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		<title>The Prickly Shark</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-prickly-shark/" title="The Prickly Shark" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="157" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ps1a-300x157.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="prickly shark" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ps1a-300x157.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ps1a-800x418.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ps1a-1536x802.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ps1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The prickly shark can be found in smaller locales in the Pacific Ocean. They prefer cooler waters, up to 2,130 feet deep. However, they can also be found frequenting shallow waters in places like Monterey Bay, California. Due to overfishing, long lines, and deep water trawling, these sharks are a [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Giant Prickly Stick Insect</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-giant-prickly-stick-insect/" title="The Giant Prickly Stick Insect" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="148" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gpsi1b-300x148.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="giant prickly stick insect" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gpsi1b-300x148.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gpsi1b-800x394.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gpsi1b-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The giant prickly stick insect, also referred to as Macleay&#x2019;s Specter stick insect, is a large stick insect from Australia and New Guinea. This species of stick insect looks more like a cactus than like a twig. The males have large wings and are actually good flyers. Stick insects are [&#x2026;]</p>
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