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  • I began reading "Tethyshadros insularis, a new hadrosauroid dinosaur (Ornithischia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Italy."

    "But I could sleep with you there. I could sleep with you there." greygirlbeast 2009

  • One of the most common winter annuals is desert plantain (Plantago insularis).

    Adaptations of desert plants 2009

  • The most frequent plants are Eragrostis peruviana (Poaceae) and the endemic plants Atriplex chapinii, Thamnoseris lacerata and Cristaria insularis (Malvaceae).

    San Félix-San Ambrosio Islands temperate forests 2007

  • There are 12 endemic species found here, including two species, the Seychelles Scops-owl (Otus insularis CR) and the Seychelles paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvine CR), which are confined to single islands.

    Granitic Seychelles forests 2008

  • All four of the island's land birds are endemic, flightless Henderson rail Nesophylax ater, Stephen's lorikeet Vini stepheni (R), Henderson fruit dove Ptilinopus insularis, and Henderson warbler Acrocephalus vaughani taiti.

    Henderson Island, United Kingdom 2008

  • The Banguet pine (Pinus insularis, also known as P. kesiya) - dominated conifer forests in the Central Cordillera were designated as the Luzon Tropical Pine Forests.

    Luzon rain forests 2008

  • The predominant tree species include the endemics huriki Sacoglottis holdridgei, Ocotea insularis and Cecropia pittieri.

    Isla del Coco Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Area, Costa Rica 2008

  • Cuckoo bumblebee (Psithyrus insularis) searching for pollen and nectar on sneezeweed (Dugaldia hoopsii).

    Bumblebee 2008

  • The pronounced dry periods and periodic fires favor the Benguet pine or saleng (Pinus insularis, also known as P. kesiya).

    Luzon tropical pine forests 2008

  • The conifer forests in the Central Cordillera dominated by Banguet pine (Pinus insularis, also known as P. kesiya) were designated as the Luzon Tropical Pine Forests.

    Luzon tropical pine forests 2008

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