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Subject: Amazon Bamboo has interesting spines at each joint that help latching onto support as it quickly grows upwards to the top of the canopy.
Amazonas06 - 373 * Named in honor of Queen Victoria of England in 1838, Victoria amazonica is the largest water lily in the world. The underside of the giant water lily is covered with sharp, inch-long spines which protect the pad from herbivorous fishes. The pattern of ribs helps support the huge leaf. (valentine.gr)

Amazonas06 - 374 * The white flower turns purple after it is pollinated. The pollinators are large scarab beetles. Victoria grows in the warm waters of lakes and rivers throughout the Amazon River basin of South America. (valentine.gr)

Amazonas06 - 375 * On the first night, the flower unfurls and scarab beetles are drawn to its butterscotch-and-pineapple scent and pure white color. The beetles crawl inside to stay warm and eat special supplies of sugar and starch. (valentine.gr)

Amazonas06 - 376 * Later that night, the flower cools, closes, and the beetles are trapped inside. As it closes, the flower changes color from white, to pink, to purple. All the next day the beetles stay inside, munching their special food. (valentine.gr)

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Amazonas06 - 379 * Converegence of the Rio Negro and Amazon river. The Amazon's waters are heavily sedimented and the waters do not mix for many miles downstream.

Amazonas06 - 380 * Looking down from the bridge deck of the Tucano as the bow crosses from Rio Negro into Amazon river waters.

Amazonas06 - 381 * Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Amazon River.

Amazonas06 - 382 * Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Amazon River.

Amazonas06 - 383 * Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Amazon River.

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