters at the Japanese Kayabukiya Tavern? (2009-04-01)
... that botanist Tomitaro Makino, despite dropping out of grammar school, named over 2500 plants and is known as the "Father of Japanese Botany"? (2006-03-09)
... that bivalve molluscs and brittle stars are often found in beds of Japanese sea lilies? (2012-11-22)
... that mizuna is a cold-resistant mustard green grown extensively during winter in Japan? (2008-07-11)
... that Ono Ranzan's school of pharmacognosy had over 1,000 pupils? (2015-05-19)
... that the deep sea worm Osedax japonicus relies on the skeleton of a dead whale for sustenance? (2014-03-02)
... that if the embryo of the blue bat star is split into its constituent cells, they can recombine into a viable starfish larva? (2013-07-10)
... that bears may be dispersers of the Japanese mountain cherry (painting pictured)? (2024-05-22)
... that the fruit of the Japanese Alpine Cherry can be used to make green dye? (2014-02-03)
... that the lizard goby holds on to rocks in fast-flowing water by means of a "sucker" formed from two fins? (2020-01-21)
... that Podostroma cornu-damae can shrink your brain, make your skin fall off, cause you to speak and move abnormally and kill you? (2010-10-31)
... that the starfish Trophodiscus almus is unusual in brooding its young on its upper surface? (2014-03-25)
... that the tsunami fish (pictured) drifted thousands of miles on a ghost ship wrecked by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami before being discovered on the coast of Washington? (2014-01-05)
... that three new Wildlife Protection Areas have been established in Japan prior to the 2012 Ramsar wetland conference, which started today? (2012-07-06)