Elephant Beetle Facts First of all, Elephant Beetle forms the common name of a particular species of the scarab beetle. Furthermore, only 3 known subspecies of this rather impressive and extremely large and powerful insect currently exist. In addition, all currently known varieties of the remarkable invertebrate appear to have evolved as Neotropical creatures. The […]
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Flame Azalea
Flame Azalea Facts This magnificent creation of Nature and evolution most frequently and wholly understandably, goes by the common name of the Flame Azalea. It’s scientific name, however, is the extremely hard to pronounce term of Rhododendron calendulaceum. Perhaps most notably, the mesmerizing Angiosperm stands out from the majority of related species for its exquisite […]
La Brea Tar Pits
La Brea Tar Pits Facts The La Brea Tar Pits ranks as an extraordinary and unique geological feature. Incredible as it may sound, they lie within a major metropolitan area in the United States. The ancient Native American tribes indigenous to the area knew these well. The Chumash and Tongva tribes used the naturally occurring tar […]
Elephant Hawk Moth
Elephant Hawk Moth Facts The unusual term of Elephant Hawk Moth serves as only one of the common names applied to this magnificent Lepidoptera. The other term often used for it’s actually very similar in nature. That’s the redundant term of Large Elephant Hawk Moth. Its formal scientific name, meanwhile, remains that of the hard […]
Arctic Tern
Arctic Tern Facts Most notably, the lovely Arctic Tern holds a unique distinction within the animal kingdom. That’s because this seabird ranks as the most highly migratory of any known species. In fact, it spends the majority of its life in the air. Further, its migration patterns show a high degree of convolution, generating enormous […]
Mexican Mole Lizard
Source: http://bit.ly/2AZIIwJ Photographer: marlin harms CC License: http://bit.ly/2xQPH8p Mexican Mole Lizard Facts Most notably, despite its common name, the truly astonishing Mexican Mole Lizard represents neither a mole nor a lizard. However, this extremely unique and rare animal does hide a small secret. That’s due to the fact that it actually constitutes a very odd […]