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The Walking Cactus

Summary This article is about an animal that is called Diana Cactiformis which it’s nickname is ‘‘ The Walking cactus‘‘. The walking cactus belongs to an extinct group called armoured Lobopodia. This extinct group is only located in Southwestern China. This is 1 of the top ten species because it’s the largest group of living animals including: spiders and insects. Cactiformis is about 6 cm long (2. 4 inches) and was discovered in the famous Chengjian deposit in southwest China in Cambrian deposits about 520 million years old. ( The Cambrian period extends from 542 to 488. 3 million years ago). (Chengjian deposits are mud beds in China where fossils were found in the Cambrian time). Blue is what Is related to science Red is what I found interesting

Why did I choose this story? I chose this story because I also like exotic animals

What Interests me about it? What interests me about the article is that it briefly describes where the cactus animal is located (in china) and that they‘re 1 of the top strangest one of all. Also I found this article interesting because the animal still lives today.

Some questions I had v Why is the Walking Cactus called the Diana Cactiformis? v Why is the Chenjian deposit the only deposit which they found the Walking Cactus? v when was the walking cactus discovered?

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Answers are: v v The waking cactus is called Diana Cactiformis because Diania is named for Dian, a Chinese linguistic abbreviation of Yunnan where the species was found; Cactiformis refers to the animal’s cactus-like form. The Walking Cactus was discovered in 2006

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