Revealed: the top 10 invertebrates of the year

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The common woodlouse

(Oniscus asellus) If there were a prize for the range and joyfulness of a creature’s English-language names, the humble woodlouse would undoubtedly triumph over its million-plus invertebrate rivals …

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2

Immortal jellyfish

(Turritopsis dohrnii) Immortality is generally considered the realm of the gods or science fiction …

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3

The leaf sheep

(Costasiella kuroshimae) Beauty, brains and a wonderfully innovative lifestyle …

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4

Greengrocer cicada

(Cyclochila australasiae) Before marbles, stamps and trading cards, there were cicadas …

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Come back Friday!

To find out which invertebrate is next on our reader-voted list, come back at noon BST tomorrow!

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