When people hear the name 'hammerhead,' many people probably picture the very recognizable, Great Hammerhead. What they might be unaware of though, is that the name 'hammerhead' is used in reference for NINE distinct different species of hammerhead sharks! However, the simple chart I've shared below, only shows the head shapes of 6/9 of those species. The three that are missing are: the Scalloped Bonnethead, the Carolina Hammerhead, and the Smalleye Hammerhead. (I will reference those 3 in this post, because if I'm going to talk about 6 of them, why not just go all in and recognize them all?)
Well, what do these species look like in the wild? Glad you asked!! Let me show you! 🦈🫡❤️
1. Great Hammerhead- the biggest species of Hammerhead shark. Distinguishable by it's large dorsal fin. (Adult females: 15-18ft; Adult males: 12ft)
2. Scalloped Hammerhead- Distinguishable by two indentations on either side of the central indentation, which gives the "scalloped" look. (Adult females: 8.2-14ft; Adult males 4.9-5.9ft)
3. Smooth Hammerhead- Distinguishable by the distinctive flattened shape of the head that is laterally extended into a hammer shape, without an indentation in the middle of the front margin (typically measures 8.2-11.5ft)
4. Bonnethead Hammerhead- Distinguishable by a broad, smooth, spade-like head. (Typically measures 2.6-3ft)
5. Scalloped Bonnethead- Smallest of the hammerhead species. Distinguishable by it's mallet-shaped head, that is moderately wide and elongated lengthwise. The front margin is broadly arched, with shallow lateral and medial indentations. (Typically measures 36in.)
6. Winghead Hammerhead- Distinguishable by a pair of long, narrow, and gently swept-back blades. (Typically measures 6.2ft)
7. Scoophead Hammerhead- It is distinguished by its moderately broad, mallet-shaped head (Adult males: 35in.; Adult females 39-52in.)
8. Carolina Hammerhead- visually indistinguishable from the common scalloped hammerhead. The difference in vertebrae, 10 fewer in this species, is the defining morphological difference. (Typically measures 9.8-13.1ft)
9. Smalleye Hammerhead- Distinguishable by a mallet-shaped head that is wide and long. The leading margin forms a broad arch with indentations in the middle and on either side. The eyes, placed at the ends of the 'wings', are proportionately smaller than in other hammerheads (Typically measures 3.9-4.3ft)
UNFORTUNATELY, and quite sadly 😭, most of these species of hammerhead sharks are either Endangered OR Critically Endangered. According to NOAA fisheries, their decline is due commercial fishing and the shark fin trade (which is horrendously still happening in some countries 😭). We MUST do what we can to preserve these beautiful sharks before they disappear from our world!
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2023 SteveTony Endgame Mini Exchange ♡ Creator Reveals ♡
Thank you everyone for a wonderful run of the A Second Chance: Steve/Tony Endgame Mini-Exchange! We could not have done this without our amazing participants, pinch-hitters, signal-boosters, and of course, readers!
And the fun isn’t over! There will be a Steve/Tony Endgame Prompt Fest from July to October - follow us for more info 😊
Here is the final creator reveals masterlist for the Exchange ♡
Did you guess any of the creators correctly? 🤭
♡ and i’m not afraid to say, i love you in my way by enragedbisexual for Becci_chan | FIC - 1.6k, G
♡ And you’ll see me waiting for you. by Wadanokuni for alexcat | ART - T
♡ Art Gift for Missy_dee811 by lomku for Missy_dee811 | ART - G
♡ as easy as breathing by wingheads for purpleicedteas | ART - T
♡ a beast of a burden by meidui for mrsgingles | FIC - 2.7k, T
♡ A Better Name Than BARF by laiwrites for suchmadnesss | ART - G
♡ caffeinated ambrosia by embittered_ambition for rearranged (her_ghost) | FIC - 8.5k, T
♡ Darling, let’s run by derelover for IronChantress3000 | FIC - 1.7k, G
♡ don't fear our futures and dreams by ishipallthings for captainstars | FIC - 8.9k, T
♡ Endgame, Not Checkmate by geekymoviemom for Herogers | FIC - 8.6k, T
♡ ever be afraid to say by ishipallthings for captainstars | FIC - 1.4k, T
♡ The Five Stages of a Time Loop by AirlocksandAviaries for embittered_ambition | FIC - 40k, M
♡ Forgive The Winters, Keep No Records by Carsonian for XtaticPearl | FIC - 8.8k, T
♡ Here To Stay by AvengersNewB for wingheads | FIC - 5.4k, M
♡ hold fast by meidui for VenomousSoliloquey | FIC - 1.3k, T
♡ I Tell You That I Think I'm Falling (Back in Love with You) by MayBiTheWay for tinystark616 | FIC - 6.3k, E
♡ i was put together wrong by suchmadness for MayBiTheWay | FIC - 11.6k, T
♡ i would always be yours by tinystark616 for ohjustpeachy | FIC - 2.5k, T
♡ In Our Hands by Becci_chan for CapBlondette | FIC - 1.6k, T
♡ In Your Golden Hour by ralsbecket for AvengersNewB | FIC - 1.4k, T
♡ It Was Always You by This_Is_Captain_Handsome for ralsbecket | ART - G
♡ it’s that easy by robertdowneyjjr for zappedbysnow | FIC - 3.8k, T
♡ I’m begging for you to take my hand by derelover for IronChantress3000 | FIC - 1.2k, T
♡ Let’s Stay a While by CapBlondette for geekymoviemom | ART - M
♡ Momentum by Arukou for Thahire | FIC - 6.9k, M
♡ A New Vision of the Future by navaan for Thahire | FIC - 3.8, G
♡ No Lies From The Trusted by XtaticPearl for navaan | FIC - 17.8k, M
♡ Once More for the First Time by nostalgicatsea for Neverever | FIC - 4.1k, G
♡ One Final Surprise by Carsonian for XtaticPearl | FIC - 1.5k, G
♡ the orchid deciding to bloom again by Missy_dee811 for Impala_Chick | FIC - 2.2k, T
♡ Quick Thinking and a Dash of Luck by VenomousSoliloquy for derelover | FIC - 6.6k, T
♡ Real Life by Imapala_Chick for xWinterDreamsx | FIC - 1k, T
♡ Remember What I Said. by shaggybeetle for enragedbisexual | FIC - 2.4k, M
♡ Right Where I Belong by alexcat for This_Is_Captain_Handsome | FIC - 1.8k, G
♡ small comforts by ohjustpeachy for earliebirb | FIC - 1.3k, G
♡ something to live for by Areiton for shaggebeetle | FIC - 5k, M
♡ Sound the Reveille by rearranged (her_ghost) for AirlocksandAviaries | FIC - 2.1k, T
♡ submerge me in your will by captainstars for meidui | FIC - 3.5k, G
♡ Take Two: It Takes Two by Carsonian for XtaticPearl | FIC - 1.2k, G
♡ the things we held on to by Fluffypanda for ishipallthings | FIC - 700 words, G
♡ To End At the Beginning by IronChantress3000 for laiwrites | FIC - 1.2k, G
♡ Unsaid words by Herogers for Wadanokuni | FIC - 2.8k, T
♡ way to a father's heart by earliebirb for robertdowneyjjr | FIC - 6.8k, G
♡ we won [art] by mrsgingles for Fluffypanda | ART - G
♡ What We Are Now by Neverever for Carsonian | FIC - 2.7k, T
♡ With an Unselfish Love by AnnieD (scaremouche) for derelover | FIC - 2.5k, T
♡ Wrangling Tony Stark by zappedbysnow for magicasen | ART - G
♡ you are all I was hoping for by xWinterDreamsx for Areiton | FIC - 4k, T
♡ you’ve got to close your eyes and see by Thahire for nostalgicatsea | FIC - 7.9k, T
♡ Zero to One by magicasen for lomku | FIC - 2.8k, T
Enjoy our 50 fabulous works! ♡
Love, Jen, Rini, and Cassie
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