Art imitates life, and animes aren't different! The famous Pokémons were inspired in many different animals, some have already been confirmed by the creators them selves and other were pointed out bu fans who have recognized similarities with real species of animals and plants. This post goes to you, sir (or lady) who has ever wished that the magic of Pokémon were real:
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"lagarta-cobra" (Papilio troilus) muda de cor durante as fases da vida:
no primeiro instar, ela parece dejeto de pássaro; no segundo instar,
ela tem uma coloração verde profunda, e, conforme vai se aproximando do
momento de virar pupa, a lagarta passa a ser amarela brilhante (Caterpie shiny?). Além
disso, esses "olhos" grandes são na realidade uma forma de defesa, pois
esses desenhos ajudam a fazê-la se
parecer com uma cobra e maior do que realmente é, assustando predadores,
sendo que seus olhos verdadeiros são mais abaixo e bem menores.
The Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio troilus) changes color during life stages: at the first instar, it looks like bird droppings, in the second instar, she is of a deep green color, and, as will be approaching the time to turn into pupa, the caterpillar becomes bright yellow (shiny Caterpie?). Moreover, these big "eyes" are actually a way of defense, as these designs help to make it look like a snake and larger than it really is, scaring alway predators, knowing that their real eyes are much smaller and below that.
The Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio troilus) changes color during life stages: at the first instar, it looks like bird droppings, in the second instar, she is of a deep green color, and, as will be approaching the time to turn into pupa, the caterpillar becomes bright yellow (shiny Caterpie?). Moreover, these big "eyes" are actually a way of defense, as these designs help to make it look like a snake and larger than it really is, scaring alway predators, knowing that their real eyes are much smaller and below that.
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Flor-monstro
(Rafflesia arnoldii) natural da Indonésia. Ela produz um forte cheiro
de carniça, para atrair insetos que farão a polinização. É uma parasita
que suga os nutriente de uma árvore chamada Tetrastigma, portanto ela
não precisa fazer fotossíntese, não tendo assim folhas, caule nem raiz.
Corpse flower (Rafflesia arnoldii) native to Indonesia. It produces a strong odor of rotting flesh to attract insects that make pollination. It is a parasite that sucks the nutrients from a tree called Tetrastigma, so it doesn't need to do photosynthesis, thus it doesn't have leaves, stem or root.
Nepenthes truncata é uma planta nativa das Filipinas; com folhas em forma de coração, essa planta possui folha em formato de jarra que exala um odor doce atraindo insetos, como moscas que voam diretamente para o interior; ali eles ficam presos num líquido onde serão digeridos, uma vez que as paredes internas da planta são cobertas de cera impedindo-os de escalar.
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes truncata) is a plant native to the Philippines; with heart-shaped leaves, this plant jar shape leaves that exude a strong sweet smell that attracts insects that flies directly inside it; there they are trapped in a liquid where they will be digested, since the inner walls are covered with wax preventing them from climb up.
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Pangolim-malaio
(Manis javanica) nativo da Ásia, é um mamífero muito curioso: tem o
corpo coberto por escamas, uma língua comprida como a de um tamanduá,
garras fortes para cavar buracos e, quando se sente ameaçado, se enrola
como um ouriço. É um animail com hábitos noturnos, normalmente solitário
e muito tímido; se alimenta
principalmente de formigas e está ameaçado de extinção devido o
comercio ilegal de sua carne para medicina oriental e o consumo de suas
escamas, que são acreditadas serem afrodisíacas.
Sunda or Malayan
pangolin (Manis javanica) native to Asia, is a very curious mammal: has
the body covered with scales, one long tongue like a anteater, strong
claws to dig holes, and when it feels threatened, it rolls up like a
hedgehog. Is a nocturnal animal, usually solitary and very shy;
feed mainly on ants and is considered endangered due to the illegal
trade of it's meat for oriental medicine and consumption of its scales,
which are believed to be aphrodisiac.
Axalote (Ambystoma mexicanum) é uma salamandra encontrada no México, com características muito diferentes: se mantém na fase larval a vida toda (propriedade chamada de Neotenia) a menos que o meio em que esteja seque, a obrigando a se desenvolver para a fase adulta, ou seja, ela só gasta energia para metamorfosear caso seja necessário se adaptar ao ambiente; ela depende 100% da água, diferente de outros anfíbios que dependem da água apenas para se reproduzir e podem viver na terra, além disso, o Axalote pode regenerar membros caso os perda, por isso são muito estudados.
Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a salamander found in Mexico, with very different characteristics: remains in the larval stage all my life (property called Neoteny) unless the environment they are dries up, then forcing it to develop to adult fase, that is, it only wastes energy to metamorphose if it becomes necessary to adapt to the environment ; it depends on 100% water, unlike other amphibians that depend on water only for reproduction and can live on land, moreover, the Axalote can regenerate members so widely studied.
Que o Poliwag é inspirado em um girino isso ficou bem óbvio, o que muita gente não sabe é que a espiral que tem desenhada em sua barriga é baseada nos intestinos dos girinos, já que nessa fase o lado ventral desses animais geralmente é transparente, nos permitindo ver os órgãos internos.
Is pretty obvious that the Poliwag is inspired on a tadpole, what many people do not know is that the spiral that it has drawn on the belly is based in the intestines of tadpoles, since at that stage the ventral side of these animals is generally transparent allowing you to see the internal organs.
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Vespa
Gigante Asiática (Vespa mandarinia) mede cerca de 5 cm e carrega
veneno suficiente para matar um homem; cada picada é extremamente
dolorosa. São nativas da Ásia e dos Alpes japoneses e vivem em ninhos
com cerca de 50 indivíduos. Se alimentam de outros grandes insetos (como
abelhas, outras vespas e louva-a-deus).Abelhas japonesas, entretanto,
têm uma defesa contra as vespas. Quando detectam um
atacante, o cercam com seus corpos e músculos se contraindo
rapidamente. Formando uma bola ao redor da vespa, esta atividade
muscular faz calor suficiente, produzindo dióxido de carbono para matar a
vespa.
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) measures about 5 cm and carries enough venom to kill a man, every bite is extremely painful. Are native to Asia and the Japanese Alps and live in nests with around 50 individuals. Feed on other large insects (such as bees, wasps and other mantis). Bees Japanese, however, have a defense against wasps. When they detect an attacker, surround it with their bodies and muscles twitching rapidly. Forming a ball around the wasp, this muscle activity makes enough heat, producing carbon dioxide to kill the wasp.
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) measures about 5 cm and carries enough venom to kill a man, every bite is extremely painful. Are native to Asia and the Japanese Alps and live in nests with around 50 individuals. Feed on other large insects (such as bees, wasps and other mantis). Bees Japanese, however, have a defense against wasps. When they detect an attacker, surround it with their bodies and muscles twitching rapidly. Forming a ball around the wasp, this muscle activity makes enough heat, producing carbon dioxide to kill the wasp.
The Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is one of the most mysterious animals in the world. Found in the Northern Hemisphere and more related spiders than crabs really, they are considered "living fossils" because they are morphologically similar to found fossils of animals that died over 300 million years ago, making it seem like it changed nothing in appearance all this time (physiologically are probably very different than they were, although unfortunately we can not compare because they are features that are not saved in fossilization).
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Ammonite is a group of animals that disappeared from Earth in the same mass extinction that took dinosaurs from us which occurred around 65.5 million years ago. They were molluscs with similar habits as the squid with shells similar to those of modern nautiloids (Nautiloidea), and could measure up to 3 feet long.
Sources: National Geographic / Arkive.org Horseshoe / Arkive.org Axolotl /Arkive.org Rafflesia / Animals a-z / Animal Diversity Web / Butterflies and Moths / NCBI
Postado por Thalita Morais
Boa ideia mostrar a inspiração de alguns pokémons. Poderia ter mais. Quanto a N. truncata as armadilhas são folhas modificadas e não flores carnívoras. Também não exalam odor pútrido, na verdade produz cheiro ligeiramente adocicado. Abraços.
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